I’ve had a few emails and comments regarding my previous recipe for toilet bombs not working out very well; some people had trouble getting them to stay in the tray and form a cube, while others had cubes that stuck together once in the jar. I’ve revised the recipe to make it easier and more reliable. Click the button below for the …
Nat’s 15 Minute Pesto Pasta
This week we have a delicious quick and easy pesto pasta recipe from the lovely Natalie Brady, our go-to Holistic Nutritionist. “This is the perfect meal to whip up after a long day. It’s plant-based, high in protein, healthy fats and loaded with leafy greens and fibre to support optimal gut health. You can keep it simple as per my recipe …
The Low Down On Breakfast Cereal
Wendyl Nissen’s book Supermarket Companion, how to bring home good food, is a wealth of knowledge for those looking to avoid foods laden with dangerous chemicals, there’s a comprehensive list of food colourings and additives so you can shop smarter and be more aware of what’s in processed supermarket food. This entertaining and enlightening exert looks at breakfast foods, in particular, …
Aromatherapy For Beginners
This week’s guest blogger is Soulistic aromatherapist Stacey who provides our beautiful essential oil scented soy candles and pulse points. If you’re heading north of Auckland and would like some hands-on advice or to try some of her gorgeous products pop into her shop at 2 Bruce MacGregor Lane, just along from the Puhoi Cottage Tea Room and before you …
Yellow Card, Whitefly
This is an interesting way to get rid of whitefly that I read about in one of mum’s gardening books. Flies, including whitefly, rather like the colour yellow, so much so that boards or weather proof yellow cards when placed in the garden will attract these airborne insects. All you need to do is get some board, paint it yellow …
Make Your Car Chrome Shine
Make Your Car Chrome Shine Did you know that you can get your car chrome gleaming by using Green Goddess Premium Baking Soda? All you need to do is get a damp cloth, dip it into the baking soda then rub over the chrome, rinse well and leave to dry. While you’re at it, for a sparkly clean windshield put …
Foods That Will Keep Your Skin Glowing
This week Beauty and lifestyle blogger Sophia Smith shared an informative article about which foods are best to eat for glowing skin. As wonderful and effective as great topical solutions are, some of us are firm believers that beauty truly comes from within, and not only in the figurative sense. According to teachings of both Ayurvedic and Holistic medicine, the bond …
Trisha’s Focaccia Bread
I’ve had quite a few emails asking for Trisha’s (from Naturally By Trisha) focaccia bread recipe that was mentioned in her blog about the delicious hummus a couple of weeks back, so here it is. Focaccia bread will always turn any meal into a special event…. it takes no time at all to make and it’s super easy. Everyone loves this focaccia …
Two Ingredient Floor Polish
This is a quick and easy floor polish that you can throw together in a few minutes. It will bring a lovely shine to your floor boards and protect them at the same time. This recipe is from Wendyl’s book ‘Domestic Goddess On A Budget’ it uses jojoba oil, which is a wax that has some sealing properties for floorboards and …
Get Out Of My Garden Pesky Pukeko
I’ve always loved our native Pukeko (until recently) with the vibrant colours, the cute little white bum, and distinctive call. They stick together as a family and baby Pukeko are super cute; we’ve all seen the Genesis advert with the two adult Pukeko painting a road crossing for their lovely little baby. So adorable right? But then they grow up, …