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🥝 Kiwi kitchen cooking & baking
🌱kitchen gardening (Z 9b)
🧑‍🍳 Wild game, fish, beef, chicken
📍 Rotorua, New Zealand
💁 Helping others cook & eat well

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I'm super proud of this little champion. I grew him from a packet of dried @tiopablonz Ancho Poblano chilis from @riccogourmetfoods - so he's technically all the way from Mexico!
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Today he's finally big enough to join the rest of the fam in the chili bed 🤓😊
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To make sure my new baby settles in perfectly - and to give the rest of the chilis a growing boost - I'm giving the entire bed a heavy feed with the ultimate combo:
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@tuigardenandhome
Tui Organic Sheep Pellets dropped straight in the hole and scattered around the rest of the plants to condition the soil and supply organic, slow-release nitrogen
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Tui blood & Bone dusted generously to kickstart deep, strong root development for the new plant and encourage heavy flowering on the established ones.
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A good tuck in, a deep soak to activate the pellets, and this patch is prepped for a great summer harvest 😍 ⛱️🌶️🌶️
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#chiligrower #nzgardening #seedtoharvest #growyourownveggies #peppers taken in Rotorua, New Zealand by @wildkiwicook

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This sloppy dough focaccia really is ☑️ no knead and ☑️ no fuss 🙌
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I made this on the fly to go with a roasted Cauliflower & Black Garlic Soup - both were fab and I don't think I'll ever knead a focaccia again!
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🎯 Pro tip: The secret to light bread dough is using Italian 00 flour. It's non sticky and creates a really light crumb that doesn't leave you feeling heavy after eating it 🙌 00 flour is so worth hunting out - try your local specialty foods store if your supermarket doesn't have it (I get mine from @riccogourmetfoods)
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Recipe & method up on my website overnight 👉 wildkiwikitchen.com
Or comment for the link 😍
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#focaccia #homemadebread #breadmaking #00flour #newzealandlife taken in Rotorua, New Zealand by @wildkiwicook

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Roast Cauliflower & Black Garlic Soup with a cheeky no-knead 00 flour focaccia-style bread I literally threw together as a side not thinking it would be any good (it was!) 😋😆
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Definitely a soup kinda day in Rotorua today 🌧️ so I picked the last of my kitchen garden winter cauli for the soup base and added some delicious @neudorfblackgarlic puree from my local @riccogourmetfoods for those deep smokey umami flavors 🙌😍
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Recipe & method up soon
👉 wildkiwikitchen.com
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#cauliflowersoup #blackgarlic #homegrown #focaccia #kitchengarden taken in Rotorua, New Zealand by @wildkiwicook

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3 days ago

Planting patio citrus 🍊 🍋 😍
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My Bears patio lime has done so well the last couple of years that I'm feeling confident enough to add a couple more container citrus. To me, trees like citrus are a long term investment, so the best quality potting mix for container planting is key - fertiliser, airation & saturation are super important for healthy root growth & fruiting (particularly for porous pots like terracotta), as is ongoing & regular fertilising 💛💛
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So off with my dog child to @mitre10nz Rotorua where the gardening team helped us 💪 40L bags of @tuigardenandhome premium potting mix (& bonus right now Tui organic sheep pellets only $10 with the potting mix purchase! Winner winner 🐔 dinner 🙌).
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** I KNOW I should remove the flowers and let them grow a bit first year in ... but I just CAN'T 😆**
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#citrus #containergardening #nzlife #mandarin #lemontree taken in Rotorua, New Zealand by @wildkiwicook

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Home-Grown Mushrooms Tutorial
🎯Part 1: Spore Germination
(No Fancy Tech Required).
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Mushrooms aren't cheap to buy, yet can actually be grown at home from other mushrooms plus homegrown taste amazing 🤩 🤎
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Sure there's the odd thrills and spills along the way the same as growing anything at home, - but the process is fascinating, reasonable to set up cost-wise, and it's super satisfying to start and harvest your own mushrooms!
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The initial spawning and feeding medium is simply achieved with brown rice or popping corn, a few recycled jars with metal lids, paper tape for air exchange, a bit of boiling to sterilize, and patience. Once the spawn has taken, I plan to fruit the mushrooms in cheap reusable plastic pails with a wood fire pellet growing medium (ie: sawdust)
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Home grown mushrooms are also a fascinating experimental project for kids (with supervision) as the mushrooms grow super quick once in the fruiting stage.
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Save and follow along for Part 2 🤎🤎
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#growingmushrooms #nzlife #homesteading #kidsproject taken in Rotorua, New Zealand by @wildkiwicook

