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Condiments Home Canning

Savoury Plum Sauce Recipe

by Kylie Foster March 10, 2022

This savoury plum sauce is super easy to make and is a great way to use excess plums. It has good flavour and works really well with meats. You can add it to stir fries, use as a marinade or to baste chicken drumsticks and other meats, or use it as a dipping sauce for meats, wontons and spring rolls. 

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Condiments Home Canning

Peach BBQ Sauce Recipe

by Kylie Foster February 17, 2022

This tasty sauce has heat from fresh chilli and mustard, sweet and fruity notes from peaches and a bit of tang from vinegar. It is delicious paired with chicken and fish.

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Condiments Home Canning

Harissa Sauce Recipe

by Kylie Foster February 08, 2022

Try our harissa sauce recipe and use up some of the chillies and tomatoes growing in your garden. This versatile sauce is easy to make and can be used with chicken, meat, fish and vegetables. It's a delicious condiment to have on hand so follow the preserving instructions so you can stock up your pantry.

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Baking Gluten Free Paleo

Coconut and Caramel Slice (Allergy Friendly)

by Kylie Foster June 18, 2020

This allergy friendly Coconut and Caramel Slice is perfect for those who are gluten, dairy, egg and nut free. It is super delicious and so easy to make. The end result is a crispy base with a soft caramel layer and toasted flakes of coconut and chocolate on top. It is a real treat for an allergy friendly household.

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Gluten Free Paleo

Gluten Free Flatbread Recipe

by Kylie Foster April 03, 2020

This lovely gluten free flatbread recipe uses coconut and tapioca flours. It's quick and easy to make and is a great served with soups, curries and stews. Our family favourite is to load the flat breads with chicken, avocado and lots of fresh salad ingredients from the garden.

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Freezer safe guacamole recipe (frozen in glass jars)

by Kylie Foster March 06, 2020

This freezer safe guacamole recipe is delicious! You can make this when avocados are cheap to buy or if you find yourself with too many ripe avocados at once. It makes a great snack with vegetable sticks or use with nachos. Full instructions provided for freezing these successfully in glass jars.

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Pantry Challenge

Pantry Challenge 2020

by Kylie Foster January 24, 2020

Join us on our Pantry Challenge as we work to achieve our own goals around reducing food waste. Set your own goals that works best for you and your household. In this blog post, we share what the challenge is about along with ideas for how you could complete it.

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Home Canning

Stewed Rhubarb & Orange Recipe

by Kylie Foster December 29, 2019

This stewed rhubarb and orange recipe is a great way to use up excess rhubarb in your garden. The orange zest and juice adds an extra flavour dimension along with added sweetness. This canning / home preserving recipe provides full instructions and makes 3x pint sized jars. Beautiful for eating on its own, with breakfast or dessert, or use in baking.

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Home Canning Jams & Curds

Strawberry Jam Recipe (Reduced Sugar and No Pectin)

by Kylie Foster December 01, 2019

This beautiful strawberry jam recipe doesn't contain pectin so it is more like a traditional style but with a lot less sugar. The reduced sugar allows the strawberry flavour to really shine. It's delicious! Step-by-step instructions included.

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Freezing Food Jams & Curds

Lime Curd Recipe

by Kylie Foster November 13, 2019

This lime curd recipe is a great way to use up excess limes that seem to grow so well in NZ. This makes a delicious lime curd which has plenty of tartness balanced with just enough sweetness. You can freeze this curd and use over a 6 month period or longer.

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Baking Chocolate

Super Delicious Bounty Bliss Balls

by Kylie Foster September 10, 2019

This delicious Bounty Bliss Balls recipe has just the right amount of sweetness while being loaded with good fats. These are the perfect brain food for school or work. Easy to make and stores well in the fridge, you will wonder where this bliss ball recipe has been all your life!

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Bottled Juices Home Canning

Bottled Grapefruit Juice

by Kylie Foster September 09, 2019

This bottled grapefruit juice recipe will use up lots of your excess grapefruit and provide you with a delicious mixer for summer drinks. Heat processing instructions are provided so your juice will be shelf stable for the next 12 months. Perfect served with fizzy water, ice and a sprig of mint on a hot summers day.

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  • Home Canning
  • Jams & Curds
  • Paleo
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+Recent Articles

  • Savoury Plum Sauce Recipe
    March 10, 2022
  • Peach BBQ Sauce Recipe
    February 17, 2022
  • Harissa Sauce Recipe
    February 08, 2022
  • Coconut and Caramel Slice (Allergy Friendly)
    June 18, 2020
  • Gluten Free Flatbread Recipe
    April 03, 2020
  • Freezer safe guacamole recipe (frozen in glass jars)
    March 06, 2020
  • Pantry Challenge 2020
    January 24, 2020
  • Stewed Rhubarb & Orange Recipe
    December 29, 2019
  • Strawberry Jam Recipe (Reduced Sugar and No Pectin)
    December 01, 2019
  • Lime Curd Recipe
    November 13, 2019
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