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Pumpkin Churro’s
We all love churro’s right, well I would guess most of us, I know I do. I thought of revamping, redesign pumpkin fritters and turning it into churro’s. My husband couldn’t stopped eating them. It’s super crispy and soft and sweet on the inside. Both our kids couldn’t wait for it, and ate up all […]
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The Best Bubbly Thick Pancakes (as good as Mc D’s if not better!)
We all have our go to favourite pancake recipe. But then there are the ones that are so good that not sharing it would be an offence. This recipe is one of those ones that needs some sharing. Best thing is, that it is delicious, bubbly and thick. It tastes better than the Mc D’s […]
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Flu Season & Parenting
We have avoided totally skipped Covid19 which I am truly grateful for. After New Zealand began opening up, all the bugs that were there in lockdown, magnified and got more when we don’t have any lockdowns. The winter bug this year is viscous, the bugs going around at kindy’s is no exception. It’s hard to […]
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Cinnamon Flavoured French Toast
I made this recently for our two kiddies and in the end only I end up eating it, it was so good and yum. In a bowl add in 4 eggs, 125ml of milk and mix well till well incorporated. Add in 1 tbs of cinnamon powder, 1 tbs of caster sugar and 1tbs of […]
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Ginger Indian Restuarant & Takeaway
We have eaten here since we arrived in Pukekohe. Our favourite is the lamb cutlets that is dipped in red curry sauce. They make the best curry in town. Their lamb curry is exceptional and their service is great. They are very friendly and helpful and we love the naan bread too.
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Vodka Filled Gummy Bears
Are you planning your next party or get together, and want the guests to snack on something while you having a relaxing time. Then this is it. My friend told me about this and I had to try making them for myself. It’s really easy and the guest will love it too. You will need: […]
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Chocolate Mousse Tiramisu
Chocolate Mousse is Simply my Favourite Dessert. Combine that with Tiramisu and you have dessert heaven. The Recipe will be up shortly on my blog, it needs to be set overnight in tbe fridge so that it can set. The Perfect Dessert for Oxtail Potjie or any dish. I thought of combining the two and […]
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The Best Fried Chicken
We all love a fried chicken, dipped in some barbecue sauce or tomato sauce or even something with a little spice. My husband made this fried chicken strips, from a recipe that he got from Facebook. After so many trials and tribulations, we finally made the perfect fried chicken. They are super crunchy and soft […]
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Charleston’s
Anniversary 💐 Dinner Celebrations 🥂 We sat at table 65. The beginning of the evening I didn’t even notice it, until later. We sat in a booth and had the best spot by the bar and close to the kitchen. They only had 2 tables available when we got there. They got really busy and […]
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Coconut Crunchies
Running out of oats and having to use the original recipe that is already on my blog and adding more coconut. It came out delicious and super crunchy and sweet. A great snack or lunch box snack that is healthy too. Ingredients:2 Cups of Flour3 Cups of Desiccated Coconut1 Cups of Oats1 Cup of Soft […]
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Churro’s
Since arriving here in New Zealand more than 4 years ago, I discovered churro’s and I absolutely love it! It’s crunchy but also soft in the inside. Covered in Cinnamon Sugar or Dipped in some chocolate hazelnut sauce or Drizzled with sauce on top. It makes for a yummy snack or a dish by itself, […]
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Mini Corn Dogs by Reinche (Dairy Free, Gluten Free & Keto Friendly)
My wonderful friend made this easy recipe. It’s also kid friendly as well as great as a snack or side dish. You can use any miniature sausages even cheese sausages will work great. The mixture for dipping in is made of: 1 Cup of Cornflour 1/2 Cup of water or milk or any dairy free […]
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Gluten Free Buttermilk Rusks
Turning the normal recipe which is not made with gf flour into a gluten free recipe. I had so much fun making it again after so many years of not making it. It turned out delicious. You can add more buttermilk and more sugar to your own preference. The source of this recipe is unknown […]
