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…
Eating your Christmas Tree
Yes, the title is correct – I am going to discuss the many ways you can eat your Christmas tree! It’s a great way to get more use out of something that would otherwise be wasted – especially in Australia, where the odds of using it for firewood are pretty slim. And another benefit –…
Thermomix Menu Plan – December 19
Christmas is almost upon us! Everyone is so busy at this wonderful time of year, it becomes even more important and beneficial to plan your menu. No one wants to be dashing to the shops every day of the week when they have so much to do. And with the indulgence of Christmas lunch/dinner looming,…
Welcome to my kitchen…
Well, this evening I am officially welcoming into my kitchen an early Christmas present…. A dehydrator! Excalibur, 5 tray. I almost bought white, to match the thermomix (hehe), but went with black in the end. So I am christening it tonight. It will be drying food while I dream. I couldn’t figure out what to…
Sweet Chilli Sauce
Before I launch into the sweet chilli sauce recipe, I must give one very strict instruction: WEAR GLOVES! Dishwashing gloves, plain old rubber gloves, anything! Silly old me didn’t put any on when I was making it this morning, and my hands are STILL tingling (even after washing scrubbing them about twenty times today)! Don’t…
