How to make playdough within minutes
During the holidays, as many parents know, kids expect you to entertain them from morning till dawn. Unless the day is action packed, it's a "boring" day and "I don't have anything to do" day. On one of those days, we made a batch of homemade playdough (play dough). In summer, we tend to spend more time outside and kids didn't play with it for a while. Not only did the playdough keep them occupied for hours - to mum and dad's delight, but also there is an educational element to it: development of fine motor skills, blending colours, exploring senses ...
Simple sustainable living in the city – Part I
The big city has its challenges when we talk about simple, sustainable living. Nevertheless it is possible to live a greener, more conscious life in an urban jungle. With just a few easy steps everyone can do their bit towards a greener, more sustainable future. And every little step counts.
Pet chickens: Keeping chickens in the city
Let me introduce our gorgeous city chickens: Princess, Singapore and Sunflower. Singapore is the black one, still occasionally called “he” although reliably proving the opposite every morning. Sunflower (on the left) has brown feathers, lays biggest eggs and is first in the pecking order – meaning she is the boss! Princess is our daughter’s darling, brown too, but laced with more white feathers than Singapore. How it all started? For quite a while, our kids were asking if they could have a pet, as most kids do. We’ve tried to settle for a fish, but “we can’t play with a fish!” was ...
Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe
My kids' all time favourite desert in summer is ice cream. I would end up with heaps of plastic ice cream containers at the end of the season. They are reused mostly, however the thing I didn't like about buying ice cream was the ingredients list: artificial colours, flavours etc. Commercial one is full of air and that's why it's sold by volume instead by weight.
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Food & Drink
Semolina Soup Dumplings
It’s the middle of the winter here down-under and what better way to warm up than with a hot soup. Our all time favourite is this veggie soup with semolina dumplings. Very popular throughout Europe, semolina dumplings (Griessnockerln, Griesskloesschen, griz knedle) can be added to any clear broth soup. I’ve got this recipe while living... [Read more of this review]
Pumpkin and Fennel Salad
At the market last weekend, fennel bulbs and pumpkins were everywhere. That means cold weather is upon us. June 1st is the official start of winter in Melbourne, although the temperature is still in the pleasant range. Pumpkins are so versatile: you can boil them, roast them, make sweet or savoury dishes. They keep well for a long time. Not... [Read more of this review]
Soft Butter Spread Recipe
In my previous post on butter, Butter vs. Margarine, I wrote about why butter is a better option. As I mentioned at the end, there is one thing about butter that isn’t so handy: it’s solid and hard to spread directly out of the fridge! Types of butter Butter is mostly made form cows’ milk. In the past, cream was collected from the raw milk... [Read more of this review]
Butter vs. Margarine
Summer school holiday is over. The school started on Monday and kinder is back to full hours next week. For me it means back to lunchboxes, school -kinder-home triangle, but also back to writing in peace and quiet . Sandwiches are on the menu again. But, what to put on the bread: butter or margarine? The butter vs. margarine debate is always... [Read more of this review]
How to Roast and Eat Pumpkin Seeds
Pumpkin seeds are truly nature’s wonder food. They are full of vitamins and minerals including zinc, iron, magnesium, copper and potassium. Half a cup pumpkin seeds provides us with our daily requirements of magnesium. The health benefits of eating pumpkin seeds are well known. High content of zinc makes them beneficial for prostate. They... [Read more of this review]
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