Free-range bantams are easy and cheap to keep and benefit your garden. They also support a chemical-free, low-waste lifestyle! For five years, I have kept free-range bantam chickens and not once have I wished I didn't have them. My sister-in-law ...
Chicken Poop Garden ‘Tea’ (Liquid Fertilizer)
Free liquid fertilizer! If you keep chickens in your backyard, chicken poop garden 'tea' is as easy as soaking the chicken poop in water for a week! Don't Throw Away Your Chicken Poop! If you keep chickens in your backyard, not only do you ...
Lemon & Peppermint Cordial
Homemade lemon & peppermint cordial is delicious and actually tastes like lemons with notes of peppermint. Perfect for making when you have a glut of lemons. If you know me well, you'll know that lemons are on my list of favorite foods. I ...
Tangy Homemade Pickled Cucumber Sticks (like gherkins but cheaper)
Pickled cucumber sticks are sweet, tangy, crunchy, and a great addition to salads or sandwiches. Have a bottle of pickled cucumber sticks in just 20 minutes! When I was growing up, gherkins were one of my favorite fridge treats. We didn’t have ...
Pickled Scotch Bonnets (like bottled peppadews)
Pickled scotch bonnets taste similar to your favourite peppadews! Paired with feta cheese or sprinkled over a salad, these beautiful bursts of flavour and colour will please your household. If you’ve ever tasted a feta cheese and peppadew wrap, ...
Make Cream Cheese Using Maas or Lacto
The easiest cream cheese recipe, ever. Have a pot of cream cheese in your fridge by the end of the day! When we moved to Zimbabwe, I started working on my master’s dissertation. I was so privileged to have the opportunity to obtain my third ...
Homemade Feta Cheese without using a Culture
This simple and quick homemade feta cheese can be rustled up in no time. It is a useful recipe if you need something salty to add to a dish. Feta cheese is a luxury for us in Zimbabwe, which is why my homemade feta cheese recipe has been a ...
Homegrown Pickled Onions (with any vinegar)
From garden to table, the perfect jar of tastiness to add to your table for almost every meal! Crunchy and punchy – the best combination. For 7 years I have sown onions seeds. The first crop never materialised. The second crop produced minuscule ...
How I Pasteurise Milk without a Thermometer
A simple and no-fuss way to pasteurise milk without a thermometer. We are blessed to have friends who own a dairy farm and every Wednesday, we receive 10 litres of milk from them. Judah loves drinking milk and despite all the ...
Eco-Friendly Reusable Kitchen Cloth Wipes in Minutes
Replace paper towelling with reusable kitchen cloth wipes in minutes! As you already know, I like to reuse, recycle and re-purpose anything that I can. I collect old t-shirts, towels and socks to chop up and turn into kitchen wipes over a ...