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When Only Australian Apricots Will Do!

Posted by Ryllandra on December 21, 2019December 25, 2019 in Getting Through the Day, Moving Forward, Recipes

Apricot jam has a special place in my heart. I long for the days when I knew someone, who knew someone, who had apricot trees and shared the fruit around with those who would appreciate it. The offer was most…

Strawberry Jam

Posted by Ryllandra on August 3, 2019August 4, 2019 in Getting Through the Day, Recipes

Today I made an amazing homemade Strawberry Jam! It’s something to feel really good about and that sense of achievement won’t just fade away as today passes into tomorrow and the next day. The sense of accomplishment will be there…

Milky Madness: Dish 3

Posted by Ryllandra on August 2, 2019August 4, 2019 in Getting Through the Day, Recipes

Milky Madness: Dish 1 and Dish 2 precede this story and have details I have not repeated here. With the Milky Mushrooms and Impossible Quiche completed, I moved on to the next dish planned. A true bastardisation of a couple…

Milky Madness: Dish 2

Posted by Ryllandra on August 2, 2019August 4, 2019 in Getting Through the Day, Recipes

Milky Madness: Dish 1 precedes this story with details I haven’t repeated here. After finishing the Milky Mushrooms it was time to start on the next in line. I had it in mind to make an Impossible Pie with the…

Milky Madness: Dish 1

Posted by Ryllandra on August 2, 2019August 4, 2019 in Getting Through the Day, Recipes

An overabundance of milk, due to a misunderstanding on a delivery order last week, lead to something of a marathon cooking day for me on Friday. Given the previous day had been one of those awful days where we bundle…

Relishing Life with my Homemade Pickles!

Posted by Ryllandra on July 27, 2019July 31, 2019 in Downloadable PDF, Publications, Recipes

Sometimes, things go as planned! Yesterday I finally managed to have ingredients, inclination, motivation, enough pain control and the time to finish the task all coinciding. The planning really began earlier when shopping, I have been wanting Cauliflower Pickles you…

Sushi at Home

Posted by Ryllandra on July 20, 2019December 25, 2019 in Downloadable PDF, Publications, Recipes

One of my life’s only pleasures these days is good, tasty, made-from-scratch food. There’s not much commercially pre-prepared stuff that I can eat without it making me ill in some way, which is so very frustrating. Every shopping day involves…

Fried Cheese Sandwich Recipe

Posted by Ryllandra on January 3, 2019July 27, 2019 in Downloadable PDF, Easy Edibles, Getting Through the Day, Publications, Recipes, Sadness - Depression

Fried Cheese Sandwich• Goal is crispy on the outside with lovely soft, warm bready texture on the inside• Never squash the sandwich or you’ll lose the texture that this is made this way to achieve• Margarine won’t give the crispness…

Nut Butter Biscuits

Posted by Ryllandra on January 3, 2019July 27, 2019 in Downloadable PDF, Easy Edibles, Getting Through the Day, Publications, Recipes, Sadness - Depression

Ingredients:125gm Butter125gm pre-made Nut Butter (puree your choice of nuts)110gm Sugar1 flat tablespoon Golden Syrup1 Egg1/2 teaspoon Salt1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder180gm Plain Flour Method: Cream the butter and sugar ’til pale in colour using the whisk beater. As it’s creaming,…

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