Once upon a time, every backyard in every quarter acre block in New Zealand, would be home to fruit trees galore. Grapefruit, quince, apple, plum, lemon, mandarin – a staple for Kiwi families who enjoyed seasonal abundance, then preserved surplus…
Bush walking will never be the same. Foraging through the damp undergrowth of the Pirongia Forest Park has opened my eyes to the rich flora and fauna of the edible variety. I really was stoked to be invited to join…
Making your own vegetable stock makes perfect sense, as it has been for generations. I love old New Zealand cookbooks and have a handful of absolute gems published 1920’s through to 1950’s. Making everything from scratch was the norm. The…
Leftovers make up 8% of 122,547 tonnes of avoidable food waste each year in New Zealand. Where is the disconnect here? Good enough the first time, but not quite enough for a second? Sometimes it takes a little motivation and…
A dilemma — our bodies can’t make it and our bodies can’t store it, but vitamin C is essential for health and wellbeing and needs to be consumed regularly as part of a healthy diet. Vitamin C, an antioxidant, helps…
Put yourself up for the challenge! #junkfreejune is upon us, designed to raise awareness of healthy eating and to raise funds for the cancer society. Global research shows that about a third of the most common cancers can be prevented…
Bread goes stale. Fact. Breadcrumbs bought from a supermarket could set you back $1.80-$6.00 depending how fancy. Fact. You get where I’m going with this, don’t you! Use your loaf, save some dollars and have the convenience of breadcrumbs in…
This isn’t the first time I’ve spoken about food waste and certainly won’t be the last. Per annum, 79kg of food per household is avoidably wasted, that’s $563 per home and $872 million for the country. If you followed me…
I’ve spotted whole milk (full cream milk) before and wondered who would buy it given our fat conscious society — but today, I found every reason! Time to experiment and make my own delicious, soft cheese: mozzarella! As a novice…
What does probiotic mean and why is it important to us? Probiotic is a substance that stimulates the growth of live microorganisms, especially those with beneficial properties. A healthy gut is all about the balance of bacteria — there is…