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Flavourful Beef & Onion Dumplings
This recipe happened by accident. I would call it a good accident, cause we made the most flavourful, delicious dumpling in one bite. I was trying to make a gluten free dumpling dough, and it completely flopped. My husband told me about the already easy to use dumpling dough that is available in our supermarkets. […]
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Coca-Cola Marshmallow Chocolate Cake
I made this wonderful cake 7 years ago. It took me 7 years to finally found this recipe that I’ve been looking for that felt like forever. One of my friends love this cake. I was so happy when I found it. Turned out I emailed the screenshots of the recipe to someone when I […]
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Honey Glazed Bacon Biltong
Before we left South Africa to immigrate to New Zealand, honey glazed bacon biltong I just began to taste. It was so delicious and arriving here more than 4 years ago, have not left my memory. In fact it’s as if the smell and taste in my memory. Thankz to my very good friend who […]
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5 Veggies & 1 Protein Dinner Bowl. Keto Friendly, Gluten Free & Dairy Free
My wonderful husband love to come up with new dishes. Since starting eating more healthy in our household, he have embraced the change. He is actually coming up with his own dishes and that is making me so excited. You can add your own gluten free carbs. You can even add more vegetables and use […]
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Success Pancakes by Reinche
There are pancakes and then there are pancakes. In South-Africa we call crepes that are known here in New Zealand, we call them pancakes. When you come across a worthy recipe that needs to be shared this is one of them. Reinche is not only a very good friend of mine, but she is absolutely […]
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Beetroot Cupcakes – Gluten Free, Dairy Free & Keto Friendly – with Frosting to your own Preference
Inspired by going gluten free, dairy free and keto friendly. Found a recipe online, and used the ingredients and converted it all to make it more health friendly. This recipe was my inspiration and it came out delicious. Ingredients:3 and 3/4 Cup Gluten Free Flour1/2 Cup Vegan Dairy Free Buttermilk100g Unsalted Butter25ml Vanilla Essence2 Eggs1 […]
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Sausage & Veggie Pizza – Keto friendly.
You can use sausage as your main ingredient for the meat. Then you can add any vegetables to your preferences. Serve and enjoy!
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Les Batkin Reserve
This beautiful reserve is located next to the Waikato River. It is only a few minutes drive from where we live and it is picturesque beautiful. There are lots of tables and chairs. A interactive play area for the kids as well as a big open field of grass as well as if you’d like […]
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Samuel Miller Reserve
This park became one of our favourites. There is so much to do for the kids. Including a big slide they can go down on. Lots of grass to play on as well as lots a playhouse, a small slide, swings and tables and chairs. Perfect for a meet up or picnic.
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Breakfast Pancakes / Flapjacks – Dairy Free, Sugar Free & Keto Friendly
Ever wanted to make flapjacks or pancakes that is delicious and sugar free and guilt free then I got the recipe for you. Ingredients:1 and 1/2 Cups Gluten Free Flour1 and 1/2 Cups Almond Milk / other dairy free milk2 Eggs1 and 1/2 Tsp Baking PowderPinch of Salt40ml Sweetner / Sugar alternative15ml Vanilla Essence Method:Add […]
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Dear Moms
You come in all shapes and sizesYou are dog momsYou are single momsYou are moms to other people’s kidsYou are heartbroken over the babies you have lostYou’ve got babies in heaven and still you carry so muchYou have the whole world on your shouldersYou carry everyone and have the whole weight of the family on […]
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Caramel Mint Tart – Made with Coconut Cream & Coconut Caramel Sauce with Biscuit and Butter Base and Aero Mint Chocolate & Dark Chocolate Sprinkles
Starting this new recipe, I wanted to use coconut cream instead of dairy cream. I didn’t find coconut caramel sauce, so I made my own which you will find in my previous blog post. I will add the link as well, so that you can make it yourself. I end up using a whole slab […]
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Coconut Caramel Sauce – The Crock Pot / Pressure Cooker Method – Keto Friendly, Gluten Free & Dairy Free
