These are one of the easiest, but most useful preserves ever. I mean how useful are chilli flakes! For simple electricity + appliance free dried chillis, simply string them up. Thread a needle and poke it through the meaty bit by the stalk. Hang them away from sunlight. For a jar of home grown, next […]
Raspberry Rosemary Chocolate Truffles
By | LastUpdated April 1, 2019
Fresh, easy and rustic, just how we like it. Mashed raspberries stirred through melted chocolate and coconut milk with a sprinkle of rosemary … mmmm Take 50g – 80g of fresh raspberries. Less berries makes a firmer mix. I like the flavour of more. Lightly mash them Break up 200g dark chocolate and put in […]
Simple tomato passata + my cool machine
By | LastUpdated June 25, 2019
This new tool is the love of my life – it’s a Rigamonti Passata machine. 100 times faster and easier than my old mouli which though its churned out litres and litres of tomatoes over the years, I wasn’t sad to see go. Heartless. Roasted tomato pasatta is my go to – its so delicious, […]
How to Sort + Store Onions
By | LastUpdated January 31, 2023
Sorting your crops into good keepers and bad keepers is key to long storage – old fashioned smarts! Separate out the ones that are damaged and therefore wont keep, from the ones that will. This makes the most of your crop – using up the ones that wont last first and keeping the keepers in […]
My top 10 healthy chook essentials
By | LastUpdated July 29, 2024
Keeping chooks in good nick is a matter of pride don’t you think. A vibrant comb, bright eyed + alert, productive + a bit cheeky – this is how we want our chooks to roll. The thing is chooks are really vulnerable to parasites – internal and external when in captivity, so today I want […]
A simple test for soil moisture
By | LastUpdated January 18, 2024
Testing your soil moisture before you water, is right up there with making your own compost + a daily garden walk = one of my top 3 best garden habits. I cant tell you the number of customers that have come to me downhearted at the state of their gardens and the only thing they […]
