Some of the most often asked questions by Kitchen Garden Box® customers include: Where do I raise my seeds? Do they go straight into the soil, or should they be raised in seed trays? Should they be inside or outside? There are a number of things to be take into consideration to help determine the […]
You can eat cake! Watching butter melt on a slice of cake warm from the oven is one of the joys of life is it not? No it is not when you have a digestive disorder and you can’t eat cake. If that is something you suffer from then you will know that melting butter […]
Spring commences next week and as usual I am very pleased to see the end of Winter. I look forward to the warmth of Spring and Summer and the abundant harvests of these seasons in the garden. The end of Winter always seems to drag out, outlasting it’s welcome and digging deep to give a […]
As the end of Winter approaches, a hint of good weather prompts me to plan and begin to plant for Spring, and think about Summer seed raising. Each year I plant seeds at the end of Winter on the bench in my husband’s shed. The sun streams in the window to warm the little seedlings […]
Lunch Box Raw Lemon Slice Recipe Gluten, dairy, egg and refined sugar free When winter keeps delivering lemons, lots of lemons, there is a point when the recipe ideas dry up. I have plenty of lemons and zest juiced and frozen. We have preserved lemons and made a new batch of Limoncello We have […]
I have missed home made meat pies! After a year or more of no pastry of any kind I finally came up with a good alternative. My SIBO diagnosis and my son’s intolerance diagnosis has removed some of our previous family favourites from our table, including pies. I have always found a pie to be […]
Customers and members of the A Fresh Legacy community often ask me for advice on the care of fruit trees. As a general rule I avoid providing any because I don’t feel like I have a suitable level of knowledge or experience to offer. Our fruit trees are still young but I have been learning […]
Family and tummy-friendly Beef Goulash When it is cold and wet outside on the weekend when you planned to garden, what do you do? Cook of course. With the rain drumming down on the roof and a busy week ahead I decided to get a head start on meals for the week. Slow cooked beef […]
This recipe is one of many that have evolved over the past five years based on what the garden has provided. It is made from a large percentage of vegetables harvested from our garden, some from summer. Pumpkins require curing in the sun after harvest so the skin hardens and storage time is increased. I […]
I grow about ninety percent of our vegetable garden from seed. I choose to do this because it allows me to grow high quality organic seed, non genetically modified. It provides me with a wide range of plants at a very low cost. I can select the most robust of the seedlings to plant. If […]
What is the key to growing with success in a vegetable garden? Winter in my vegetable garden this year is forcing me to review my documentation habits. After growing in the same garden beds for five years I need to make some modifications to my planting practices. My desire is always to grow more. This […]
Grow Broccoli Growing broccoli at home is a highlight of the winter vegetable garden. I am not a huge fan of broccoli, I eat it because I know it is good for me. Although when I found out I could eat none, to very little when I was diagnosed with SIBO I can’t say I […]
This recipe was inspired by a congee breakfast recipe I saw in the June 2017 edition of Gourmet Traveller magazine. I loved the look and sound of the recipe so much I trialed it for dinner and then adapted it to suit what I had on hand, to include more vegetables and some additional depth […]
Egg and grain free dietary requirements makes breakfast time tricky, especially if you are transitioning to this as a dietary requirement. A SIBO diagnosis and and an egg intolerance means the options for a baked breakfast are very limited. This recipe is healthy and easy to make. I have been making it on the mornings I have […]
Inspiring families to grow at least one fresh food item at home to experience the benefits of fresh food.
