I am always on the lookout for good ideas. When an article in a recent Grass Roots magazine (GR211) mentioned making ginger ale with kefir powder or whey, my curiosity was peaked. Off to the local health food store I trotted and came away with a...

I live opposite a park and have been envious when barbeque smells waft in my direction. Tonight I reckon my neighbours might have been thinking exactly the same thing about me.   My brother has sometimes mentioned the meals that he makes for his...

No, not really. But it was pretty enough for me to think of that delicious sweet treat that I missed this year by not going to the Ekka. I understand it was definitely there at the I Love Fairy Floss stand, or so Google tells me.Well, my little...

In the early 1990\'s, I took a few vegetarian cooking classes through Sanitarium and was delighted to find this vegetarian version of a favourite food. I have made this recipe a number of times over the years, because it is an easy choice when...

This swish looking number will complement any day-time wear with its shiny white veneer and practical trim size. Made from strips cut from plastic bags, this bag is not just functional. It helps the environment as well!I have always had a crafty...

I?ve made muffins, pikelets, waffles and bread, and the enduring habit seems to be making mini muffins.  My mother has always been a fan and has even started making her own.  My favourite version of this...

I scored a huge bunch of kale in my Food Connect box today. Rather than risk not getting to it quickly enough and thus wasting it, I made some kale pesto from a recipe on the internet which I basically followed. Recipe ingredients:Clove of garlic...

Beetroot is so versatile. I first grew to love boiled beetroot in a salad. No vinegar was needed. I even pilched it from the container in the fridge as a tasty treat. Once my Thermomix arrived, I found new ways to enjoy this vegetable: as a pudding...

I enjoyed the Mushroom and Chicken Cacciatore meal so much that I have just made a modified version in the Thermomix. The original recipe appeared in Courier Mail\'s Q-Weekend...

I remain interested in raw food even though I probably only eat half of my food raw. There are some foods that are so much easier to digest in their cooked form, including potatoes and some of the crunchier vegetables like broccoli and cabbage.Hence...

I?ve been travelling along comfortably for a while now, enjoying my breakfast of fruit with some cooked brown rice or quinoa, a large salad at lunch time with some cooked beans or chick peas, and a cooked dinner. I enjoy eating bananas as a snack,...

I had a new dilemma to solve when some rhubarb arrived in my Food Connect box as I haven?t had any contact with rhubarb apart from possibly eating some in a restaurant dessert.But first I wanted to know what I could call it ? a fruit or a vegetable...

It has been a while since I trawled through a cookbook. Blame it on a busy life with too many commitments, or perhaps I needed to coast for a while. But now I have the perfect book to refocus my attention. I am reading Quick Fix:Every Occasion by...

I?ve enjoyed making coconut chicken from Thermomix?s Budget Busters cookbook, and the fast chicken curry recipe from the Everyday Cooking recipe book always works out well. But I wanted to make a chicken meal without coconut milk. I remembered a...

Here\'s my latest creation with reversed colour schemes on front and back, and on the sides. It is fun playing with different colours. This bag brings lots of admiring looks, including my own! Check out the gallery showing bags made over the past...

Finally a tomato glut! It?s been a rare sight last year and this but it?s nice to know it can still happen. While I also get tomatoes in my Food Connect box, the tomatoes in this bowl have all grown on my upstairs patio.I?ve also had the biggest...

For the past six months I have been playing with kefir. I read an article about making ginger ale in a Grass Roots magazine (GR211) and decided this could be fun. The article suggested that the ale could be made with kefir powder or grains. Since it...

Christmas Day was a lot of fun, particularly when my next two plastic bag creations were happily whisked away by my delighted mother and sister.As is generally the way, these creations have surpassed the initial...

Yummm. It might seem like an unusual dinner but I had some pineapple, carrot and sweet potato that I wanted to use up before picking up my Food Connect box tomorrow. Pineapples are very juicy. I had enjoyed half of the pineapple chopped up...

I have just made my last batch of Raw Shortbread. While I have enjoyed eating these sweet balls, I am not sure that I?ll buy any more lucuma powder after paying more than $20 for 250 grams in 2009. So it?s just as well that I have some carob powder...

 Hummus is always a pleasant addition to a nibble or a meal. This raw version based on a recipe from the book ?12 Steps to Raw Foods? by Victoria Boutenko can make a nice side dish or stand as a meal on its own. It is deceptively simple to make and...

After receiving several hints about preparing some instructions about how I make my plastic handbags, I have done just that here. I hope these instructions might be helpful...