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…
Thermomix Menu Plan – January 2nd
Woohoo, first menu plan of the new year! I hope everyone had a fantastic celebration and is looking forward to this year. T and I spent the evening with some good friends and had a very happy, relaxed night (so necessary after Christmas!). This year is going to bring some fantastic changes. In fact, one of…
Pine Needle Powder
Well, Christmas is definitely over. The Christmas tree has been stripped of it’s decorations… and many of it’s branches. It’s the start of a new year tomorrow, and the start of a new cooking adventure – cooking with my Christmas tree! I’m hoping I can convince some of you to embark on this adventure with…
Tamari ‘roasted’ raw almonds
The inspiration for this recipe came from three things. 1) A lovely little snack pack a month or so that came with my bulk pantry foodstuffs order, containing some delicious tamari-roasted almonds. 2) Reading somewhere in the depths of google that nuts roasted at over 70 degrees celsius releases free radicals, which may be cancer-causing. 3) My wonderful Christmas…
Thermomix Menu Plan – December 26
I hope everyone had an absolutely wonderful Christmas! But now it’s time to get out of holiday mode (maybe just a little) and do your menu plan for the week. I can’t stress how important it is to menu plan over the festive season, when you just don’t need any more things on your to…
