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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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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 …

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Easy Risotto Recipe

I am going to give you the long story of how I came to make this risotto. We order our groceries online and get them …

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One cushion, two projects

I had some cushions on the couch that used to be in my sewing room which I transferred to the new day bed that we …

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Scrap blanket revisited

Hello from Lockdown here in Wellington! The weather is awful here today so I thought I would give you an update on my scrap blanket …

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New Year. Slow Fashion

Happy New Year and Happy New Decade everyone! I thought I would report in on the pledge I made last year to not buy any …

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Cinnamon Apple Compote

I wouldn’t really call this a recipe but it is a great way to use up apples that are past their best for eating, rather …

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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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Using our paper pots

So now that you have made loads of newspaper plant pots, you can fill them up and put them somewhere warm to sprout.  We use …

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