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September is Bee Aware month and the main message to get out there is that we need to plant more bee friendly plants. Bees pollinate one third of the food...

Eggs make terrific face masks because they are full of wonderful nutrients and they will even temporarily tighten the skin which is great for a night out. Here are two...

My youngest daughter Pearl and I cleaned out the pantry this week and we were both shocked at how much food we had in there that was either way past...

As you know, I’m a big fan of turmeric which I buy as a root (like ginger) at an Indian greengrocer in Sandringham. It has fantastic healing powers and I...

As the world struggles with its addiction to soft drinks it seems water is becoming the go to drink for food manufacturers. Whole Foods, the very expensive but very healthy...

Do you live with too much noise? One thing I love about my time up north is the wonderful silence. Sometimes I can hear fish jumping in the harbour everything...

I had to share this great Martha Stewart recipe which has been sweeping the internet. Basically you throw everything into a pan and heat it up. I’m trying it this...

I’ve been having fun this week trying out candles. Thanks to all of the wonderful emails I received from you when I was looking for candles with 100% essential oils...

10 natural remedies for the garden I don’t know about you but I’m itching to get into the garden, yet I know it’s a bit early to start planting. I...

You can use my laundry liquid for machine-washing woollens if you have a wool setting on your machine, but this is a super delicate wash which I recommend for hand...

Sick of plastic vegetables? I get so frustrated when I need to buy vegetables and they come wrapped in plastic. There is just no need and it simply adds to...

Bring back the water fountain! Occasionally I buy a bottle of water and feel really, really guilty about it. Usually it’s because I’m on the road and thirsty and I...

Kombucha scoby I wrote about making my own kombucha a few weeks ago and it is going very well. I’m getting 1 litre of lovely fizzy kombucha a week, which...

Lavender cream soft launch You asked for it and here it is. Following on from the successful launch of our Rose Cream we asked what flavour you would like next....

STAND UP AND PLAY PREVENTION I’ve suffered from lower back pain for nearly ten years now. I’m 28 years old and mildly active, so it’s quite an annoying thing to...

Feed ducks peas and corn – not bread I absolutely love ducks and I can’t wait to get a pair to put in my pond when we are in the...

Easter is nearly upon us and that usually means a complete overindulgence in chocolate! We wanted to send our grand-daughters in the US something healthy but in the end we...

I’ve been a bit of a bore this week as I’ve been unable to talk about anything else except a book called Swallow This – serving up the food industry’s...

We all have cinnamon in our pantry for putting in cakes and sprinkling on desserts and hot chocolate. But did you know that this spice has great anti-inflammatory and antibacterial...

Emulsifiers are detergent-like substances and the most common ones are carrageenan, lecithin, polysorbate-80, polyglycerols, and xanthan gum. You will often find them listed in ingredients lists with the numbers 400...

Last week Pearl put me onto these frozen mango pieces which I wrote up for my Wendyl Wants to Know column in the NZ Herald. These are great because they...