: growing, catching and cooking simple food
How can we make the most of our ingredients?
I’ve been out of action for quite some time…finishing studies and moving on with new adventures in my life meant that writing was pushed to the back burner – but cooking was still on the …
I love preserving food as much as I like growing it (and talking about it). So I did some googling on ways to preserve citrus after my lemon tree decided to try and bury me …
As a kid one of my favourite meals was a large serve of Ingham’s Chicken Chippies, tomato sauce and a very very optional salad :). The advert was hilarious: I am not sure if you …
I have two large planter boxes at the edge of our patio that are where I grow my herbs, along with a long thin veggie patch against a fence. Luckily this space is enough for …
I normally have enough leftovers for at least one lunch when I cook dinner for my family. So you can imagine how good these potato balls are if I had to buy lunch at work the next day …
My family loves any meal where you prepare fillings in advance and then you build your own meal as you go. I have posted about our tacos, nachos, tasting plates and now……soft wraps :). Here …
Beef jerky is a great snack for meat lovers. Its healthy, and flavoursome, and gives you a little burst of energy. I never follow a recipe, so everything is quantity based and taste based. I …
This windfall lime pickle is a prime example of preserving your harvests. I encourage you to eat fresh produce during their particular growing season and then their (hopefully made by you) preserved cousins off season. …
My wife has been using this cookie recipe for as long as she can remember. She calls it one of her no fuss recipes. Now we are parents my wife uses less sugar, allegedly but they still …