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…
The most delicious lamb you will ever eat…
And I would bet money on it, too. Four adults and 1 toddler sat down to eat 4 lamb shanks – and here I was, thinking that was plenty for all of us. No way, no way! We could have easily gone through 2 more shanks; whether that would be healthy is a different question….
Thermomix Menu Plan – January 16
Oops. I’ve seriously neglected the blog this week. I have a couple of recipes from this past week that I absolutely must blog sometime soon (including the most delicious and more-ish slow-cooked lamb shanks). But we’ve just moved, and now my phone is MIA and I’ve lost the food photos that were on there. I’ll get there…
Thermomix Menu Plan – January 9
It’s Monday again?!? This summer just seems to be absolutely flying past. Thankfully we are finally getting some nice weather in Sydney, and it’s feeling a lot more like my favourite season now! But who out there just doesn’t like to cook (and then eat) a hot meal on a summer’s day? I definitely fall…
Polenta chippies and quick ‘baked’ beans
I just have to post this recipe – the smell of it cooking was enough to bring T running in from outside, and into the kitchen to beg for crumbs while they were cooking. And they were absolutely delicious! In fact, the smell of them was so tempting that I forgot to take a photo in…