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5 days ago

Impress friends and fam with this Steak & Ale Pie with a Pork Lard Pastry. Yes, it's divine. Yes, the pastry is easy and tastes amazing 😍🤩
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Recipe & method up on my website
👉 wildkiwicook.com
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Here I used👇
@wainuivalleymushrooms oyster mushrooms grown from a kit
@mrsrogersnz organic juniper berries
@oxofoodsnz beef oxo cubes
@casselsbrewingco double cream milk stout can
@otakiributchery wild venison rump

@libbys.pork.crack lard & @pams.nz high grade flour for the pastry
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#venison #steakandalepie #porklard #whatsfordinner #homemadepie taken in Rotorua, New Zealand by @wildkiwicook

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7 days ago

Here's my favorite Guac recipe 🥑😋
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2 soft avos mashed
1/2 red onion finely chopped
1 ripe tomato, chopped
Juice of 1 lemon or lime
Ground sea salt and black pepper
Handful cilantro, chopped (optional)
a pinch of chipotle salt or chili powder (optional)
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Here I used:
@tiopablonz Chipotle Salt for a nice chili bite + Citrus Chili Totopitos corn chips picked up from our local gourmet foods store @riccogourmetfoods 🙌
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#guacamole #nzlife #dips #cookingathome #cookingfromscratch taken in Rotorua, New Zealand by @wildkiwicook

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7 days ago

Melt in the mouth Pork Lard Pastry. Likely the most delicious savory pastry you'll ever eat in your life 😂 🙌
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Made using:
Chilled Rotorua water
@libbys.pork.crack pork lard
@pams.nz economical high grade flour
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For recipe & method
👉wildkiwikitchen.com
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#venison #beefwellington #pastry #venisonrecipes #sikashow taken in Rotorua, New Zealand by @wildkiwicook

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10 days ago

A Black Garlic, Smoked Chicken & Mushroom Sauce with homemade Fettuccine for two
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Im loving the depth @neudorfblackgarlic smokey black garlic puree brings to everything I cook with it, and this quick week-night dish is no exception!
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And homemade egg pasta is also super easy - you'll taste the difference!
👉 For fool-proof pasta dough I typically use 1 egg to 1 cup 00 Italian flour 🙌 (yes, the flour makes ALL the difference)
👉And always add a ladle of pasta cooking water to your dish to thicken the sauce 😋
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For the light cream sauce:
Mix 1 dessert spoon of flour to a paste with ~150 mls of fresh pouring cream, 1.5 tsp whole grain mustard and 1.5 tsp black garlic puree (measure by your heart)
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Here I used:
@tegeltakeouts smoked chicken
@wainuivalleymushrooms oyster mushrooms I grew from a kit
@riccogourmetfoods Italian 00 flour
Kitchen garden Japanese chili and parsley to garnish
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#homemadepasta #blackgarlic #fettuccine #easycooking #kitchengarden taken in Rotorua, New Zealand by @wildkiwicook

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10 days ago

Green Serrano Salsa with Braised Fresh Sausages
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Who knew humble sausages could look & taste this good!?
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I wanted a 'green' sauce for this Mexican-style recipe and planned to use a large tin of @tiopablonz Tomatillos - except I discovered at the last minute I didn't have any on hand! 🤦😵⚠️ While tomatillos are *always* my preference for a green sauce base, I had to quickly pivot to a can of @pams.nz plain chopped tomatoes and a bunch of bok choy from my kitchen garden - but it still tasted great 😃 🙌👌
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The secret to this recipe is good quality fresh sausages (I used our wild venison fresh sausages by @otakiributchery) and a good vegetable-forward recaudo-style base of onion, celery, garlic, carrot, and the bright crisp taste of seeded green serrano chili pepper blitzed together with tomatillo or tomato 😋👌Purists will say no celery or carrot in recaudo but I went wild 😜 🤷
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Recipe & method on my website
👉 wildkiwikitchen.com
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#easydinner #whatsfordinner #nzfoodie #kitchengarden #serrano taken in Rotorua, New Zealand by @wildkiwicook

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Super surprised with this random little gardening experiment!
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I couldn't find ancho poblano seeds in New Zealand a few months back, so pretty stoked to germinate these from a packet of my fave @tiopablonz dried Mexican ancho chili from @riccogourmetfoods
(Nb: dried is always better for chili chocolate recipes as no water content...)
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The green chili fruit is known as 'poblano' which is often stuffed and baked, and the mature, sweeter red as 'ancho' - a bit like a green capsicum or bell pepper vs a red one.
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I don't know if they'll fruit, but I'm super excited to find out, and hopefully cooking with them in summer 🤞🤞
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#ancho #mexicanfood #homegardening #growingfromseed #newzealandlife taken in Rotorua, New Zealand by @wildkiwicook

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