Food Security – A Cautionary Tale
On the unfortunate events of the past week… This past week, pig farmers across the Mid North Coast received some devastating news – our local abattoir, Eversons Food Processors at Frederickton, have decided to stop processing pigs. The icing on the cake – they gave us less than 24 hours’ notice of their final day….
Natural Second Trimester Survival Kit
Yep, I’m writing this post about my favourite things for a natural Second Trimester…. on my due date! Oops. Suffice to say, life has been pretty busy. But I still have loads of useful tips to help you through your second trimester, naturally. If you haven’t read my first Pregnancy Survival Kit post, or if…
Natural First Trimester Survival Kit
It’s all I can talk about, I know – this pregnancy and everything about it, including now the things that got me through a natural first trimester. What is a natural first trimester? Well, part of a natural pregnancy, of course! Which to me means a pregnancy that is as sustainable, organic, healthy, nurturing, and…
CADA Breakfast Crumble
Let me just say, I am NOT a morning person. Because of that, breakfast tends to get a bit run-of-the-mill, more-of-the-same-ish. This is very unusual for us – I hate cooking the same thing, so it’s usually always something new for dinner. But breakfast is another story, and of a morning I absolutely do tend to rotate a…
Marshmallows – Naturally Sweetened and Grain Free!
Tyler’s preschool had another fire today. Don’t panic – not an accidental fire! A planned fire, in a proper fire pit. They did one earlier in the year, and Tyler loved it. He happily toasted some pieces of fruit on the end of a stick while his peers roasted their marshmallows. He’s pretty good at knowing what…
Gluten-Free Cheesy Rolls
I had a whole 200g block of feta cheese in the fridge that was just crying out to be used today, and the first thing that came to mind were these deeeeeelicious rolls from the Travelling with Thermomix cookbook (Milk Rolls with Cheese, in the ‘Greece’ section, page 64). But for various reasons, Tyler and…
Raw ‘Caramel’ Dip (or Date Spread)
I couldn’t really decide what to call this… Date spread sounds more healthy, but a bit boring. Raw ‘caramel’ dip sounds junky (even though this is actually quite a healthy treat!), but so much more fun! So, it is both. And really, it is. Just make it with less liquid and it’s more of a…
