KOMBUCHA. This word sounds like it needs an exclamation mark and a very loud HOLA at the end. Well believe me that’s how I feel today after finally making/saving my kombucha tea. My poor scoby has been sitting neglected in the jar for six weeks because I did not get around to doing anything with […]
Buckwheat Pancakes for Breakfast
Buckwheat flour is a perfect alternative to regular wheat flour when making pancakes. I’ve always prefered them over “regular” as the wheat ones usually make me feel a little sick. Buckwheat flour is gluten free and makes a denser and fluffier pancake.Perfect for soaking up lemon juice and maple syrup! You can buy buckwheat flour […]
Home-made extracts; Vanilla, Almond and Orange.
Last December I made a few bottles of vanilla extract. One for my own use and the other as a gift. Today I’ve made more vanilla extract as well as a few bottles of almond extract and orange extract. I go through a fair bit of these three previously store bought essences. Good/natural essences aren’t […]
Orange Macadamia Cake
There’s a glut of citrus and eggs around here at the moment so I decided to rustle up my orange and macadamia cake. You can use almond meal if you prefer, in fact I think that is what the original recipe called for. Macadamias are the only nuts I can grow here and I have […]
Gluten-free Banana Bread
My youngest daughter Cherry put me onto this recipe a few weeks ago. Say Banana bread and it doesn’t get me very excited but tasting this, well that was another story altogether. It was good and delicious. I’ve altered the recipe quite a bit from the original but from memory I think this version may […]
Potato Gnocchi
It’s perfect weather for making and eating potato gnocchi. Too dull and chilly for me to be in the garden and still cold enough to warrant a fire. With weather like this I don’t feel torn between being outside gardening, or staying indoors keeping warm. I was searching through my cook-books recently when I came […]
Gardening in Style
I got all inspired yesterday after watching a documentary called GROUNDED. Long story short there are quite a few benefits from connecting with the earth or “grounding”. I fully subscribe to this idea, well, I am a gardener and without any doubt always feel recharged after working in the garden. The deeper belief here though […]
FRUIT SCHNAPPS oh yeah
A few years ago my friend Anna gave me a taster of some of her damson plum “schnapps”. It was seriously delicious, and a taste soon turned into quite a few more. The definition of schnapps is any strong alcoholic beverage. She had covered plums in gin and added some sugar. This could be called […]
Berry Oaty Muffins
I’ve been feeding quite a crew for some time now as we have some major building/creative projects going on. Most recently the insulation and ceiling of my house. It’s a half round barn so not a particularly easy task, let alone whilst still living and operating within the house. Let’s just say it’s been an […]
Homemade Toothpaste
Since I was a little girl, I have had a total aversion to commercial toothpaste. I think my dad put me on to using salt way back then so that’s what I used. Once I discovered alternative “healthy” toothpastes I used those. Even better I’ve finally made my own. There’s no hidden nasties and it […]
Simply Sauerkraut
I have wanted to make sauerkraut for years and I have finally done it YAY! My friend Den came for a visit a few months back and showed me how. She whipped some up in no time. I’m so over all the fancy this and that that you can make these days. I’m sticking to […]
Sharing feedback on our solar-x balm
Just wanted to share some feed-back that I received recently. I am 42 and have very fair skin that was sadly quite damaged by the sun when I was younger which resulted in dry, red, scaly patches mainly on my hands and face. I used to get the patches burnt off my hands but they […]