Making your own chicken stock or broth is the epitome of thriftiness, but have you ever used frozen chicken carcasses to make it? Brewing up a big pot of stock is one of my favourite weekend activities and I’ve made it every old which way – vegetable or herb stock, beef or chicken bones. Lately I’ve… Continue reading How to Make Chicken Stock from Frozen Carcasses
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Homemade Restless Leg Spray + How To Make Magnesium Oil
Get ready to make this homemade restless leg spray – AKA liquid gold for anyone plagued by this painful, uncomfortable and exhausting condition! I experience the frustrating sensations, lack of sleep and obsessive leg fidgeting of restless leg syndrome from time-to-time (as a concomitant symptom to my autoimmune condition) and this spray has become a ‘must-have’ in my medicine cabinet. I’ve been… Continue reading Homemade Restless Leg Spray + How To Make Magnesium Oil
How (I Failed) To Make Mint Extract
Making flavouring extracts is supposed to be insanely easy, yet I’ve just wasted experimented with 2 bottles of vodka making mint extract recently. It all started out well enough – I read a few blogs, gathered my ingredients and got about infusing my vodka. It’s easy stuff in theory, bruise a whole lot of fresh mint leaves to release… Continue reading How (I Failed) To Make Mint Extract
Product Review: Optimum P200 Dehydrator
So, you want to start dehydrating your own food. (Of course you do, you’re awesome!) Making your own dried fruit and raw foods is a delicious and cost-effective way of preserving your own grub – that’s why I’ve fallen in love with my Optimum P200 dehydrator (and thus, fallen in love with dehydrating all over again). A house… Continue reading Product Review: Optimum P200 Dehydrator
Immune Boosting Garden Herb Stock
There is nothing more of a sialagogue than a pot of stock simmering away on the stovetop and this vegan garden herb stock is a recipe you will definitely want to make again and again. I made the mistake of making this fast stock recipe one morning before a late start at work – I swear all I… Continue reading Immune Boosting Garden Herb Stock
How to Dehydrate Bay Leaves
Until recently I didn’t really have a need to dehydrate bay leaves as I had a bay tree in the backyard. More like a baby shrub really, in a large terracotta pot. Bay is probably my all-time favourite herb and it gets the most mileage out of any herb or spice in our kitchen. Then,… Continue reading How to Dehydrate Bay Leaves