Raised gardens. I have two halved [long ways] plastic 250 litre drum, that I filled with manure and planted 30x silver beet and kale into. So calling it my square inch gardens. Ideal for anyone who has to uplift the garden if renting or moving. Very easy weeding and just put a few stones in […]
Children wanting fruit juice, I now make smoothies, if you use banana as base its sweet but with no added sugar. Since having one of these as his after school snack my son has trimmed down.
For raised gardens use old bricks. You can change the shape of your garden if bored, last year mine was a huge circle, am remaking it as two large rectangles now. They are just stacked two high and topped up with home made compost, from our bins made from pallets.
On Thursday the Government released its Budget, and lots of people had a lot to say about there being too little money. We are told +250,000 kids (and presumably their parents) are living in poverty. The strange thing about poverty is that nowadays it seems to be defined as living in a household with a […]
Many thanks to those who have risen to the challenge and offered suggestions to some oily rag questions from readers. Valmae recently asked, “What do others recommend as the easiest and most efficient method of tracking our money? Is there some great cheap or free oily rag software or already set up spreadsheet? Would be […]
Make over 120 cookies for just $4.00! This fantastic basic cookie recipe is terrific value, makes loads and has lots of room for variations: 500g margarine 1 tin condensed milk 1 cup sugar 5 cups self-raising flour Cream sugar and margarine. Add condensed milk and flour. Roll into teaspoon sized balls and press down with […]
My grandmother wanted me to share her tip after reading an article about food wastage. With soft biscuits she places them in the oven for a few minutes (even if they have filling) and they come out crisp, fresh and taste beautiful!
Keep sliced bread in the freezer and take out only what you need. Then there is no waste. 30 seconds in the microwave will thaw it.
I have a friend who brings me day old bread rolls that are left over from a meal service for the elderly. I freeze them and when I want to use them I reheat them in a turbo oven which uses less energy than a microwave.
When I do my weekly bread baking I make an extra loaf for my dogs. They love it and it’s cheaper than dog biscuits. As the oven cools I put any left over stale bread in there in slices to give them a crunchy variety also.