It’s quite interesting when you trying to find coconut caramel sauce, and only find coconut condensed milk. The easiest recipe. Not necessary to add any more sugars. Anyone can make this. I wanted to have coconut caramel sauce, for one of my recipes or dishes I wanted to make (will follow in the next post). […]
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Chocolate Cupcakes – Keto Friendly, Gluten Free & Dairy Free
Since I started my journey to eating more healthy. Cutting out gluten, dairy and sugar mostly. Going on the Keto lifestyle, eating plan. I have noticed how not alot of recipes there is for keto and gluten free. It’s so hard to find and with my knowledge already in baking, I used it to make […]
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Hot Cross Buns
Last year when trying to make hot cross buns, I epically failed. This year, surprisingly I got it right the second time. It was fluffy, crunchy and melt in the mouth. My own photos, I’ll post the link of the recipe here: Hot Cross Buns Recipe
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How to make your own Biltong/Cured Meat as known around the world
Growing up in the sunny, beautiful country called South-Africa, I wouldn’t take a second guess as how it is made. It was always available, at every shop and even big biltong shops. At every street corner. Arriving on New Zealand shores more than 4 years ago, something that we took for granted so easily, learning […]
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Kaos Café
This café is the little gem in our town. Its buzzing with clinging of glasses and footsteps, the music playing over the speakers that make you feel right at home. With friendly staff to accomadate you and service that is top notch, I would recommend them highly. Their food is also scrumptious and delicious in […]
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Carmalised Bacon & Mince Pizza Topped with Mozarella Cheese and Capsicum – Also Keto Friendly
My husband makes the best pizza toppings. He just fried some mince and bacon together and added a dash of sugar. Fried an onion and capsicum and put it with the mince and bacon. You can use normal already made dough and Keto pizza dough bases. Spread with some tomato sauce or barbeque sauce or […]
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KFC Brekkie Wrap
Me and my husband love eating this brekkie wrap from KFC in South Africa. Its saucy and egg goodness filled with bacon and barbecue sauce and anything you can add to it. Just take a wrap, fry an egg, add a few slices of crispy bacon, and drizzle of sauce. Wrap it all up and […]
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Hamilton Gardens
We visited Hamilton Gardens a few weeks ago, but some of the displays wasn’t open. We still had fun and our kids too. The park was super busy and buzzing. We had a great time there and ate some ice cream. Here is a few photos of Hamilton Gardens.
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You’ve got a Friend in Me
You know when you meet someone, get to know them, spend time with them and start doing things with them. When you click and just understands each other. Like sisters from different misters. We both came from South Africa, but we met in New Zealand. She is my friend, and someone I can also go […]
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Banana & Caramel Dump Cake
I wanted to try this for a while now. It came out better than I expected. We had ripe bananas and I wasn’t in the mood to bake banana bread or muffins, so I decided to make a dump cake with the ingredients we had, throwing everything we had. The caramel is the perfect pairing […]
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Cheesy Baked Keto Casserole with Beef Mince
So glad that with Keto you can also eat cheese and I love cheese. This cheesy bake is like eating and making lasagna but without the pasta, carbs and sheets. It’s so filling, creamy and delicious. For the beef mince you can follow this recipe that is already on my blog: For the white sauce […]
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Baked Avocado & Egg Keto Breakfast
This breakfast is yum and so delicious. It’s simple, easy and healthy. The egg yolk is a delicious sauce for over the avocado. In a bowl chop up 1 Avocado and add 2 eggs on top. Add any leftover mince or meat and sprinkle with cheese. Place in the oven for 180 degrees celsius till […]
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Pizza Dough Made with Warm Milk
I made this pizza dough a little different than usual. Instead of using lukewarm water, I used lukewarm milk. It made little small bubbles and was fluffy and soft. I think if I would have knead it more, more bigger bubbles would have formed. In a mixing bowl add in:6 cups of flour1 Tablespoon Soft […]
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Shopping with Toddlers
