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    Easy Made-From-Scratch Recipes

    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!

    • 2025 Homestead Planner
      2025 Homestead Planner
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    • Freezer Ebook Bundle
      Freezer Ebook Bundle
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    • Ultimate Ebook Bundle
      Ultimate Ebook Bundle
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    • Ultimate Freezer Meal Ebook
      Ultimate Freezer Meal Ebook
      $19.99
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    See more ebooks and printables here →

    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
    • Snaplock bags with diced tomatoes ready to freeze
      How to freeze tomatoes - 3 methods
    • How to Bottle Peaches (water bath method)
    • Pint preserving jar with diced tomatoes
      How to bottle diced tomatoes
    • 6 pint jars of homemade tomato basil pasta sauce
      Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce (for canning)
    • 4 half pint jars of homemade salsa
      Homemade Tomato Salsa (for canning)
    • Cans in waterbath
      Beginners guide to water bath canning/bottling
    See more Preserving →

    Popular Recipes

    Tried and true, these recipes are all reader favourites around here! Simple, delicious and real crowd pleasers!

    • Homemade beef burger with fries in the background
      Homemade Burger Patties (Josh's secret recipe)
    • Close up of scoop of cheesy mince pasta with herbs on top
      Cheesy One Pan Mince Pasta
    • Homemade Burrito Spice Mix (or taco seasoning) - the perfect blend of spices to make your favourite Mexican meal in minutes! Perfect for beef burritos, nachos, chicken strips for tacos, refried beans or anything Mexican! | thekiwicountrygirl.com
      Homemade Burrito Spice Mix (with free printable labels)
    • Overhead of bowl with potato salad, chives and tea towel in background
      Easy Potato Salad Recipe
    • Sealed jars of bottled plums with bowl of plums in background
      How to Bottle Plums (and other stone fruit)
    • Jar of yoghurt on white background with berries
      How To Make Yoghurt
    • Pan of devilled sausages with mashed potato
      Devilled Sausages
    • 6 jars of overnight oats on a white background
      How to make overnight oats + 6 flavour ideas!

    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!

    • Oven tray with nests of homemade pasta
      Homemade Pasta
    • Jar of strawberry jam with strawberries in background and spoon
      Simple Homemade Strawberry Jam
    • Homemade garlic bread on a chopping board with garlic butter and fresh parsley
      The Best Homemade Garlic Bread (from scratch!)
    • Loaf of homemade white sandwich bread
      5 ingredient Basic White Bread Recipe

    See more made from scratch recipes →

    Easy Dinner Recipes

    Cooking dinner every night will be much easier with these simple, family friendly recipes!

    • Apricot glazed ham on wooden board with rosemary
      Apricot Glazed Ham
    • 40+ Beef Mince Recipes
    • Chicken fried rice in a bowl with chopsticks and pan of fried rice in the background
      Chicken Fried Rice
    • Sliced stromboli on a plate with dipping sauce
      Stromboli

    See more dinner recipes →

    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

    • Pull apart bread in the shape of Christmas tree with wreath next to it
      Christmas Tree Pull Apart Bread
    • Loaf of pull apart bread with piece pulled off on white background
      Pesto Cheese Pull Apart Bread
    • Loaf of homemade white sandwich bread
      Guide to Baking with Yeast
    • Loaf of French bread wrapped in a bag
      Easy French Bread Recipe

    See more bread recipes →

    Latest Posts

    The latest and greatest brand new recipes and updates from the blog!

    • Easy Mixed Berry Trifle
    • Apricot glazed ham on wooden board with rosemary
      Apricot Glazed Ham
    • Freezer Apple Pie Filling
    • Sweet Zucchini Relish

    See more from the blog →

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    Hi, I'm Laura, a country girl from rural New Zealand sharing all things food, garden and living the simple life!

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    Popular Recipes

    • Homemade beef burger with fries in the background
      Homemade Burger Patties (Josh's secret recipe)
    • Close up of scoop of cheesy mince pasta with herbs on top
      Cheesy One Pan Mince Pasta
    • Homemade Burrito Spice Mix (or taco seasoning) - the perfect blend of spices to make your favourite Mexican meal in minutes! Perfect for beef burritos, nachos, chicken strips for tacos, refried beans or anything Mexican! | thekiwicountrygirl.com
      Homemade Burrito Spice Mix (with free printable labels)
    • Overhead of bowl with potato salad, chives and tea towel in background
      Easy Potato Salad Recipe

    Winter Warmers

    • Pan of devilled sausages with mashed potato
      Devilled Sausages
    • Bowl of bacon bone and vegetable soup on table with slice of buttered bread
      Bacon Hock and Vegetable Soup (slow cooker and instant pot)
    • Baked mince and cheese pie with tomato sauce and forks with a slice on a plate
      Mince and Cheese Pie
    • Chocolate self saucing pudding in white dish with bowl served up beside it
      Chocolate Self Saucing Pudding

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