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Plum Curd Tarts

11 May 2023 No Comments

In April, I posted about making plum sauce. It was delicious, but I can only eat so much plum sauce in a year. I had “Plum Curd Tarts”

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Sweet Plum Sauce

5 April 2023 2 Comments

I had an excellent plum harvest from my little tree this year. I had so many plums that I could make plum jam and two “Sweet Plum Sauce”

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International Women’s Day 2023 Presentation for The Granite Belt She Hive

9 March 2023 4 Comments

I had the pleasure of presenting at the International Women’s Day event for the Granite Belt She Hive today, and I would like to thank “International Women’s Day 2023 Presentation for The Granite Belt She Hive”

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Amish Black Drawing Salve

27 February 2023 11 Comments

I do lots of gardening and while I know I should keep my gardening gloves on, I often don’t. Consequently, it is not unusual for “Amish Black Drawing Salve”

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Chocolate Chunk Artisan Sourdough Bread

27 February 2023 No Comments

Ingredients: Pre-dough 200 grams of all-purpose flour 150 grams of water 250 grams of your mother(If you do not have a mother see my blog “Chocolate Chunk Artisan Sourdough Bread”

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Spicy Cucumber Pickles

19 January 2023 10 Comments

January is a beautiful time of year here on the Granite Belt in Queensland and I spend as much time as I can out in “Spicy Cucumber Pickles”

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Apricot Chutney

21 December 2022 7 Comments

My love affair with apricots continues as I work my way, with pleasure, through the fruit I picked up at Eve’s Fresh Produce. Chutney is “Apricot Chutney”

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It’s Apricot Season

20 December 2022 2 Comments

Eat them fresh, then make some jam I am so lucky to live on The Granite Belt, a place with an amazing food and wine “It’s Apricot Season”

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Skin Hydrating Lotion Bars

13 December 2022 No Comments

Summer is here and so is the risk of dry, damaged skin from long days spent in the garden, at the beach, or out on “Skin Hydrating Lotion Bars”

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DIY Shaving Soap

6 December 2022 No Comments

There are a lot of shaving creams and soaps out there, all coming in various types of containers and all different price ranges. Everything from “DIY Shaving Soap”

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