cooking Archives

five ways to incorporate bush tucker into your diet

Five ways to incorporate Australian native foods into your diet, starting with the easiest (buying products that include native ingredients) and working your way up to foraging for your own.

tip tuesday–save your lemons with this lemon saver

This is a nifty little device for keeping lemons fresh in the fridge – and it’s not what you might think.

what’s in season: australian guide for autumn

A downloadable guide to what’s in season in Autumn in Australia.

Ask the readers–are you vigilant with used by dates?

Ask the readers: what is your policy on used-by dates and what are your tricks for using food before it expires?

how to get your five serves of vegetables

TIps on increasing your vegetable intake by including veg in more meals during the day.

top 10 most popular frugal and thriving recipes for 2011

The top 10 most searched for and most viewed recipes on Frugal and Thriving for 2011.

tip tuesday–frugal toasted sandwich press

Don’t have a sandwhich press? Try this easy and free tip for ‘pressed’ toasted sandwhiches.

tip tuesday – recycled mini cookie cutter

Here’s a nifty way to cut mini cookies from cookie dough and it doesn’t cost a cent. And the resulting cookies aren’t too bad either.

tip tuesday–the most important cook book you will ever own

Here is the most important cookbook you will ever own. Every recipe will be one that you like and you will cook it over and over, much to everyone’s satisfaction. It will be well used, stained, loved and passed down to your children and grandchildren.

tip tuesday–making peanut butter and honey more efficient

Make a family favourite that much easier to prepare with this tip. Also, my version of an old classic.