Category: Lifestyle

  • Hospitality Happiness

    That Bean Dish We always have requests for this simple recipe that has been multiplied to feed a crowd throughout our church life many times! Cheap, vego, quick and they all love it!   Serves 4-6 Ingredients 1 onion, diced 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 pkt taco seasoning mix 1 tin of red kidney beans,…

  • Fair Trade

  • Elishacare Gardening & Building Maintenance

    We are excited to announce that elishacare Garden & Building Maintenance has finally been launched! This is a business that empowers and connects, providing new opportunities and quality services. Servicing: The average household needs Body Corporate jobs Factories Community Housing & Welfare Housing Services Provided: All Garden Maintenance Hedges & Pruning Mulching Retaining Walls Rubbish…

  • Eating our vegies sure saves on water! Recipes to nurture our earth.

    How much water is used to produce our food? Food Product Litres of water required (on average) to produce 1kg of Food Product. Vegetables 322 Eggs 3265 Butter 5553 Chicken 4325 (The most energy efficient meat) Pig 5988 Sheep/Goat 8763 Cow 15415 (The least energy efficient meat) A 2010 study by Netherlands academics Mesfin Mekkonen and…

  • Yummy Offerings from our Spring Celebration

    Lemon Linguine – Jamie Oliver Ingredients 500g dried linguine pasta juice of 3 lemons and zest of 1 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 125g Parmesan cheese, grated sea salt and freshly ground black pepper a large bunch of fresh basil, leaves picked and finely chopped a handful of rocket Method Cook the linguine in…

  • Mulled Cider

    Thanks Norman for bringing this warming brew along to our Winter Solstice party! “This is a video of that hot mulled cider I made for the solstice night http://video.answers.com/how-to-make-hot-mulled-cider-112606025 It is not the most gourmet of recipes and intriguingly easy to make but one should always follow advice from any guy with a full crop…

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  • Fishy Business – Some serious thought on our plate this Easter.

    This is an article by our friend Phil Falcke who is currently studying a Bachelor of Science at Monash Uni. Industrial-scale fishing is pushing most of the world’s fish stocks beyond the ability to cope.  All indicators suggest that most, if not all of the world’s fisheries are heading towards rapid collapse and extinction. In…

  • Tis the Season for Fruit Cake Baking!

    A very nice, moist fruit cake recipe from Crystal’s Grandma. This recipe is very special as Grandma Hazel passed away in 1996. We are so thankful and privileged to share in this yummy tradition! More fun advent ideas and traditions coming soon. Grandma Hazel’s Christmas Cake Recipe * Recipe is for an 8 inch tin…

  • Post your old mobile phone to the zoo & help save gorillas! They're calling on You!

    http://www.zoo.org.au/Calling_on_You Gorillas are on the brink of extinction. They’re calling on YOU to donate your phone today! By donating your phone through the They’re Calling on You mobile phone recycling program you are: Diverting your phone from landfill. Your phone will be refurbished and resold in disadvantaged communites Helping Melbourne Zoo raise money to support the…