Almond and fruit truffles
Made these super yummy almond and fruit truffles today. I adapted the recipe from the fantastic the Gawler Foundation Eat well: be well cookbook that my brother and sister got me for my birthday. The…
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Plant score
I love a good bargain and plant bargains are my total favourite! Today’s score is two coffee plants and two Irish strawberry trees all for $16!!! I am so excited. How did I get them…
Plastic / Waste free takeaways
Yep crazy plastic reducing NZ Ecochick does it again. Upsetting the norm of things he he. I wanted Chinese takeaways for tea; there is a great place near mum and dad’s that does a fantastic…
Zero waste week round up
Zero waste week round was interesting and a little daunting and sadly I failed miserably. Waa. The not wasting food part wasn’t so hard we only had a few mishaps like 58g of porridge that…
Food noticeboard
My number one tip to saving money is to stay out of the supermarket. I find going in with a shopping list stops me forgetting and doubling up on items. Guaranteed if you go back…
Upcycled bread bag
We make our own bread and since plastic free July I actually haven’t bought any since. It’s kind of become Mr Ecochick’s job to make bread he he. He’s at a point where he can…
Milk powder curd cheese
This curd cheese is super easy and really cheap to make. You can use it as a ricotta replacement in meals or instead of cream cheese in cheese cake (I so want to make this…
Zero waste bananas
It’s officially the first day of zero waste week and one food that people often waste are bananas. You have to keep a close eye on bananas as they can quickly turn brown and…
Zero waste week
This week is Zero waste week. This is going to be one exciting week. Would love everyone to get involved. So what is zero waste week all about? It is a week were everyone works…
Kindy emergency kit
Wellington has earthquakes lots of them everyday. We don’t feel most of them but we have some good ones over the last few months. Big enough to make us stop and think we need to…