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Easy peasy soup

It’s cold and raining here today so I whipped up this delicious soup for lunch.  It was so easy and cheap,  I thought I would …

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Microgreens experiment

While in lockdown, we are trying to make sure that we maintain eating our 5 plus a day.  So far, so good but to make …

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The slow art of Sourdough

Lockdown day 8 for us here in New Zealand and my sourdough starter has been getting a great workout the past week.  Now that I …

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Tomato and Sausage bread bake

This dish came about because I had some bread ends in the freezer that needed using up.   I defrosted my bread ends and also got …

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Menu Planning

I have been menu planning for a while now, using the method of looking in the cupboards/fridge/freezer on a Sunday night to see what needs …

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Homemade Creamy Hummus

While I was on holiday recently I discovered a new brand of hummus which was so delicious and creamy, I was compelled to try and …

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Fennel and Couscous Salad

This salad came about from a stuffing recipe for chicken, a salad to go with the chicken and a salad recipe I found online when …

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A tale of a fig tree

It was a dark and stormy night.  Wellington’s infamous wind was crashing through the trees and whistling around the rooftops.  I was lying awake, wondering …

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Eggy bread and tomato salad

I wasn’t sure what to call this thing I invented for lunch today, but it was delicious! This came about from a piece of bread …

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Quick and easy porridge

Everyone has their favourite way to make porridge and I thought I would share mine with you.  It takes 5 mins to make and is …

Handmade, Homemade, Love food hate waste, menu planning, Recipes breakfast, homemade, porridge, rolled oatsLeave a commentAugust 6, 2017 Rachel McKelvie

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