If you enjoy cooking then you’re bound to have a well stocked pantry containing ingredients that are also herbal remedies. [...]
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January 8th, 2011 When cooking or making herbal remedies I always prefer to use fresh herbs when they are available. I also like to have easy access to them too if it’s possible. So far I have seven herbs – rosemary, thyme, parsley, sage, Greek basil, and oregano that I now have in constant supply. As [...] December 27th, 2010 Christmas dinner this year was typical Queensland fair – barbecued fish, chips, salads, crumbed prawns, garlic bread, and a family tradition – pavlova that I’ve cooked every Christmas since the early 1980s. [...] September 23rd, 2010 Don’t you just love Mother Nature and the way she gives individual herbs so many uses? Hops (Humulus lupulus) is a prime example of just how versatile herbs can be. Since ancient times it has been used for food and medicine as well as in the household. This article explores some of the [...] September 5th, 2010 I love it when Spring arrives bringing cheerful colour to the countryside after a long, very cold winter. Where grass was browned by many frosts new shoots are emerging spreading a carpet of green dotted with pink, white, and purple wild verbena flowers. Bright yellow wattle blossoms are bursting forth along the roadside [...] August 18th, 2010
There’s no doubt many of us consider the humble pumpkin as a common vegetable but the health benefits of its delicious orange flesh should not be underestimated. Pumpkin and its close relative, squash, provide antioxidant protection and may lower the risk of cancer. [...] August 4th, 2010 Good things can come from bad things that happen and this is one of those stories. As I mentioned in a previous post a bush fire in January last year burnt out half of our property and came very close to burning down our temporary dwelling. Thankfully the rural fire [...] May 4th, 2010 Tea (Camellia sinensis) is one of the highest sources of antioxidants, in fact it contains more of these health giving constituents than any vegetable or fruit. The antioxidants in tea appear to protect the body against heart disease by slowing the break down of ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol, improving blood vessel function and preventing [...] April 17th, 2010 It’s amazing how things happen sometimes. For quite a while now I’ve been hoping to find Warrigal greens (Tetragonia tetragonioides) growing on our 6 acre property but it was nowhere to be seen. A few days ago I decided that it mustn’t grow in this area so gave up any thoughts of gathering [...] March 20th, 2010 As we know, history repeats itself and when it comes to food there is no exception. Culinary habits are becoming more interesting with the reintroduction of ancient grains in to the diet along with salad herbs that haven’t been seen since the sixteenth century. Back then the diversity of [...] |
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