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4 December 2009
Winding down
Oh my, in two weeks time it will be Christmas Eve. It's been a really busy month for me with hardly a spare minute to sit and think abo...
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3 December 2009
You, me and the kitchen sink
Our first peek into our readers' kitchens is from Myra in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Thanks for sharing your kitchen with us, Myra! Clic...
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2 December 2009
The kitchen sink
This is not today's real post, it's below. I find it difficult to post on a Thursday but I don't want a gap in the week's po...
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The sustainable home
After two days of being away from home and working in my voluntary job, I'm back home in my haven today. I really do feel this is my ha...
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1 December 2009
From vegetables to green manures
Spaces are opening up in the vegetable garden after harvesting all those ripe vegetables. Hanno and I talked about it on the weekend and we...
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29 November 2009
Quiches, cordial and choc chip cookies
We had a lovely weekend. I woke early on Saturday to bake pastry cases that I'd already prepared and had waiting in the fridge. It wa...
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27 November 2009
Cleaning cloths and covers
It was cricket day yesterday. The day that signifies the beginning of summer for me, when I watch the first day of a five day cricket matc...
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25 November 2009
Wild fermenting - making vinegar
You would have noticed some pineapple in a jar sitting next to the beetroot yesterday. That is the first stage of pineapple vinegar I'...
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24 November 2009
Making pickled beetroot
Beets are one of the most nutritious vegetables you can eat. The root can be served raw, juiced, boiled, baked and pickled. The green top...
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23 November 2009
I can provide
Picture this. It's Sunday afternoon and I'm sitting in my workroom in an old skirt, blouse, apron and Crocs. I'm such a dag when...
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20 November 2009
Alice
I guess every pet owner dreads the day when they can see the death of their pet in the not too distant future. Hanno and I have reached tha...
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18 November 2009
Making butter the easy way
I was asked to do a post on making butter. It's not something that is generally part of my household tasks but I do make butter when I ...
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