Yesterday was a day of gardening, cooking and sewing for me. It was quite hot here so before the sun hit the garden I was out there cutting ...
If you're wondering why I have a jug with a strainer and a jar on top, I'm making quark cheese. It's a sad and cruel fact that i...
LOL, I didn't expect so many would want this recipe. I'll give it to you next week. Just joking. ; ) Here it is. Be warned, it's...
Looks like we'll be having that lemon pie with our dinner. ; ) I made a simple shortcrust pastry and filled it with a non-traditional le...
I love being able to eat the food we grow in our own backyard. It's hard work sometimes, and we do have occasional failures, but general...
One smart way to cut down on food waste is to plan your menus. This will help you with your shopping, it will save time because you don’t ha...
The swapped napkins are starting to be received all over the world so I'll take this opportunity to remind everyone that the deadline fo...
This bread is incredibly easy to make. Today, instead of a loaf, I've made bread rolls. I'm having one soon with some tomato and...
It will be a busy week this one. I'm off to my volunteer job today and tomorrow with, no doubt, a million things happening there. Tomorr...
We are taking most of our evening meal from the garden today. I've picked cabbage, carrots, capsicum, daikon radish and red onions for c...
These are the kipfler and nicola potatoes H dug up yesterday. They grew in a small corner of the garden about 1 x 2 metres and will keep us ...
This is my flat bottomed fruit bowl that I use to store and ripen fruit on the kitchen bench. Using a flat bottomed bowl will allow you to ...
Bread and butter cucumbers with red onion and mustard seeds. I have only one jar of peach jam left! It's my favorite. I'm hoping to ...
I live a very fortunate life. My husband and I have been hard workers all our lives and we are now enjoying the fruits of that hard work. We...
Sauerkraut is made with just two ingredients - cabbage and salt, with a bit of time thrown in for good measure. I used four small sugarloaf ...
I've just done a bit of baking before I start my sewing. Some bread rolls for lunch and another dozen for the freezer, and a dozen grann...
Just one last post today to show you the birthday cake I made for Kerry, they'll have a slice each for dessert tonight. It's a sour ...
I am reading, yet again, Home Comforts, by Cheryl Mendelson. I found this book about five years ago and it cemented my ideas about the impor...
One of the traditions I'm bringing back to my home is Sunday lunch with family and friends. When I was growing up, this was the big mea...
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