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How to Make Labneh from Homemade Yoghurt

6 November 2019 8 Comments

Labneh is arguably the easiest cheese to make, and it is delicious. I like to serve mine with some extra virgin olive oil and my “How to Make Labneh from Homemade Yoghurt”

  • Cooking

Quick, Nutritious and Cost-Effective Curry for Dinner, and some for later

5 November 2019 1 Comment

I have a mainly vegetarian diet for several reasons: it has a lower environmental footprint; it is healthier, according to epidemiological studies; it is more “Quick, Nutritious and Cost-Effective Curry for Dinner, and some for later”

  • Bread Making

My Weekly Sourdough Ritual

29 October 2019 7 Comments

Grains have been planted, harvested, and used for food since the beginning of agriculture. This shift from hunter-gatherer to the farmer is documented to be “My Weekly Sourdough Ritual”

  • Cooking

Blue Cheese Sauce

27 September 2019 No Comments

I thought I would share the recipe for the blue cheese sauce I serve with my ricotta gnocchi. It’s so simple that it takes only “Blue Cheese Sauce”

  • Gardening

Spring is in the Air

23 September 2019 No Comments

I haven’t written in a while, and I have really missed it. The emails I get are like getting a gift in the mail. I “Spring is in the Air”

  • Soap & Cosmetic Making

Goat’s Milk Soap

26 July 2019 9 Comments

Goat’s milk soap is renowned for being gentle on the skin and suitable for individuals sensitive to chemicals or other soaps. I make it regularly, “Goat’s Milk Soap”

  • Simple Living

Social Value

10 June 2019 1 Comment

How has society come to value people? Is it based on their ability, education, talent, good looks, or what they do for others? What is “Social Value”

  • Chemical Free
  • Simple Living

Home-Made Dishwasher Powder

7 June 2019 38 Comments

I was recently teaching a class about Sugar-Free Jam making at the Bracken Ridge Library, and, as usual, I got chatting afterwards with like-minded people “Home-Made Dishwasher Powder”

  • Cooking

Bread Pudding, a Low-Cost Winter Warmer

7 June 2019 No Comments

Growing up in my house, nothing ever went to waste. Mum had lived through the rationing of WWII in England, so making everything last was “Bread Pudding, a Low-Cost Winter Warmer”

  • Home Preserving

Green Tomato Chutney

29 May 2019 4 Comments

I know I’ve been on and on about green tomatoes, but you wouldn’t believe how many tomatoes I had this year from just six plants, “Green Tomato Chutney”

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