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The best soup recipe ever!

noreply@blogger.com (Emma) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:20:00 +0000

OK, so I found this soup recipe on someone else's blog a few months back, and I can't for the life of me remember where I found it. I've Googled different word combinations and keep coming up blank, so I'm really sorry to the person whose recipe this is, that I can't give you due credit. In any...

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Cooking without Teflon - guest post by Jakob Barry

noreply@blogger.com (Emma) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:44:00 +0000

Hey friends. I'd like you to welcome Jakob Barry to Craving Fresh today. He's been following along since I posted about the doll's house I made for Lily, and he recently asked if he could guest post about Teflon, since it's more of a hazard than most people realise. When it comes to cooking,...

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Blender oat pancakes

noreply@blogger.com (Emma) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:54:00 +0000

This is what I ate for breakfast this morning. And it was YUMMY! I found a recipe for blender waffles/pancakes over at Passionate Homemaking last night and used it as the base for my own recipe. I've been on the hunt for new breakfast recipes lately - ones that everyone will happily eat like...

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Summer garden yumminess

noreply@blogger.com (Emma) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:08:00 +0000

Welcome to my backyard. Sophie and I are going to take you on a post-vacation tour of my vegetable gardens, so you can see just how much everything has grown since I last photographed them back in November. Plants have journeyed out of the raised garden into the surrounding...

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Smart Sweets winner! Plus the Peppermint Bark recipe

noreply@blogger.com (Emma) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:34:00 +0000

Hey friends. Thanks everyone who entered the draw to win Smart Sweets. I've used random.org to pick a winner, and that lucky person is... Gabriella Lacobone. Congratulations Gabriella! I've just emailed you about this. Save 25% on Smart Sweets this week For everyone else who entered the...

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Fresh reviews: The Great Cholesterol Con, by Dr Malcolm Kendrick

noreply@blogger.com (Emma) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:35:00 +0000

As some of you know, my father-in-law, Fox, died of a heart attack three years ago. It wasn't his first major heart attack. He'd already had one eleven years previously (aged 48), and was saved by major heart surgery. Without that surgical intervention, I would never have met my husband's...

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When should I start my baby on solids?

noreply@blogger.com (Emma) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:30:00 +0000

[Remember to enter the draw to win a copy of Smart Sweets if you haven't already.] Sophie is seven months old already. Can you believe it? I can't quite. I was going to write a post about introducing solids last month, when Sophie turned six months, but she wasn't ready for solids then so I've...

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GIVEAWAY! Smart Sweets

noreply@blogger.com (Emma) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:22:00 +0000

Hey lovely friends. I'm back from my Christmas holiday, feeling refreshed and ready to start the new year. I deliberately didn't take my laptop with me so it would be a real break. However, I did take our iPad so I could review some ebooks I've been dying to sink my teeth into. Smart...

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Summer holiday joy

noreply@blogger.com (Emma) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:08:00 +0000

Hey my lovely friends! This is my last post of 2011, because I'm signing off for the holidays. I'm giving myself a computer vacation until January 15, when I'll be back with exciting new book reviews for you to check out. (Yes, you guessed it. I'm planning on doing lots of reading these...

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GIVEAWAY WINNERS! Phoenix Christmas stationary prize packs

noreply@blogger.com (Emma) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:57:00 +0000

Congratulations to the three winners of the Phoenix Christmas stationary giveaway.... Amanda, Jodie and Joanna! I was meant to announce the winners on Monday, but was as sick as a dog and couldn't sit up to type on my laptop. Luckily, I was able to organise the prize draw using random.org on...

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Living without sugar (more or less)

noreply@blogger.com (Emma) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:00:00 +0000

A few of you have asked how I'm doing on my "no-sugar" plan, since I told you about my resolution to give it up after reading Sweet Poison. In short. Pretty good. Most days I manage to avoid sugar completely. I've been able to resist all forms of sweet baking at recent social events - of...

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GIVEAWAY! Phoenix Christmas stationary sets x3

noreply@blogger.com (Emma) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:54:00 +0000

I'm sure it hasn't escaped anyone's notice that Christmas is just around the corner. To help you get organised this year, my lovely sister-in-law Louise is giving away a Phoenix Christmas stationary pack to three Craving Fresh readers. Each pack is valued at NZ$20.85 and contains 2 x 3D...

