I took advantage of the Aldi special on cucumbers this week and bought 10 continental cucumbers for 79 cents each. It's good to sto...

We have so many visitors here that sometimes it feels like we're camping in the middle of Central Station. I'm a solitary soul and ...

It was 42C on the verandah here yesterday but I believe it was much hotter out west. I'm very grateful we have an air-conditioned house...

I grow a few food plants in the bush house over summer, in particular, oregano and mint, and they thrive in the partial shade. In late Dece...

Ginger is one of those plants that fits easily into the kitchen for cooking or making drinks. Many of us use ginger in our cooking or to ma...

Most of the work I do here at home is food related with cooking, preserving, baking and growing taking a good slice of my ordinary days. It...

It's a beautiful time of year and we're just about to go into winter. The weather has been unseasonal here, as it has been in many ...

It's wonderful having the time to do a bit of preserving when the opportunity arises.  I bought a 10 kg box of tomatoes for $8 on Frida...