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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”

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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”

  • Soap & Cosmetic Making

Making Your Own Soap the Cold Process Method

29 May 2019 1 Comment

Soap making is a wonderfully creative craft that people of all ages can enjoy. The only limit is your imagination, with the wide variety of “Making Your Own Soap the Cold Process Method”

  • Soap & Cosmetic Making

DIY Eyeshadow

14 May 2019 3 Comments

I don’t tend to wear a lot of eyeshadow these days, but it’s nice to have if you’re going out for a memorable evening. On “DIY Eyeshadow”

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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
Beautiful soaps created at the soap class at Groun Beautiful soaps created at the soap class at Grounded Village Studio in Jumboomba.  The next class is scheduled for July 5, 2025.
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