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February Socks

I have finished my February socks with one day to spare.  I knitted these ones for hubby and they ended up having different toes.  I …

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Apricot and Almond no knead bread

I had another go at making the Cranberry Walnut bread recipe that I made a couple of weeks ago (this post) but this time I …

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Bran Muffins 3 ways

A few weeks ago one of our local Op shops had a table full of free books out the front.  I grabbed a copy of …

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Postcrossing

I love sending and receiving mail and in April last year, I discovered Postcrossing.  It is free to join and once you have signed up …

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Zucchini Tomato Sauce

The next chapter in the Zucchini glut saga is making some zucchini tomato sauce.  I have loosely based this on Nicola Galloway’s Roasted tomato and …

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Homemade dried herbs

I have an abundant herb garden and all of the plants are going nuts at the moment with the rain and hot weather we have …

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Easy and delicious Foccacia bread

I found a delicious and easy no knead foccacia recipe on Pinterest the other day and I have made this twice now.  I made a …

Baking, Homemade, menu planning, Recipes bread, foccacia, homemade, recipesLeave a commentFebruary 1, 2023January 31, 2023 Rachel McKelvie

Sock Knitting Challenge

I have decided not to buy any new yarn or fabric this year until I have used up what I have in my stash.  I …

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Preserves

We had a public holiday on Monday for Wellington Anniversary weekend so I took advantage of the extra day off to clean out my preserves …

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Homegrown Potatoes

Yesterday we harvested our first attempt at growing potatoes.  We didn’t get as many as we were hoping for but we were pleased with the …

Gardening, homegrown, Local, Love food hate waste, menu planning, No Waste coffee sack, homegrown, love food, no waste, PotatoesLeave a commentJanuary 23, 2023January 22, 2023 Rachel McKelvie

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