Simply Home Made

22/04/2026

Stages of dehydrating feijoas. Peel, slice, dehydrate, bottle and hide them so not all gobbled up at once by granddaughters! 🥰🥰

16/01/2025

I love summer!

25/11/2024

🍋 Can I Swap Lemon Juice for Lime Juice in a Recipe? 🍈

This is a question I get asked all the time! The short answer is yes, you can but here’s what to consider:

🍋 Flavour: Lemon juice is slightly sweeter, while lime juice has a sharper, more tangy flavour. Swapping them works well in most recipes, but it might slightly alter the overall taste. For desserts or cocktails, the difference may be more noticeable.

🍈 Acidity: Both have similar acidity levels, so they’re interchangeable when it comes to baking, preserving, or balancing flavours in a dish.

🌟 Tip: If you're out of lemons or limes, a mix of vinegar and water or even white wine can sometimes work as a substitute in savoury dishes.

So next time you're in a pinch, feel free to swap lemon and lime juice -they’re culinary besties! 🥗🍹

Thermomix Consultant Australia Wide

22/11/2024

28/10/2024

When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade! When a friend gives you 20 Kgs of carrots, you share with friends, make carrot and cumin soup, Indian pickled carrots and preserve some sliced up for future meals! And because the potatoes are sprouting, you have to get them bottled up also. No wasting in this house!

25/10/2024

This tool is a must for everyone! It sharpens your knives so easily. Got to have sharp knives in the kitchen. Makes all the work much easier!

20/10/2024

Another fun filled session teaching mozzarella.

10/06/2024

Making use of everything I get given. Great tallow made from a bag of beef fat. All set in jars ready to use. Thanks to great friends.

11/05/2024

Home made cheddar!