Homemade Muesli

The beauty of this recipe is that you can add anything that takes your fancy or leave something out if it doesn’t appeal.  I use whatever I have in the cupboard at the time so […]

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Summer Bumbles

We are finally experiencing some actual summer weather here in Wellington and the Bumble and Honey Bees are out in full force, furiously flitting from flower to flower.  I was out in the backyard enjoying […]

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Peanut Butter crates

I always prefer to give handmade Christmas gifts where possible and last year, one of the gifts I gave was peanut butter.  I wanted a cool and different way of packaging it, rather than just […]

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Chilli Cornbread

I love cornbread.  One of my favourite winter dinners is a big bowl full of chilli that has been cooking away in the crockpot all day, served with a couple of chunks of cornbread.  This […]

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Cotton Dishcloth Lovin’ part 3

I found a local supply of dishcloth cotton! Hubby and I were in Upper Hutt this morning and we popped into the mall to visit Lincraft.  This was my first visit to this particular store. […]

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Homemade peanut butter

I have been making my own nut butters for a few years now.  Peanut butter is so cheap and easy to make, I can’t really even justify calling this a recipe.  I prefer to buy […]

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Mind your P’s (passionfruit) and Q’s (Quince)

My late father law was an avid gardener and when he passed away, instead of flowers from work, I requested fruit trees.  I felt this was a better way to remember him as he always […]

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Cotton Dishcloth Lovin’ Part 2

I was given a dishcloth pattern last week.  There was no picture on the pattern so when I got home, I started knitting one straight away to see what it looked like.  It was quite […]

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Beetroot Pickle

When I was growing up, I couldn’t stand beetroot.  It would be served at every BBQ and family gathering we went to and it was nearly always from a tin and had an overwhelming taste […]

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