I would be lost without my freezer. Having baked goods in the freezer is another reliable way to save money. If you have those days when vi...

I come from a family of cooks and book lovers. Both my sons and my daughter-in-law are fine dining chefs, my father was a baker. I am a kee...

This is a Friday photo feature that anyone with a blog can join. To take part, post a photo on your own blog, write a short caption explaini...

This time last year I was writing about the recent discovery of Matthew Evan's book, The Real Food Companion . Since then I've cook...

When I have the time, I make sour cream, yoghurt and fresh yoghurt cheese which is a delicious spread, particularly on rye bread. I know ma...

With food prices still very unstable and some fruit out of our price range, we have made a commitment to keep our kitchen garden in full pr...

We had a bit of excitement here last week, I was interviewed for  Women's Weekly  magazine. They wanted photos to go with the interview ...

Amanda Brooke has a beautiful blog where she writes about her simple life and being a mum. Amanda has just opened a shop called Little Eco, ...

This is a Friday photo feature that anyone with a blog can join. To take part, post a photo on your own blog, write a short caption explaini...

I have discovered a new (to me) form of knitting that I really like. Log cabin - it's like a patchwork log cabin pattern, only knitted. ...

In the most recent gardening post, Patricia asked about how Hanno and I work together and added: "Mainly I ask as quite a number of fri...

I don't remember doing any knitting for my own babies. I didn't sew for them either. My mum knitted beautiful booties and jackets f...

Life is never static. Things change all the time. Just when you think it's looking fine, change breezes in, and the work starts again. O...

This is a Friday photo feature that anyone with a blog can join. To take part, post a photo on your own blog, write a short caption explaini...

This is just a teaser - an indiction of what you'll find in the book. In a busy week full of reading and workshops, today I am to...

Today I'm featuring an email from a lady who wrote a couple of weeks ago about establishing a life while paying a mortgage and saving fo...