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DIY Shea Butter Lip Balm

17 May 2022 No Comments

The weather is getting cooler here on the Granite Belt in SE Queensland, and the wind has been blowing. I still love to be outside “DIY Shea Butter Lip Balm”

  • Cooking

French Toast With Yoghurt and Pear

12 May 2022 No Comments

With these cooler mornings, a good breakfast can set you up for the day. Whether you eat and run out the door, or mosey on “French Toast With Yoghurt and Pear”

  • Cooking
  • Simple Living

Pastry for a Single Crust Pie, Sweet or Savoury

19 April 2022 8 Comments

Back in August 2021 I published my apple pie recipe, handed down to me by my mother. I was asked at that time if I “Pastry for a Single Crust Pie, Sweet or Savoury”

  • Bread Making

Sourdough Pancakes from your Discard

9 November 2021 2 Comments

I have previously blogged about my weekly sourdough ritual and while this still happens every Monday, sometimes, while I do need to feed my mother, “Sourdough Pancakes from your Discard”

  • Fermenting

Non-Dairy Kefir

16 August 2021 10 Comments

I have been making and drinking Kefir for years and really like it. I like the taste and I like what it does for my “Non-Dairy Kefir”

  • Cooking
Cooking

Apple Pie Anyone?

8 August 2021 5 Comments

Apple pie must be one of my favourite desserts. My mother made it for us when I was a child and I have been using “Apple Pie Anyone?”

  • Cooking
Cooking

Pawpaw and Coconut Curry

29 July 2021 No Comments

Last week I was visiting my family in Logan, just south of Brisbane, when my son, Troy, showed me his impressive crop of Pawpaw growing “Pawpaw and Coconut Curry”

  • Fermenting
  • Gut Health
  • Simple Living

Making your own Kombucha

10 June 2021 6 Comments

Kombucha is a fermented tea that was very popular when I was young. Like many foods, it went out of fashion, and for many years “Making your own Kombucha”

  • Soap & Cosmetic Making

Packaging-Free Shampoo Bar Recipe

3 June 2021 5 Comments

It’s time to ditch the shampoo bottle Making soap at home is a fantastic and creative adventure. In addition to being a lot of fun, “Packaging-Free Shampoo Bar Recipe”

  • Fermenting
fermenting

My Favourite English Ferment, Piccalilli

31 May 2021 13 Comments

This is for me an English ferment and I have fond memories of fish and chips on a Saturday night, with a side of Piccalilli, “My Favourite English Ferment, Piccalilli”

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Another great soap class at Grounded Village on Sa Another great soap class at Grounded Village on Saturday. Contact me if you're interested in learning how to make soap.
Quark with chive oil. Chives straight out of the g Quark with chive oil. Chives straight out of the garden, whipped up with olive oil using a stick blender, then drizzled over homemade quark. The most delicious food is often the simplest.  Quark recipe on my blog, Living Simply with Valerie
All set up for a cheesemaking class. A wonderful b All set up for a cheesemaking class. A wonderful blend of learning, food and fun.
Creams and body butters are oil-based solutions th Creams and body butters are oil-based solutions that work great in some places and at certain times of the year. However, you need a lotion, not a cream, at other times and places. The difference is the added water. Aqueous or water-based lotions are light on the skin and fare much better in Queensland’s hot, humid conditions and other similar climates. They are also easy to make.

Recipe on teh blog, Living Simply with Valerie
More amazing soaps and soap makers from the soap c More amazing soaps and soap makers from the soap class at Grounded Village Studio in Jumboomba. Next class is scheduled for 5 July 2025
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