This will make about 9 x 250ml jars of tomato paste. 50 large tomatoes 3 chopped red capsicums (sweet peppers) 2 bay leaves 1 teaspoon salt ...

To make the equivalent of a tin of condensed milk: 1/3 cup hot water 2/3 cup sugar 1 cup powdered milk - this can be full cream or skim...

I made some lemon syrup cakes on Saturday, recipe from Lisa at Altered Cutlery . I made three cakes - one we are eating this week, the ...

I made a delicious cherry slice yesterday that H and I had warm for dessert last night. It works equally well with any stewed, preserved or...

This sourdough bread is delicious! Really, it's got a lovely depth of flavour unlike plain yeast breads. And it's nicer than the sou...

I feel like I have my full strength back now. I have no back pain at all. Yay! I didn't make brownies for Shane yesterday as I didn'...

Well, it's mid morning, I'm just about to put the kettle on for tea and I've done everything I wanted to do. I just took a photo...

I buy organic flour for my bread. I figure if I'm baking it should be the healthiest bread I can manage. Organic flour is cheapest when ...

I started the sourdough starter on July 1 with one cup of flour and one cup of rainwater. Then my back gave me a lot of grief so although I ...

I've been making yeasted breads for a long time now and I think my bread is pretty good, even if I do say so myself. There's always ...

I've been out in the garden enjoying the mid-afternoon sunshine and pouring a little rainwater on the vegetables. We have some dutch cre...

I sometimes have people ask me how I fill my days. It's a bit of a patchwork really and each day is different to the ones on either side...

It always pleases me a lot to cook local and home grown food. When I can combine that fresh food with something from my preserving cupboard ...

I hope this tutorial helps the readers who are starting out on bread making or those who have tried but failed. All the ingredients are com...

It will be a fairly busy day today. I have to sow some seeds in the aquaponics garden as well as some brandywine tomatoes for another garden...

I made yoghurt today. It's easy, delicious and inexpensive, costing about half the price of supermarket yoghurt. You can make yoghurt wi...

I've spent part of the morning squeezing lemon juice. The lemons are from our backyard Eureka tree and have been sitting on the back ver...

I love making bread and do it almost every day. We eat it fresh and warm at lunchtime and toasted for breakfast the following morning. Any l...

A couple of weeks ago we had to drive a 300km round trip to a friend's funeral. We didn't take food or drink with us, I'm not su...

Alice with her 'baby'. I have struggled to justify the keeping of pets in a simple life. I know it's not an issue for most ...