Don’t you just hate being asked that question? I certainly do, mainly because I think the day is a commercial nonsense that we should just ignore. The other reason is because it encourages families to spoil mum on that one day and take her for granted every other day of the year. Sound a bit Continue Reading
Apple Crumble – one of those old fashioned, warming desserts for a cold winter’s evening! Does it bring back any memories for you? It has become the go to dessert in my house – particularly for hungry sons. In fact it became their dish i.e. I’m not allowed to make it because I don’t do Continue Reading
We are not what you would call ‘Luddites’ when it comes to technology but it did take us a long time to stop buying CDs and DVDs! We have quite a large collection of CDs and DVDs. We even have VHS tapes and LPs (records) from years gone by. I think our reluctance to change Continue Reading
I’m not exactly sure whether there is such a thing as ‘Indian Fried Rice’ but I call it that because of the origin of the recipe. When I was a wee girl, my mother had a close friend called Doreen. Sadly they have both gone now but Doreen’s recipes live on just as my mother’s Continue Reading
When I embarked on my journey to replace all commercial cleaning products in my home I was confronted with lots of online articles, low tox books and advice from others who had walked this path before me. I mentioned in a earlier post that this was so overwhelming that I had to develop a strategy Continue Reading
I found this recipe for Pumpkin and Lentil Soup in Mum’s Recipe Book. Pumpkin soup is definitely a favourite in our house but the idea of boosting the protein content with the lentils appealed to me. Then I decided to make it a little more interesting by adding some Thyme Essential Oil. This is a Continue Reading
Before you start reading I just want to let you know that I have added some links to my doTERRA webpage at the end of this post so you can check out the the oils I mention. I imagine that some people who have been reading my blog posts, and in particular my recipes, might Continue Reading
One of my favourite things to do over the Easter long weekend is make Hot Cross Buns. For as long as I can remember I loved cooking with yeast. In fact this love of yeast had a huge influence on my choice of study at uni and indeed my choice of PhD topic! I still Continue Reading
It is so long now since I stopped eating normal chocolate and sweets that I get a little surprised when I hear everyone talking about coping with sugar overloads and highs over Easter. Apparently Australians are going to spend $185.7 million on chocolate this year. Really? Why? The cynic in me says that the they Continue Reading
This recipe is one that conjures up memories of Sunday night dinners in my childhood. I’m not sure that I was always happy about eating this when I was very young but it sure beat meat and three veg! The thing about tuna recipes that I love now is that you can make the same Continue Reading
