A New Start...
I've always had an interest in natural environmental studies!... Most of the friends I've made in my adulthood probably don't know this about me, but the first degree I ever studied towards my majors...
View ArticleThe start of the new start...
Lets start at the very beginning...A very good place to start...When you read you begin with ABC...When you sing you begin with Do-Re-Me...Haha betcha have the song in your head now ;)Me too...Anyway I...
View ArticleHome made Chicken Nuggets...
One of the very first things on my "hit list" to journey natural was Chicken Nuggets...They are regretfully my children's favourite food and quite frankly the ingredients list of most kinds usually...
View ArticleMy New {not-so} Secret Weapon...
Today I received some exciting new mail of the kitchen-gadget type...(did I really just utter the words exciting & kitchen in the same sentence?! What has come over me??!!)Please meet Mr Thermomix;...
View ArticleDay 1 of putting 'Tom' to the test...
(Sorry - this is a really long post!)I'm not usually one to name my machinery, but it's just so much easier to write 'Tom' than it is Thermomix every 5 seconds. So Tom it is.(Plus lets face it, it's...
View ArticleDay 2 with Tom & our Homemade Pizza Recipe
Day 2 with Tom has been productive.In between steam inhalations, trips back to the doctor & pharmacy and cuddles we've been trying out loads of new recipes. Including apple porridge, wholemeal...
View Article'Digesting' the week...
I'm still here!It's just been a bit of the week from hell really, so no time for blogging. But surprisingly our "new start natural" has actually been going very well overall, despite the fact that time...
View ArticlePlanting our garden...
Today Hannah & I planted a {little} garden...It's a small start, of mostly herbs, but it is a start at least.We have...Coriander, Italian flat leafed parsley (we already have the other parsley in...
View ArticleSlooooow going...
Last night I got the "luxury" of heading out grocery shopping all by myself.Wow that so rarely happens in this house!So I wanted to take the opportunity when it arose, to really take my time and focus...
View ArticleMore new guests in the kitchen...
On Tuesday afternoon I got the rare chance to pop to the shops for the afternoon without any real agenda. Just to get outside my four walls & see some of the world for a few hours.So as well as...
View ArticleWholefoods update...
I am so pleased to report that over the last few weeks I have been having a lot of successes of getting the little flutter fusspots to eat an increasing amount of whole foods.The majority of dinners...
View ArticleStill here...
It's been a while since I dedicated any thought to this space...There is good reason for that... For those that don't follow me over at Diary of a Flutter.Kat, Abbie my youngest daughter, has been very...
View ArticleAlien Pasta - A recipe {kind of}
One of the things that I really struggle to get my girls to eat is green vegetables!!!It doesn't seem to matter what the vegetable is, if it's green they won't seem to touch it.Perhaps with the...
View ArticleSome new lunch box favourites...
I'm really proud to say that over 2 months after I set myself the challenge of our journey to more healthy & "natural" eating, we are still {mostly} still going "great guns."{She says whilst...
View ArticleSoap Nuts...
One of the areas that I've been wanting to work on for a while is some of the cleaning chemicals I have on hand in my home...I'd pretty much phased out all the harsh for cleaning...
View Article3 Ingredient "Ice Cream" Recipe....
It's a bit more melted than usual in this photo...This isn't Ice Cream in the traditional sense, however, it is what my kids have now come to know as "Ice Cream" and is definitely our favourite recipe...
View ArticleLamb & Mint Warm Pasta Salad
The other night we had some lamb in the fridge and I was at a bit of a loss over what to do with it. So I looked around to see what other ingredients we had that needed using up and ended up with this...
View ArticleThe Garden report- nearly 2 months on...
Wow I can't believe our little garden has been in 2 months!!Seriously it feels like just yesterday we planted it.So how's it doing?Well I haven't killed it all.I'm telling you, that's some serious...
View ArticleEasy Thermomix Muffins...
I've been experimenting with this recipe for a few weeks wanting to share it with you....It has become my new go-to muffin recipe because it's quick & easy, you can reduce the sugar to your liking...
View ArticleNatural "deodorant"
{Note: This is not a sponsored post. All opinions are my own and I paid for my deodorant just like everyone else ;) }A month or so ago I picked up this natural deodorant to try when I went to Perth...
View ArticleNew organic skin care range...
{Not a sponsored post... just an honest user review}A few months ago, when shopping for a new cocktail dress, I found myself "sucked into" talking to one of those booths down the centre of the shopping...
View Article6 months on...
It has officially been 6 months since I started this "journey to natural"...Wow, 6 whole months already, I can't believe it!!So I thought it might be nice to do a little audit of my fridge/pantry and...
View ArticleA new source of inspiration...
This week when I was Christmas shopping for someone {who shall remain nameless in case they decide to read my blog} and this cookbook caught my eye for them.I started browsing and before long I decided...
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