Are You prepared to Change?
By: Christine Addis
I have been through a lot of changes recently in both my business life and personal life.
Cherry and Coconut Muffins
By: Susan Joy
These delicious, easy cherry and coconut muffins are moist and soft with a light almond flavour. I’ve made them with fresh cherries but frozen whole cherries can be used. The muffins were my hubby’s idea after we were gifted a large box of fresh local cherries. I know he was pleased with what I created as I found the empty container.
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All-Purpose BBQ Seasoning
By: Susan Joy
An All-Purpose seasoning to add flavour to a plain piece of meat with no effort. It’s not only delicious sprinkled over meat, chicken and fish but try it sprinkled over your cooked eggs or an omelette. By making your own seasoning, you miss out on the anti-caking agents and flavour enhances added to so many store-bought seasonings. Use organic herbs and spices where possible.
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Christmas Snowballs
By: Susan Joy
These snowballs are a quick and easy festive treat. I’ve used cacao butter with just a little coconut oil to give a delicious white-fudge flavour. Maple syrup or honey can be used as the sweetener but my preference is 100% maple syrup as honey can tend to overpower other flavours. The cacao butter will help hold your snowballs together during our warm Aussie Christmas but it’s still best to serve them straight from the fridge.
The Best Books I Read in 2019 (and a Few Others)
By: Sheridan Voysey
Where would we be without books? What wonder and wisdom we’d miss out on, what delight we’d forfeit. And so I present to you this year’s edition of my Best Books list (you can find previous year’s lists here).
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Why We Should Trade In Our Education Bias
By: Michael McQueen
If you rose through the grades of the schooling system in the last forty years or so, it is almost certain that at some point you were encouraged toward university.
The Wonderful Act of Giving
By: Christine Addis
Christmas is almost upon us and in the midst of all of the preparations it is our usual practise to turn our thoughts toward giving.
Can I Get a Busy Badge?
By: Rodney Olsen
You’ve had the same conversation a thousand times. You meet up with someone who asks how you’ve been and you answer by telling them … ‘busy’.
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Do Small Steps Really Matter?
By: Christine Addis
How many times have we second guessed ourselves when we are confronted with something we want to change and make a decision to do so only to give up because we fail to see the progress achieved by seemingly small steps?