Welcome to The Kiwi Country Girl, where we are all about simple, family friendly recipes that are made from scratch! You'll also find posts on preserving, farm & garden tips and easy DIY projects.
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Shop all of my best selling ebooks including the popular Freezer Meal ebook bundle as well as the latest - the 2025 Homestead Planner!
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2025 Homestead Planner$19.99 -
Freezer Ebook Bundle$34.99 -
Ultimate Ebook Bundle$44.99 -
Ultimate Freezer Meal Ebook$19.99
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Preserving Tips and Recipes
It's time to start squirrelling food away for the winter! Check out my preserving posts with helpful tips and tricks as well as my favourite preserving recipes.
- Freezer Apple Pie Filling
- Sweet Zucchini Relish
- How to freeze tomatoes - 3 methods
- How to Bottle Peaches (water bath method)
- How to bottle diced tomatoes
- Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce (for canning)
- Homemade Tomato Salsa (for canning)
- Beginners guide to water bath canning/bottling
Popular Recipes
Tried and true, these recipes are all reader favourites around here! Simple, delicious and real crowd pleasers!
Hi, I'm Laura!
I live on a farm in rural New Zealand with my husband Josh, our kids Sadie, Macey & Finlay and our black lab Sage. We're all about simple & delicious, family friendly recipes that are made from scratch, gardening, preserving and living our homesteading dream!
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Made From Scratch
If you've always wanted to try making things from scratch - start here!
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Easy Dinner Recipes
Cooking dinner every night will be much easier with these simple, family friendly recipes!
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Bread Recipes
Homemade bread doesn't have to be hard - here are my favourite recipes, all made simple with easy to follow step by step instructions
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Latest Posts
The latest and greatest brand new recipes and updates from the blog!
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