When you get babies,They grow up to become toddlersThere streaks and pushing boundries is becoming harder to manage as they get older and their will get stronger All parents can relate and even mom’s who have no other choice but to take their kids with them when they go shopping 🛒 The meltdowns and tantrums, […]
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Friends are Angels in Disguise
If you found that friend that you are blessed to meet, may you cherish them and hold them close to your heart. Nothing is a coincidence I believe. If you are lucky in your lifetime to meet them, have them and be part of their inner circle, count yourself twice blessed. These angels are hard […]
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Looking Back on my Journal Entry from 26th of March 2020
My Entry From: 26th of March 2020 when NZ went into it’s first lockdown. When I read these words, I can’t help but wondered if we took a different approach. It happened so quick. 2021 I am still busy processing, while we are already at the 4th Month almost of 2022. Scary! Have a read👇26 […]
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Pork Stirfry with Capsicum and Cauliflower / Broccoli Rice (Keto Friendly)
My husband made some generous pork chops in the deep pan. I just took mine and sliced it into slices. The pork chop is just seasoned with lemon juice, coarse salt and pepper. Fry some capsicum and some green beans in a pan till soft and golden. Serve with your cauliflower/broccoli rice that you fried […]
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Chocolate Keto Cake
I was on google searching fot keto cake recipes. I wanted a recipe where it tastes just like your normal chocolate cake, if not better. I found chocolatecoveredkatie.com to be really helpful in keto recipes even vegan recipes. It’s mouth watering delicious and only lasted a week in our house, it’s that good and my […]
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Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting (Keto Friendly)
I made this cream cheese frosting for the keto chocolate cake I baked. It was so delicious you don’t taste the difference, it’s that good. My husband loved this cream cheese frosting. The keto chocolate cake recipe will be on my next blog post. I used the butter at room temperature and the cream cheese […]
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Postpartum Depression
My dearest Baby. Postpartum depression lied to me. It came to convince me that because you cry a lot, we were shared a bad hand as parents. We have a difficult baby, what did we do wrong to deserve it? Postpartum depression came to steal from me. Weeks and weeks of moments with you. Milestones […]
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Pumpkin Malva Pudding with Caramel Sauce – Keto Friendly
This dessert purely started out of experimenting trying to make a dessert using just pumpkin goodness with caramel sauce. You read that right. When I tried to make my pumpkin fritters keto friendly and gluten free. The pumpkin fritters totally fell apart and I end up throwing them together and pouring caramel sauce in between. […]
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Peanut Clusters – Crockpot Recipe
This is my own recipe, adding my own quantities and ingredients. I saw this on Facebook and couldn’t resist not trying this. It makes making peanut clusters so much easier and hazzle free. Ingredients:1kg Blanched Clear PeanutsA few tablespoons of peanut butter 250g Creamy Milk Chocolate Bar200g Dark Chocolate150g White / Caramilk Chocolate Slow cook […]
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Caramel Sauce
This is a really easy caramel recipe. My own recipe. Ingredients:4 Tbs Butter4 Tbs Soft Brown Sugar125ml Evaporated Milk On the stove top in a non stick pan add in your butter and sugar. Melt on low heat until melted completely. Whisk continuously until sugar is dissolved. Add in your evaporated milk while whisking slowly. […]
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Home Made Caramels
I made some home made caramels by accident 🤪 What I mean by that was that I made caramel sauce it’s so easy and quick, it carmalised and almost split when I added the milk, I added glucose syrup and condensed milk and simmered it for 20 to 30 minutes and then placed it in […]
Kristie's Pantry
Where my husband and I share our love for cooking and baking. Exploring New Zealand and everything in between.
Kristie
A self taught homecook and baker. South African born and raised. Currently living in New Zealand. Me and my husband cook together and enjoy the family orientated life that New Zealand has to offer. On my blog you will find recipes, to feel good reads and everything in between. I hope you enjoy this journey with us. Happy cooking, baking, exploring & reading with us!
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