A tangy and sweet zucchini relish recipe that is the perfect way to use up excess zucchini or courgette from the garden and enjoy it all year long on hotdogs, burgers, cheese boards and in sandwiches. If you in the season of gardening when zucchini are taking over your garden and you can't keep up... Read More The post Sweet Zucchini Relish appeared first on The Kiwi Country Girl ..read more

Making and decorating a gingerbread house can seem like a daunting project but it's really very simple! Let me walk you through how to bake your own houses and my best tips for decorating them with kids and I've included a free printable template! One of my kids absolute favourite Christmas traditions is making and... Read More The post How to make and decorate a Gingerbread House appeared first on The Kiwi Country Girl ..read more

How to preserve tomatoes without cooking, canning or bottling them, here are 3 easy methods for freezing them for use all year long! Methods for whole tomatoes, cherry tomatoes and diced tomatoes. If there is one thing I can never grow enough of in my summer garden, it is tomatoes. There is nothing that tastes... Read More The post How to freeze tomatoes - 3 methods appeared first on The Kiwi Country Girl ..read more

For a Christmas appetizer or as a side dish to the main meal, you can't go past this cheesy, pesto Christmas tree pull apart bread. Make it ahead of time and freeze or bake fresh on the day. There are so many important components of a Christmas meal - ham, pavlova, our family favourite Mum's... Read More The post Christmas Tree Pull Apart Bread appeared first on The Kiwi Country Girl ..read more

Hearty, healthy bacon hock soup using a bacon or ham hock or bones and and any vegetables you have on hand. Make it in the slow cooker or instant pot and serve with fresh bread for a warming winter meal! Bacon hock soup is a classic winter soup and is a fabulous way to pack... Read More The post Bacon Hock and Vegetable Soup (slow cooker and instant pot) appeared first on The Kiwi Country Girl ..read more

This yeast leavened overnight waffle recipe is mixed up the night before and stored in the fridge, ready to make fresh waffles in the morning with next to no effort required! It takes 5 minutes to mix up the batter and it is all made in one bowl. As our kids are getting older, they... Read More The post Overnight Waffle Recipe appeared first on The Kiwi Country Girl ..read more

There is no denying it, beef mince is an absolute staple ingredient to base meals around. It's cheap, tasty, kid friendly and incredibly versatile! If you are a farmer like us and have a freezer full of homekill beef mince, you will always be looking for new ways to use it! Here are more than... Read More The post 40+ Beef Mince Recipes appeared first on The Kiwi Country Girl ..read more

I just cannot believe how perfectly Finn has fit into our family! Maybe because he's the third baby and he doesn't have a choice but also probably because he is such a content, peaceful baby that unless he's hungry or mid nappy change we barely know he's there! Although in saying that, he is not... Read More The post Life with Finlay - 1-2 months appeared first on The Kiwi Country Girl ..read more

Our smart, curious, kind and loving big girl Sadie is 4!! And what a year it has been! Sadie wants to know EVERYTHING! She is the question master, asking them from the minute her eyes open, until they finally close again at night! But they are mostly extremely good questions and always with follow up... Read More The post Sadie turns 4! appeared first on The Kiwi Country Girl ..read more

A step by step guide to canning/bottling peaches using a water bath canner. Perfect for beginners, home canned peaches are a delicious way to enjoy in season peaches year round. If you are brand new to canning/bottling, these posts might be helpful to read first: Beginners guide to water bath canning/bottling Beginners guide to bottling/canning... Read More The post How to Bottle Peaches (water bath method) appeared first on The Kiwi Country Girl ..read more