This easy salad vinaigrette is flavourful and refreshing. You can easily make it ahead of time – and add some mint leaves to your salad before serving for an extra flavour boost. I like to use a good quality extra virgin olive oil when making salad dressings (or for any dish that doesn’t require cooking) as the flavour and consistency …
Have you ever arrived home from the beach and decided you love your locks looking unstructured and natural with the salt water giving them extra bounce? Well, now you can recreate this style for yourself (with a bit less salt) using our DIY recipe. You could also use this to create a little more volume for your hair before styling if you are …
Readers of this newsletter will know by now that we are not fond of air fresheners in any form. Unfortunately they seem to be everywhere – in office buildings, in lifts, and in toilets – constantly emitting poisonous chemicals. This is a very interesting report from the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health …
Juliet from ‘The Great Eco Journey’ has put together this fantastic article that covers ten of the best NZ brands including one for the littlies. If you are on the hunt for new togs (swimsuit for those non-NZ readers) and want to make a conscious, sustainable choice (YAY YOU!) then you’ll be happy to hear that NZ has a number …
This week we have another delicious plant based recipe from Mana Retreat in the Coromandel. At Mana they serve an incredible array of vegetarian food with a good selection of vegan options. They grow a lot of the fruit, vegetables and herbs used in many of their recipes. Enjoy a slice any time of the day, delicious with a side of coconut …