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Toilet Bomb Recipe
If you’ve been looking for a simple but effective DIY toilet bowl cleaner we have an easy to make recipe you can use to make your very own toilet bombs. These eco friendly toilet bombs are made from everyday non toxic items you may already have around your house. DIY toilet bombs replace store bought…
Read MoreNude Food in the lunchbox made simple
The perennial problem for many families is how to make healthy and appealing school lunches quickly and easily without adding to the plastic pollution problem. Many schools have been encouraging children to bring “nude food”. That is, food that doesn’t involve cling wrap, zip lock bags or pre-packed individually wrapped food. This includes many lunch…
Read MoreGingerbread recipe
A yummy easy gingerbread recipe for anytime but definitely a great option to bake for a nude food snack in the school lunch box. We’ve even included notes so you can make this gingerbread man recipe gluten free, refined sugar free and vegan. Happy baking.
Read MoreBuyer beware – Where is your fruit and veg grown?
I buy all our fruit and vegetables from our local organic farm and Mum buys direct from local farmers at her local farmers’ market so it came as quite a surprise to me to discover that Australia was importing so much fruit and veg from overseas. In fact Australia’s fresh fruit and vegetable imports decreased…
Read MoreGreenwashing – what to look for on labels
Last month we looked at a couple of examples of products that you can easily be duped by when using the “all natural label”. This over-used label can be found throughout the supermarket from the cleaning aisle to body care products and even in packaged foods. When we buy these products we think we are…
Read MoreCherry and Hazelnut Torte – Gluten free
This is my all time favourite gluten free cake, yum! Who says you have to miss out on delicious moist tortes just because you are gluten free. With Father’s Day just around the corner I’ve been thinking about how we will celebrate and while a big breakfast has always been part of our tradition my…
Read MoreGluten Free Cassava Flour Pizza Base
We’ve been gluten free for many years now and have tried a variety of different pizza base recipes all with varying degrees of success. My boys love pizza and it’s the birthday dinner of choice without a doubt but this year we had the added complication of Oliver inviting a friend with a nut allergy…
Read More6 Ways to wrap
More than four years ago now we began our plastic free journey. We started with saying no to single use cling wrap, plastic bags and other single-use plastic products that are everywhere 🤨. They are part of the top four that we simply we can’t ignore. Since we started using beeswax wraps cling wrap has…
Read MoreMake your own Soothing Lip Balm and ditch the single use plastic tubes
An all-natural soothing balm is handy to have in your eco bathroom. As the weather cools down and with an increase in windy weather we have chapped sore lips in our family so making a fresh batch of lip balm is a must. Making your own lip balm is one of the easiest places to…
Read MoreSoaking it up!
Sinking into a warm bath, with candles, peace and some me time…after juggling school at home for multiple children all in different classes, not to mention also working from home – sounds like absolute bliss. The recipe we are sharing with you today takes soaking in the bath to a whole new level. Try experimenting…
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