Victoria Arnel
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Chicken and spinach lasagne roll ups
Higher food and grocery costs are affecting our weekly budget. I found this recipe and I did get a few meals from one barbecue chook!
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Souvlaki Cups
An easy mid week dinner. 600g lamb mince 1 cup of fresh breadcrumbs 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 egg lightly beaten 2 tablespoons oregano 100g feta cheese crumbled. Mix all ingredients together well Roll into small balls Add small amount of oil to a frypan and heat. Add meatballs, browning
Garden Hints & Tips
Beating fruit fly at their game
We have had bumper crops with our fruit trees this year. Last year we used organic sprays to prevent fruit fly infestation. Unfortunately, the apricots were full of maggots but later fruiting peaches, blood plumbs and pears were unaffected. This year, we invested in very large fruit fly nets which
International Women’s Day 2025
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Dirt(y) secrets of the garden
Summer is a test for all gardens. Today I want to ‘dish some dirt’ ... on soil! We moved to Rushworth after twenty years of living across the road from the beach! When working in the garden there, I used to say that ‘I was playing in the sandpit!’ Water would
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Cous cous that isn’t
I admit to really enjoying a salad that has fresh or dried fruit in it. (Have you heard it said that intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad?) Oops . . I’ve slipped off the subject of sharing with you a recipe for a salad I really enjoyed.
