What’s growing at home with Mrs E?
Welcome to “Mrs E’s Garden”! 🌿 Our kitchen garden is a hub of health, growing fresh, organic herbs, vegetables, and flowers. Join us for tips and celebrate sustainable living and mindful nourishment—one seed at a time.
Latest Content
How Much Food Does a Family of Four Need to Grow? Planning the Jaspire Kitchen Garden
How much food can a family of four grow? From a 40m² potato patch to broccoli, beans and succession planting, we’re planning a productive kitchen…
Emergency Pantry Meets Living Pantry: What to Cook (and How) When an Emergency Hits
Emergency pantry meets living pantry: discover seven practical family meals, no-cook options and tips for cooking safely during disruptions.
The Jaspire Project: 40 Acres, a Herd of Cows and a Very Long To-Do List
The Jaspire Project transforms a Southern Highlands property into a family farm, focusing on sustainable practices, cattle breeding, and gardening.
Seasonal Pasta Sauces: Cook With the Harvest, Freeze for Later
Turn seasonal vegetables and garden harvests into easy pasta sauces you can freeze flat or in single portions for family dinners, lunches and travel.
Planning a One-Acre Food Garden: What Should You Grow and How Much?
Planning a one-acre food garden? Learn what to grow, how much to plant, how to organise growing areas and plan harvests for your family’s needs.
A Resilient Pantry Starts With What You Already Eat
Build a resilient pantry without stockpiling. Learn how to use everyday ingredients, seasonal produce, your freezer and garden to make family meals easier.
Soup by the Season: 12 Soups That Celebrate What’s Growing Right Now
Discover 12 delicious seasonal soups made with fresh vegetables, herbs and pantry staples. From pumpkin to tomato, zucchini to sorrel, learn how to cook with…
From Garden Bed to Dinner Plate: A Month in My Living Pantry
Discover how I turn seasonal garden harvests into family meals, preserve surplus produce and build a practical living pantry, one harvest at a time.
My One-Acre Food Security Plan
My practical one-acre food-growing plan for vegetables, fruit, herbs, protein, preserving and year-round family food — without pretending one garden can provide everything.
The Living Pantry: Grow It, Preserve It, Eat It All Year
A living pantry is more than shelves of food. It is a seasonal rhythm of growing, buying, cooking, preserving and using what you have before…
The Estate: Where We’re Starting
The project involves developing a regenerative farm on 40 acres in the Southern Highlands, focusing on Speckle Park cattle and growing food.
Seeds Worth Their Weight in Gold
Not every seed packet is equally useful. Here is how to choose reliable, productive seeds that suit your climate, your garden and the food your…
Stop Building Dinner Around Meat
The Mrs E Method redefines dinner by starting with seasonal ingredients and a base, adding colour, protein, and finishing with flavour.
20 Pantry Staples That Feed a Family for Months
A calm, practical guide to the pantry staples that can turn into weeks of flexible family meals—without panic buying or filling the cupboards with food…
Stop Making the Same Salad Every Night: 15 Salad Bases That Make Dinner More Interesting
Explore diverse salad bases beyond traditional ingredients to creatively enhance meals using available ingredients and simple flavour combinations.
The Resilient Pantry: Building Food Security Without Fear
Building a resilient pantry enhances food security, reduces waste, and fosters self-sufficiency through intentional choices and practical skills.
Gardening Between Winter and Spring: Don’t Let the Sunshine Fool You
Don’t let warm days fool you. Here’s what I’m planting, preparing and delaying in my late winter garden before the last frost has passed.
Two Weeks Until Spring: What I’m Sowing Now (Despite the Frost)
Spring is almost here! Here’s what I’m sowing in my Southern Highlands greenhouse before the last frosts, plus how I choose what to grow for…
When Life Gets Chaotic: The Five Things I Make First
When life gets busy, I skip perfect meal prep and make a few simple homemade staples. Sourdough, snacks, bone broth and easy family meals that…
What I’m Doing in the Garden This Week (Wind, Frost & Small Wins)
A real-life look at what to do in the garden in late winter, including seed starting, frost protection, drying herbs, and simple ways to keep…
One Month of Winter to Go: What I’m Doing in My Frost-Prone Garden This August
One month of winter remains—but frost season isn’t over. See what I’m planting, protecting and preparing in my cold-climate garden this August.
What’s Really Happening in My Southern Highlands Winter Garden (Late July)
After three weeks away, the garden reveals surprising resilience and lessons learned about winter gardening, particularly with plants like celery.
Bitsa Frittata — The Ultimate Fridge Clear-Out
Turn leftover vegetables, potatoes, eggs and cheese into an easy Bitsa frittata. A flexible family recipe for lunch, dinner or meal prep.
A Realistic Kitchen Garden Plan: What to Plant, When to Start, and What Actually Works
Growing a kitchen garden doesn’t require perfection; focus on consistent progress, realistic planting, and small, manageable efforts.
A Simple Day of Eating to Support Collagen (Without Supplements)
You can effectively support collagen through balanced meals rich in protein, healthy fats, and whole foods, rather than relying on supplements.
Gut-Friendly Savoury Spelt & Zucchini Muffins
Zucchini muffins made with spelt flour are versatile, gut-friendly, and perfect for batch cooking, snacks, or quick meals.
Mid-Winter Garden Reset: What to Do After the Frost Hits
Winter gardening focuses on enhancing soil health, covering bare areas, and planting cold-hardy crops to prepare for spring growth.
Real Food Before Fads: Why Nutrition Has Become So Complicated
Focus on enhancing meals with real food rather than relying on supplements, emphasising simple additions for better nutrition and enjoyment.
My Giant Silverbeet Quiche: The Accidental Family Favourite
This giant silverbeet quiche turns garden greens, patched-together pastry and flexible fillings into a substantial family lunch or dinner.
The Last Day of Spring… and honestly, what was that?
After a challenging spring of relentless weather and rabbit invasions, I plan for a hopeful December and garden reset.
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