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Finding the right builder can honestly make or break your experience with building your new home. This article will run you through the importance of finding the right builder for your situation, even if it means waiting a little longer, and how you can ensure that you decide on the right person.
This delicious, fudgy chocolate brownie recipe a great way to use up some of your sourdough discard! The sourdough discard creates a deliciously balanced tangy flavour in the brownie that is rich, but not too sweet. If you love a brownie that has a shiny top, is slightly chewy on the edges and moist in the middle, this great recipe will definitely hit the spot and curb those chocolate cravings!
This sourdough pizza crust recipe is so simple and the perfect way to enjoy your family pizza night! This recipe doesn’t require overnight bulk fermentation and is perfect for when you wake up and decide you want pizza that very same night!
This homemade beef and vegetable sausage roll recipe offers a tasty (and healthy) twist on the traditional favorite. Packed with beef mince and plenty of vegetables, these sausage rolls are sure to be a hit at any gathering or enjoy them as a satisfying snack. This step by step guide shows you how to make your own filling from scratch and are are sure to be a hit with the whole family!
This easy sourdough flatbread recipe is a great way to utilise excess sourdough starter that you might otherwise throw away. Using simple ingredients and basic equipment, these sourdough discard flatbreads are a great alternative to store bought wraps, pita bread, naan, mini pizzas and tortillas.
Using a beginner friendly no knead bread method, this recipe is great for those who understand the basic sourdough principles and are looking to mix things up a little. The slightly sweet flavour is balanced by the sourness of the sourdough and makes for the perfect breakfast, snack or healthy after dinner treat!
Are you a current or aspiring gardener who is overwhelmed by the amount of plastic in the gardening world? Join the club! This post walks you through some small steps to reducing your reliance on new plastic items, and highlights the importance of extending the life of plastic items that you already own.
This simple slow cooker recipe makes it much easier than the traditional stove top method. Quince paste is often served as a dessert or accompaniment to cheese. It pairs particularly well with sharp or aged cheeses like Manchego or with soft cheeses such as camembert or blue cheese. We love to serve it on a cheese platter to share with friends.
Dehydrating your apples is a great way to continue to enjoy your harvest for months ahead. This post walks you through everything you need to know about dehydrating apples to preserve them and keep them shelf stable. Learn how to source, slice, dry and store apples, so that you can enjoy them as a healthy snack well beyond apple season.
Learn about all aspects of preparing your raised garden beds for planting to help you achieve amazing results and delicious, nutrient dense veggies and herbs. These principles can also be applied to amending the soil of your in-ground gardens and pots/containers.
These hot cross buns are so soft and prefect fresh from the oven or cut in half and toasted. This recipe has the perfect level of sweetness and sourdough tang, which is well balanced when paired with a nice chunk of salted butter.
This recipe is the perfect way to use up lots of tomatoes and other summer vegetables, and this step-by-step guide shows you how you can make this yummy spaghetti sauce at home. The eggplant make this delicious sauce rich and almost creamy, while the olives and capers offer the perfect saltiness to balance out the acidity of the fresh tomatoes.
Use your excess sourdough starter to make some delicious and easy sourdough crumpets! These crumpets are so yummy, especially when paired with lashings of butter and a drizzle of honey or maple syrup.
Capsicums can be grown as perennial plants so that you don’t have to start new plants from scratch each growing season. This also means that when the warmer months come around, your capsicum plants have a huge head start.
This super simple chutney recipe takes the best of your autumn harvest and turns it into a delicious, spiced, tangy chutney that is the perfect condiment for so many dishes. You can use ripe tomatoes or green tomatoes and a variety of vegetables and fruits to make this chutney, allowing you to make the most of your abundant autumn harvest.
Learn to preserve your apple harvest with this simple canning recipe. These canned/bottled apples can be eaten on their own or used in many recipes that call for fresh apples. This recipes is an easy way to preserve apples in a safe manner using a light sugar syrup and the simple water bath method.
Learn how to design a simple sustainable home on a budget to reduce your overall footprint and create an energy efficient home aligned with your values. I share how we navigated the process with our own custom home design.
This homemade tomato pasta sauce recipe is so easy and delicious. Using fresh tomatoes, onion, garlic and herbs, this Italian style sauce is perfect as a simple pasta sauce and makes the best pizza sauce! This sauce can be safely canned at home to add to your collection of pantry staples.
These simple crackers made with sourdough discard, seeds and olive oil are so delicious. They are thin, crispy, tangy and the perfect accompaniment to your favourite cheese board or platter of dips.
Choosing the right piece of land to build your sustainable home on might be one of the most important decisions you’ll make in the whole building process.
Learn how to make your own sourdough starter from scratch with this simple and effective recipe. You don’t need to buy a sourdough starter to make delicious sourdough bread at home. This two-ingredient sourdough starter recipe will have you baking beautiful artisan style loaves in no time. No complex ratios or baker’s jargon here!
Learn how to make simple cucumber pickles at home. Preserve your summer cucumber harvest and enjoy these tasty pickles throughout the year. These are simple to make and are delicious in sandwiches and burgers.
Learn how to preserve your harvest with this guide on how to bottle plums and other stone fruit. This simple method doesn’t require a pressure canner and uses only the minimum required sugar to safely bottle your summer fruit and enjoy it for months to come.
This post walks your through the steps to build your own raised garden beds using reclaimed materials as well as how to fill them and maintain them for years of backyard harvests!
