It's been a while since I've put up a post. I had an op on my eyes about three weeks ago, and screen time has been limited and uncomfortable to say the least. Baking also has been restricted, much to my displeasure. After two weeks I was well and truly fed up with that, so … Continue reading Fragmented Baking, necessity being the mother of invention as it is!

For those who saw the post about the 10kg bucket of yoghurt for $5, here are the products derived from it so far. Three large jars of labna, two plain {lemon) and one of herbed. These are now ready to share around the family, it's always been a real favourite. The whey has not gone … Continue reading Yoghurt Cheese (Labna) and more…

Listener Roscoe rang in to say how delicious this soup is. I was sure it was in one of my slow cooker books. However, after searching thoroughly this was not the case. It is instead in my book "The Small Kitchen" - recipes for meals for one or two people), no slow cooker involved after … Continue reading Potato and Chorizo soup (another recipe from yesterday’s ABC cooking talkback)

Here are two recipes from this morning's ABC Jams and preserves talkback. If I have missed any please let me know and I will be sure to add to the ones here. As for the preserving temperatures chart, the transfer into a post seems to mess with the formatting, so if you would like this, … Continue reading Recipes from ABC cooking talkback today

I do like a bargain, that's for sure. Yesterday I came across an excellent deal while out doing grocery shopping. Sitting forlornly on a large refrigerated shelf was a 10kg bucket of Greek yoghurt - not even close to use by date. Cost? $5 for 10kg!! Maybe shoppers were put off by the sheer size … Continue reading The Yoghurt that didn’t get away

A cooking lesson this morning - for me. Granddaughter Freya (5) came to visit. She loves to bake with me and today asked if we could bake chocolate chip cookies. . However, some adjustments needed to be made for dairy and egg sensitivities. "Should I use coconut oil instead of butter Freya?". "I don't think … Continue reading Choc Chip Cookies (egg free, dairy free)

For such things I preserve. With school holidays bringing more frequent visits of grandchildren, it's the perfect opportunity to make delicious treats of homemade ice cream. A lovely teenage grandson was the test taster today. In the glass dish pictured are three types of ice cream - mulberry (flavoured with mulberry syrup), lemon curd based … Continue reading Ice Cream Supreme! (Includes recipe)

The cooking school is not operating as such at the moment, but no way does this mean that the space lies idle. The past couple of weeks have seen it used for a great many things apple. There was cider making day of course, baking for the friends and family who came along, and since … Continue reading Country Kitchen Apple Calamities

Cider making day is always good fun. Family, friends and neighbours come to help with the plethora of tasks that are involved in the day-long process. Some chop apples and help extract the juice by pressing the scratted (munched up) pulp through an old wine press (a gift from a generous friend). Others help me … Continue reading Apple Day 2022

This the story of a little mother cat. We found her a couple of months ago darting between Cilla the pig's legs, so starving that she was prepared to risk being stomped by those huge hoofs to get a morsel of food. What can you do? We started to feed her as she was obviously … Continue reading Maggie comes to stay (forever)