My mother’s mother’s mothers
How the women who came before me have shaped my life at The Outpost today. The story of my matrilineal line.
Home-grown peanut butter
Three years of growing peanuts came down to this. Home-grown, home-made peanut butter. Was it worth it?
Boiled peanuts
Hands-down the tastiest and easiest way to eat your home-grown peanut crop.
A diary of my week
Ever wonder what I do in a week? Well, here’s one week in my life.
Aglio e olio with green garlic
The simplest and most satisfying thing to do with fresh green garlic. Every garlic grower should know this one.
A week away
I left the farm for a whole 8 days! I had so much fun! Here are some highlights.
Cooking in compost
A big compost pile generates serious heat. Enough to cook a steak. Yes, really.
My favourite herbs
A look into how I grow, and cook with a selection of some of the herbs growing at The Outpost.
Makin’ bacon
When life gives you a pig, you make bacon. A straightforward home-curing process from shot to bacon buttie.
Garlic bread
A simple garlic and herb bread recipe that can be frozen to save future-you some time.
Marilyn’s Cheesy Leeks
Mum’s cheese sauce recipe, designed to make leeks irresistible. Works on most vegetables, if I’m honest.
About Kat
Kat is a gardener and purrveyor of Kat's Nip. Most Sundays she writes about her life on her lifestyle block in Te Hiku (Far North), New Zealand.
