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Making Grape Juice – Two Ways
After being given three lots of purple grapes this summer, you can bet the first thing I did was research everything I could preserve with them. I am so grateful anytime anyone gives us the gift of abundance. The first...
Homemade Grape Jelly
This summer, I was lucky enough to be offered a ton of purple grapes. A friend has them growing over a pergola and cannot keep up with the abundance. She told me she once harvested ten wheelbarrows full. She knows...
Making Sauerkraut – Fermented Cabbage
Growing up I hated sauerkraut. My Dutch parents loved it, buying it in a jar from the supermarket. I don't recall them ever making it. Mum told stories of my Oma making it and storing it in the root cellar...
Time Saving Ideas for Cooking from Scratch
Save your time and sanity by implementing these time-saving ideas in your kitchen. I love to cook a beautiful and delicious meal. Something special, with flavours to savour. I like to pour over recipes to find the right one. Perhaps...
For the Love of lemon
I love lemons! We are blessed our new home has an old lemon tree laden with fruit. Not only do we have a Lemon tree, but also an Orange, Pomegranate, Fig and a massive Mandarin tree – which will receive...
Healthy Quiche Recipe
I love quiche. One of my favourite lunches was Quiche Lorraine with salad, which I ordered regularly from a cafe close to where I worked. However, fast forward 30+ years, and I can no longer enjoy traditional quiche lorraine with...
My Home Grown Herbal Tea Blend
I have never been a tea drinker. Coffee has always been my hot beverage of choice. And still is first thing in the morning. I have always appreciated the benefits of herbal tea, even though I may not have appreciated...
