Dried apples are one of the most useful (and easy) of winter preserves. Its the way to go for apples that are damaged in anyway and wont store well – bird pecks/ bruises/ black spot/ no stalks. Use them up while they’re still good. Our home dried apples are a family favourite. The ones you […]
How To Make Echinacea Tincture
By | LastUpdated January 31, 2024
This is me and my dear friend – medical herbalist, Ali Sutherland – making our annual supply of Echinacea tincture. An essential in both our homes first aid kit for preventing colds, hay fever and infections. A tincture – for those who are unsure, is a herb steeped in alcohol to extract the healing properties. […]
Kawakawa + Ginger Tea
By | LastUpdated August 1, 2020
Kawakawa has a special place in my heart – it was the first ‘real’ (ie not from a bag) herb tea I ever made many moons ago. Such a powerful healer – 72 medicinal uses according to Murdoch Reilly’s “Maori Healing and Herbal” – and I was at the time healing up from wicked eczema. […]
The Shellout Bean Harvest + A Comforting Bean Stew
By | LastUpdated October 20, 2022
The shellout beans are harvested and dried. Those jars of pretty beans in the pantry are my most satisfying preserve. A very meaningful store of fibre and protein. Have a go next year, you wont be disappointed. A comforting bean stew This is yum. Such comfort + nourishment from humble ingredients. Thank you to the […]
