Homemade Vanilla Extract in Less Than 5 Minutes

Vanilla is my all time favourite spice!  There’s something luxurious, exotic and warm in the vanilla scent.  This might be why: vanilla plant belongs to the orchid family growing in tropical regions and is the second most expensive spice (saffron …

Spring in Our Urban Garden

The days are getting longer, the soil is warming up: SPRING has arrived (in the southern hemisphere, that is)!

For now all our vegetables are growing in the container garden quite happily, as you can see below.  The reason is …