Kitchen
I love making people gifts and I'm always keen to make my gifts homemade. I didn't have much time for crafting unfortunately so I decided to make some goodies from the kitchen.
Reasons I like...
Energy efficient light bulbs (otherwise known as compact fluorescent light bulbs or CFL's ) contain a small amount of mercury which is a toxic metal and every product containing mercury should be...
I got given a Hughie plastic sink about 2 years ago as part of a sustainability course I did when I moved to Melbourne. I was pretty chuffed to receive it as, being from the UK, I was used to using a...
A neighbour left a big box of lemons out for passers-by to help themselves to. It's one of the things I really like about our neighbourhood. I often leave our rosemary or other herbs for the...
Open windows only go so far unfortunately. There's nothing worse than moving into (or coming home after time away) to a home that smells bad. Plug in devices waste energy, sprays can irritate the...
Ever moved into a new neighbourhood and after 6 months realised that you haven't even meet your neighbours? Even in an apartment block where there is only a thin wall separating you from your...
I was really excited to find out about the new Take Out With Out Campaign, directed at reducing the use of unnecessary plastics and packaging with take out food. They have the very sensible creed:...
I love a good crumble in the winter. I find it can be hard to eat enough fruit when the weather is cold and stewed and baked fruit is a great way to ensure you are getting plenty. I've used pears...
It's an interesting and thorny issue.
Planet Green had a post about managing a relationship with someone with different environmental standards than you, but what if it's your housemate...
For this chutney you cook the first step is beetroot whole with the skin on. This keeps in more of the flavour and nutrients of the beetroot than if you were to peel it first then cook it. Peeling...