A food lover’s manifesto

It is a quiet Wednesday morning. It is raining. I had intended to plant out the last seedlings today, to feed the slugs as it were, but will hold out until this weather system passes. But that is ok. I have plenty of things to get on with and no distractions of family demands or … Continue reading A food lover’s manifesto

A list of meal ideas

Recently, Rhonda from Down to Earth talked about the simplicity and ease of creating a list of meals you cook on rotation while tailoring your shopping to ensure you have the ingredients ready to hand to cook any recipe on that list. A link to that post is here. Rhonda's post hit a chord with … Continue reading A list of meal ideas

Eating well, while saving money and the planet

My claim is ambitious, and I will agree it does not come anywhere close to encompassing all of the factors determining the health of our planet. But it is better to do something than nothing at all and, considering food is one of life's top 3 essentials, we have immense potential to create significant and … Continue reading Eating well, while saving money and the planet

A simple week

This update on last weeks happening is a tad late. We are already well into a new week! These past few weeks have been flying by, for no profound reason that I can see. There is the same running around for sport, the school run, cooking, cleaning and laundry, but for whatever reason, time seems … Continue reading A simple week

Birthdays and being productive

January and February are birthday months for our family. We survive the flurry of Christmas and are then hit with four birthdays within 3 weeks. It is a busy period with lots of gift searching (really what do you get for kids that are already drowning under their body weight in beanie boos), special day … Continue reading Birthdays and being productive