preserved lime juice

How to Preserve Lemon or Lime Juice

Homemade shelf-stable lemon and lime juice? Yes-siree. If you’ve ever found yourself with a glut of lemons or limes, whether ... Read More
homemade flavoured salt

Homemade Flavoured Salt

Once you’ve made a batch of Homemade Flavoured Salt you’ll not want to use ‘standard salt’ again! The beauty of ... Read More
sweet chilli sauce

Sweet Chilli Sauce with Extras

Sweet Chilli Sauce goes with just about everything and, after a bumper chilli season, just as well! I always like ... Read More
homemade hummus

Homemade Hummus

If you are a hummus fan, it’s always good to have a go-to recipe so you can make this delicious ... Read More
Stuffed Pumpkin

10 Savoury Ways with Pumpkin

If you’ve already enjoyed it mashed and roasted – check out ten of my favourite other ways to enjoy pumpkin ... Read More
Smokey Tomato Sauce

Smokey Tomato Sauce

If you need ANY more inspiration to plant untold tomato seedlings next season, this is one of them: my yet-to-be ... Read More
Apricot & Avocado Mustard

Apricot & Avocado Mustard

Whether folded through a summer slaw, used as a dipping mustard for fresh vegetable tapas or dolloped on BBQ skewers, ... Read More
homemade balsamic vinaigrette

8 Easy Dressings and Vinaigrette Recipes

Get dressed for summer dining. Homemade dressings and vinaigrettes are easy to make and transform a salad in just minutes ... Read More
Caramelised Onion

Caramelised Onion

Yum! With a few staple pantry ingredients, you’ll have whipped up a batch of Caramelised Onion in no time. Unlike ... Read More
spinach and ricotta cob loaf

Spinach & Ricotta Cob Loaf

Whether you are stepping ‘nibbles’ up a notch, or wanting to serve it as part of your main – a ... Read More
vegan smoky coconut bacon

Smoky Bacon-esque Coconut Chips

This Smoky Bacon-esque Coconut Chip recipe is vegan, I am not. Why not however, enjoy some simple foods that simply ... Read More
broccoli crumb

Broccoli Crumb

I really don’t have a burning desire to upload endless photos of my evening meal, believe me, but when I ... Read More
cherry tomatoes

Savoury Skin-On Tomato Salsa

With an abundance of cherry tomatoes in my veggie patch there is nothing more daunting than the thought of having ... Read More
green garlic

Green Garlic Vinaigrette

Green Grows the Garlic-o….I’ve had that tune in my head all day – but after some googling it’s ‘green grow ... Read More
spiced orange sauce

Spiced Orange Sauce

Tasty with prawns or as a cooking glaze for delicious baby vegetables, my Spiced Orange Sauce certainly has kick! Now ... Read More
roasted pumpkin seeds

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds & Pumpkin Skin Crisps

Pumpkins Galore, but don’t waste the skins and seeds. Last season, not a single pumpkin seed was intentionally planted in ... Read More
persimmon salsa

Persimmon Salsa

I am creating persimmon dishes faster than I can share them with you! If you have a persimmon tree in ... Read More
Blueberry Vinegar

Blueberry Vinegar & Vinaigrette

Once you have access to locally grown fruit in copious amounts and at grower’s prices it’s time to experiment with ... Read More
Spiced Plum Sauce

Spiced Plum Sauce

My Spiced Plum Sauce is cracking…if I may say so myself! My plum tree giv-ith, trice. Yep, my amazing plum ... Read More
croutons

Croutons & Crostini

I’ve been coveting stale bread like no tomorrow. NO ONE is to discard a single stale slice of anything in ... Read More
breadcrumbs

Salvage Bread: Make your own breadcrumbs

Bread goes stale. Fact. Breadcrumbs bought from a supermarket could set you back $1.80-$6.00 depending how fancy. Fact. You get ... Read More
Mozzarella

Make your own Mozzarella

I’ve spotted whole milk (full cream milk) before and wondered who would buy it given our fat conscious society – ... Read More
roast vegetable dips

Moroccan Roast Carrot Dip

After having great success with a variety of home-made dips all generated from my vegetable patch, I feel ready to ... Read More
Infused Rose Petal Sugar

Infused Rose Petal Sugar

Rose petals are deliciously fragrant, carry delicate flavours and have been used in cooking for hundreds of years. Dried and ... Read More
broad beans

Broad Bean and Pea Dip

It may be the end of the broad bean season but I’m sure enjoying every last mouthful. So are my ... Read More
dry kalette pesto

Dry Kalette Pesto

You’re familiar with pesto of course and you’re slowly being introduced to the concept of Kalettes…so may I introduce you ... Read More
Beetroot hummus

Beetroot Hummus

I had a double-take at some of my camera settings as the beetroot hummus was so crimson it almost looked ... Read More
Salmon Glaze

Summer Glazes

The summer season is a perfect excuse for balmy evening barbeques, healthy eating and light dishes. Not just for meat ... Read More
homemade mayonnaise dressing

Homemade Mayonnaise

No longer will you need, or even want, to buy mayonnaise after trying this. I was genuinely delighted to rediscover ... Read More
basil pesto

Hey Presto: Basil Pesto

Sweet basil has the most intoxicating aroma – fresh, peppery, and slightly sweet. This was our first year growing it ... Read More
chilli oil

Home Infused Chilli Oil

With a healthy crop of chilli turning fiery red within a few weeks, I did wonder what to do with ... Read More
Fresh Mango Salsa

Fresh Mango Salsa

There is something very moreish about a freshly made Mango Salsa, complete with crunch in all the right places, kicking ... Read More
blackberry vinaigrette

Homemade Blackberry Vinaigrette

A homemade vinaigrette – and this one uses a secret ingredient that’s likely already in your pantry. But what really ... Read More
almond pesto

Almond & Parsley Pesto

Whether it’s the bold, leafy flat-leaf Italian parsley or the curly, decorative variety that’s filled your beds and planters, parsley ... Read More
ham glaze

DIY Ham Glaze

A traditional glazed ham is on most Kiwi Christmas Day menus. Rediscovering do-it-yourself glaze is best made from leftovers in ... Read More
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