In the cooler months I love using my crockpot/slow cooker.  It tenderises cheaper cuts of meat over the long slow cooking process and it mak...

There must be something in the air.  In the course of one day, I have turned into a crazy woman with lists.  I prowled the house yesterday s...

Thankfully, things are slowly starting to get back to normal after about six months of chaos, shopping, reorganisation, relocation and, at t...

Today's kitchen is in the beautiful far north of my state of Queensland. It's Joanna's kitchen, I'm sure you'll enjoy h...

I was asked in an email recently if I would reveal the secret of simple living. I have no secrets, I think I've been fairly open with ...

Today we visit Affienia's kitchen in Leeds England.  This is another small kitchen and it shows beautifully what you can do with a sma...

When you think about it, the only time we working and middle class people get to do exactly what we want everyday is when we retire or when ...

You don't see or hear of genuine articles much nowadays.  In my youth, it was a fairly common expression that meant something or someo...

So now you've moved into your 40s, maybe even your 50s.  During your younger years I'm sure you heard all the negative silliness abo...

Today we have another Australian kitchen, in the state of New South Wales.  It's Carole's kitchen and as you can see it's packed...

I heard myself say this on radio the other morning: "Being thrifty is not about large amounts. You rarely make those large savings. I...

We are in Gail's kitchen today.  Gail lives in a Queenslander, which is a house up on stilts, surrounded by a veranda, usually on all si...

Today is a day of absolute pleasure for me.  I'll be sitting in the shade of the verandah reading one of my new books; tea will be had i...

Hopefully you've landed in your thirties with only a few debts and a passion for living simply.  If you have, you're in the driver...

I still get emails fairly frequently asking me to define simple living and if I can explain how to live like Hanno and I do.  Many of the ...

Today's kitchen is all the way over on the other side of the world.  We have Rachael's kitchen in Scotland. My name's Rachael,...