One of the difficult parts of gardening for those new to it is when to harvest. When Reuben and Katie were here last week, Reuben told me t...

Even though I haven't written about our stockpile for a long time, it is still sustaining us. During our busy period with the book and ...

There are few things more grounding and self-affirming than working quietly in your own home to provide comfort and healthy food for yourse...

We're making the most of the end of winter here. Our first day of spring is 1 September, already the days are warming up but the nights...

Last year we welcomed two babies into our family – Jamie is now 16 months old and Alex is 12 months. Hanno and I have already looked after ...

Sour cream and yoghurt are just some of the products you can make at home that taste so much better than the commercial brands. They're...

Bread is one of those foods that, when made with your own hands, gives a great deal of satisfaction and delight. It's only flour and wa...

I'm lucky that I'm really healthy and rarely get sick. I like to have a few tonics handy during winter though, just in case. I thou...

I have no use for celebrity. The word makes me a bit light-headed and I think of vacuous TV and film actors who gain fame more for what the...

Hanno's surgery went very well yesterday. We're going back for a checkup this morning but it all looks good and he's feeling fi...