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Make yogurt at home with the CrockPot

Make yogurt at home with the CrockPot

In an effort to reduce single use plastic in our household (a near impossible task, I fear) I had recently started buying fresh milk from the milkman. It came in lovely, old fashioned bottles which were then picked up at the next delivery. I was happy. Yet the milk wasn’t of great quality and within as little as 24h would smell sour, and be properly curdled often within two days. Moreover, the milk bottles were also delivered in plastic bags….

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How to make soap at home with left over coffee grounds

How to make soap at home with left over coffee grounds

An unusual recipe and not one for eating… A few years ago, after a trip to Borneo, I started boycotting palm oil in food and cosmetics and generally in anything it is found because seeing the destruction of what used to be rain forest for miles and miles and seeing these beautiful and poor orangutans in the rehabilitation centre at Sepilok was simply shocking. Shortly after, I started making my own soap too, first easy melt and pour things which…

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From Sardinia, wonderful Torta Pardula

From Sardinia, wonderful Torta Pardula

Photo by Roadstar Photography We have now hosted 4 fundraising meals, for a variety of causes, showcasing regional Italian cuisine. In September Troppo Buono came over from Rome to cook with me a lunch based on Sardinia’s dishes.  While for the previous meals we had cooked dishes we pretty much grew up with, with the beautiful island’s food we had a little bit more of a challenge ahead of us, whereby we were less familiar with the rich gastronomic heritage…

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