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Making Christmas decorations with toddlers

noreply@blogger.com (Emma) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 04:00:00 +0000

Lily is super excited about Christmas. Every time she sees a Christmas tree or some form of Christmas decoration, she screams out "Chrimas!", and runs over to take a closer look. I'm not sure where this excitement has come from, but I've decided to work with it. Over the past week we've been...

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Grain-free banana pikelets recipe

noreply@blogger.com (Emma) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:13:00 +0000

After reading Sweet Poison, I've been trying to avoid sugar except where it is found in whole fruits. This is particularly difficult at breakfast, when I usually eat my home-made muesli. Fortunately, I've got a whole arsenal of real food recipes on my iPad that I'm trying out thanks to the Internet...

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The secret weapon that keeps me organised

noreply@blogger.com (Emma) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:32:00 +0000

As a stay-at-home Mum, I don't have a job description telling me what to do each day. Being the creative type that I am (one who likes to jump from project to project depending on what takes my fancy), I quite enjoy choosing how to spend my days. However, I'm mindful that children...

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What's wrong with NZ's Food Bill?

noreply@blogger.com (Emma) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:38:00 +0000

The world is in the midst of a food shortage crisis and yet the New Zealand government is trying to pass a 378 page Food Bill that limits our rights to sell and swap food, even home-grown. Seriously!?! Sarah from The Healthy Home Economist (over in the United States) is so horrified that...

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Tuesday's tip: Make stock again with the same bones

noreply@blogger.com (Emma) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:10:00 +0000

OK, if you've been following Craving Fresh for a while, you'll probably know I have a thing for chicken stock. I LOVE it. Making it is the one thing I do in the kitchen that makes me feel like I am a domestic goddess. Cooking up a big bunch of chicken stock turns what would otherwise be a waste...

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Fresh reviews - Sweet Poison: Why sugar makes us fat

noreply@blogger.com (Emma) — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 06:10:00 +0000

Liz from Eight Acres first told me about Sweet Poison months ago, so I got very excited when I spotted it at the library last Thursday. Upon opening it up to read that night, I found myself swallowing down waves of anxiety. I was expecting the author to berate me for my sugar addiction, so was...

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Ebook sales. Now's the time to buy.

noreply@blogger.com (Emma) — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:22:00 +0000

OK, lots of my blogging buddies are having sales on their ebooks today. If you've been eyeing up any of the books I've reviewed lately, now's the time to buy. Kitchen Stewardship The Everything Beans Book, by Katie Kimball regularly US$9.95 on sale US$5.00! discount code: BFBEANS for...

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Homegrown - Spring growth and pea straw

noreply@blogger.com (Emma) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 04:53:00 +0000

My garden has been blessed lately, with a good mixture of rainy days and sunny ones. Most things are flourishing and I haven't had to desperately run around with a watering can like I do when it's sunny for too many days in a row. (Don't you just love my positive spin on Wellington's rainy...

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How to make a submission to protect NZ's raw milk

noreply@blogger.com (Emma) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:33:00 +0000

I've already given you the low down on MAF's proposal to limit New Zealand's access to raw milk. In summary, if MAF's current proposal goes through unchecked: dairy farmers will only be able to sell 120 litres of raw milk per day total. Not enough to make a living for them. and...

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New Zealand's raw milk access in jeopardy

noreply@blogger.com (Emma) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:11:00 +0000

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) is accepting submissions for its proposal for continuing to legally provide raw milk. Submissions close on 5 December 2011 (in 13 days). (Go here to get tips on writing a submission.) As I understand it from reading the proposal, the reason is that...

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How to make a cardboard dolls house

noreply@blogger.com (Emma) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:02:00 +0000

Every now and again I like to tackle a crafty project, to give my creative side a splurge. This week I've been making a dolls house for Lily out of a cardboard box I brought some groceries home in. I got inspired by one of Lily's birthday presents, which was a Little People doll and two dogs. I...

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Creamy potato chunks recipe

noreply@blogger.com (Emma) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:40:00 +0000

I'm in the process of testing out a bunch of new recipes - some from The Everything Beans Book, which I told you about last week, and some from Modern Alternative Mama's cookbook, Against the Grain, which I'm giving away at Nourishing Treasure's Facebook Party (go here to...

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Nourishing Treasures Facebook Party! Win Modern Alternative Mama's e-book bundle

noreply@blogger.com (Emma) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:03:00 +0000

My lovely friend Lea of Nourishing Treasures has organised today's Facebook party to give you and all friends of the Nourished Living Network a chance to win fabulous prizes. I told you a bit about this last week and gave you a run down on some of the prizes. Now it's action time. Head over...

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