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My sourdough is too sour. What should I do?

19 May 2021 10 Comments

Sourdough bread tasted great and is better for you. But have you ever had sourdough that was just too sour? There could be several reasons “My sourdough is too sour. What should I do?”

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Cheese Making

Homemade Feta, Yum!

11 May 2021 5 Comments

Feta is such an easy cheese to make and one I call ‘the teaching cheese’. Whenever someone asks me how to make Camembert or Brie, “Homemade Feta, Yum!”

  • Simple Living

The Self-Sufficient Lifestyle

11 August 2020 8 Comments

It has been a difficult time for many of us, both here in Australia and around the world. Just as things started to get back “The Self-Sufficient Lifestyle”

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Garden to Plate Broccoli Soup

9 August 2020 No Comments

I love to garden. I find it relaxing, productive and good for my health all for the price of a few seeds. It is an “Garden to Plate Broccoli Soup”

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Cheese

Versatile Cream Cheese Recipe

18 June 2020 No Comments

A true classic with a rich and creamy mouthfeel, Cream Cheese has a soft, mild flavour. While it is widely used in cooking both sweet “Versatile Cream Cheese Recipe”

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home preserving

Jams, Jellies, Fruit Butters and Curds; How Do They Differ?

12 May 2020 4 Comments

All of the above can come in many different flavours: strawberry, lemon, cherry or peach, just to name a few. But how do you tell “Jams, Jellies, Fruit Butters and Curds; How Do They Differ?”

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Olive and Rosemary Sourdough

29 April 2020 3 Comments

I must admit that I love food. I don’t think that I eat too much, but what I do eat has to be great. This “Olive and Rosemary Sourdough”

  • Cheese Making

Bondon Cheese, Easy to Make and Delicious

29 April 2020 4 Comments

Bondon is a French cheese made in Normandy, mostly in the Rouen area. It can be made with either cow’s milk or goat’s milk. You “Bondon Cheese, Easy to Make and Delicious”

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Seed Saving; a Natural Extension to my Gardening

29 April 2020 2 Comments

I have been saving seeds from my garden for years. To me, it is just a natural extension of my gardening. This year, it has “Seed Saving; a Natural Extension to my Gardening”

  • Home Preserving

The Fig Tree Next Door

18 April 2020 4 Comments

I was over at my neighbour’s place the other day, picking up a box of apples. This took quite a while as I do like “The Fig Tree Next Door”

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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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