I can't believe it's been three years since we undertook the #plasticfreejuly challenge. 2016 was our first and really terrifying effort and obviously frightened any further efforts until this year, when it became the ideal opportunity to reboot our New Years efforts to focus on … [Read more...] about Plastic Free July (2019)
Millionaires Date Caramel Shortbread
Sugarfreejuly and plasticfreejuly together - what was I thinking! I first made this on Easter Sunday, in a creative effort to escape the day without hitting the kids easter eggs, and resurrected it this July to help me through a challenge I had taken on with my brother. This … [Read more...] about Millionaires Date Caramel Shortbread
Tangy Orange Polenta Cake
Polenta is technically a specific dish made from cornmeal, so I suppose this is really a cornmeal cake, but polenta just sounds so much more exotic I'm sticking with it as a title. Cornmeal is a grainy, golden flour that and produces a lovely textured cake, slightly gritty but … [Read more...] about Tangy Orange Polenta Cake
All in one household concentrate
Convenience. Having things easily to hand is a driving force in what we actually, use, consume or purchase on a day to day basis. No matter how much fun it is mixing up the first batch of a new cleaner, the novelty soon wears off and making cleaning products becomes yet another … [Read more...] about All in one household concentrate
Blackbean & Walnut Brownies
Who doesn't LOVE brownies? While these aren't as fudgy-sweet as a standard brownie, they are a whole lot healthier and have a delicious rich chocolate taste with an earthy undertone, and are just sweet enough. They don't last long in our fridge and favourite fillings are … [Read more...] about Blackbean & Walnut Brownies
