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19 October 2022
Cutting down on food prep time
I think there are two main areas of concern for families and homemakers today - providing healthy food for the family and reducing the cost ...
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16 June 2020
Valuable and useless vegetables
We're learning hard lessons lately. The ongoing drought and coronavirus have taught me that to be resilient enough to bounce back time ...
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25 March 2020
Simple and cheap meals
Potato pancakes AKA kartoffle puffer, Hanno's favourite. Judi asked the following question on Monday so I've racked my brai...
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25 February 2019
Cooking from scratch
I think I'm a little ahead of myself when it comes to the transition from cool summer food over to warmer and heartier autumn meals. W...
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15 February 2019
Baked tortillas (flat bread) for lunch
Hanno and I generally eat the food we grew up with. We feel satisfied and comforted by that kind of food and we know it's preservative ...
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19 January 2018
Weekend reading
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...
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23 November 2017
Leftovers - corned beef hash
Using leftovers to create another meal has been part of my food management for as long as I can remember. One of our favourite meals is cor...
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29 August 2017
Save money, fewer preservatives
One of the easy ways to cut back a bit on your grocery bill is to make some of the things you usually buy. We all know about laundry liqui...
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10 August 2017
One year old!
This photo was taken yesterday afternoon as Gracie was posing on the verandah. Happy birthday to our dear Gracie who is one year old...
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24 July 2017
Our Sunday
Sundays feel different here, I guess they always have, but the reality of it is that Sunday is just another day. There are no weekends when...
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29 June 2017
Transforming vinegar and lemon juice
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 ...
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