Making whey is one of the easiest things you can do to add to your arsenal of nourishing habits. The simplest way to make whey is by straining some good quality plain yoghurt (look for one that contains only milk, with or without cream, and cultures, or use one that you have made yourself) until … Continue reading making whey

I love eating foods that are satisfying, full of flavour, and have real substance to them - I'm a roast lamb and veggie, chicken pie, thick bread and butter, pumpkin pie kind of girl. I can't help it, it is so ingrained in my nature to want to eat dense food. But, I'm not working … Continue reading Eating lighter

I always start out with grand intentions, and then quickly discover I have neither the time, nor commitment, to see things through, but, I would like to start a regular Tuesday post on what we're having for dinner. Why Tuesday? For me it's a quiet routine day. Aside from school drop offs and pick-ups, and … Continue reading Tuesday Dinner

Over the years I have played with bread baking, with mostly disappointing results. Each time I produced a loaf of thick, indigestible damper with a crust the density of an emu egg I'd be put off and wouldn't try again till the next year. But that all changed when I faced my culinary fears and … Continue reading making bread