Gluten Free Flours & Grains A-Z

Gluten Free Flours & Grains A-Z

New to gluten-free eating, or keen to expand your diet?  We’ve written up a list of gluten free grains and flours, including their flavours and our tips for using them. We also share a recipe for our gluten-free flour mix – scroll on to find out more!  Please note: the information in the guide is…

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A Guide to Dairy Free Alternatives

A Guide to Dairy Free Alternatives

17 January 2018 at 4:40 pm dairy free vegan lactose intolerance Whatever your reason for being dairy-free, it can be hard to find safe options. This guide is designed to help you fill your pantry with dairy free products available online and at our stores.   Creamy chia pudding with coconut yoghurt and almond milk – all dairy…

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A Guide to Safer House Cleaners

A Guide to Safer House Cleaners

“Environmentally Friendly” Cleaners You may have noticed a growing number of household cleaning products on the market which claim to be ‘environmentally friendly’.   This sounds like great news but unfortunately all detergents are a burden on the environment in one way or another.   In fact there is no such thing as a completely ‘environmentally friendly’…

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Pumpkin, Kumara, Carrot & Coconut Soup Recipe

Pumpkin, Kumara, Carrot & Coconut Soup Recipe

11 January 2018 at 4:38 pm The Commonsense Kitchen makes soup for our Wellington region stores – a different variety every weekday! Our Pumpkin, Kumara, Carrot & Coconut recipe is a customer favourite. “It’s just delicious!” our Kitchen Manager Scott says. “Our stores get a lot of people coming in with diets where they can’t eat tomatoes…

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Simply Organic Recipes – Home-grown home-made food, health and beauty: Salt Dough Christmas Ornaments & Cards Part 2 Marbling, Birds, Gingerbread Men Icing and Finishing

Simply Organic Recipes – Home-grown home-made food, health and beauty: Salt Dough Christmas Ornaments & Cards Part 2 Marbling, Birds, Gingerbread Men Icing and Finishing

As I always make my own Greetings cards and as I’d already had so much fun making salt dough tree decoration  ornaments I decided to incorporate them into this year’s cards. The heart design would also make a great Valentine’s card, particularly with vintage paper scraps and/or motifs. I saw this marbling technique used with…

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