CLASS: learn how to make natural cosmetics!

come and learn how to make your own handcream, lipstick and other cosmetics with all natural ingredients! sunday 30 october at ceres community environment park.


more info soon!

CLASS: natural cosmetics workshop

only three weeks until my natural cosmetics workshop! come and learn how to make your own handcream, lipstick and other cosmetics with all natural ingredients! sunday 15 may at ceres community environment park.

click here for more info

CLASS: learn how to make natural cosmetics!

come and learn how to make your own handcream, lipstick and other cosmetics with all natural ingredients! sunday 15 may at ceres community environment park.


click here for more info

sugo and gnocchi class

yesterday's tomato sugo and gnocchi class at spotswood community house was amazing! the coordinators and volunteers who made it possible were amazing, as were the hard working, very enthusiastic participants. looking forward to more soon!

workshop: learn how to make sugo and gnocchi!

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much excitement!


i will be teaching a sugo and gnocchi workshop at spotswood community house on saturday 5 march, 10am-1pm; organic ingredients, lunch included, and take-home goodies for all. places are strictly limited, so get in quick!


an initiative of the newport organic collective and spotswood community house: click here for more details

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soap making class @ceres!

pouring the lye solution into the melted fats/oil

went to a fantastic workshop today at ceres environment park in brunswick: soap making! the instructor was great; knowledgeable and enthusiastic. it was also really exciting to meet so many lovely and like-minded people in the group!

we were sitting under the grape vines in the market area near the chickens, and had a few of the girls *brrt*bgrkbk-brrr-b-grk*ing around under our feet while we grated, melted and stirred the soap. i even had a chookie fall asleep in my lap at one point!

it was a really beautiful spring day; cool enough to be pleasant, plenty of sun to create plenty of shade. i even heard frogs in the pond!

cultured veg class at wholefood organics

yeah!

the class was great fun, and super value ($15 for two hours including all ingredients). we brought home three jars of yummy kraut-to-be: on the left is red cabbage-apple-zucchini; in the middle is carrot-cabbage-beetroot-garlic; and on the right is red cabbage-kumera-apple-rosemary. we used grainfields liquid as a starter, but as yet i'm not convinced that it's any better than using kefir whey.

so my pretties are busy fermenting in the cupboard, and i have no idea how to accommodate them in the fridge... i guess i'll just have to eat them all pronto :)

UPDATE: 4/9/10 - i'm finding that i'm not super into the kraut cultures with the grainfields liquid; maybe i used too much? i'm finding the flavour of these krauts a bit OTT, and will definitely return to culturing exclusively with kefir whey.