Smoking paprika
My paprika crop is maturing and it’s time to get creative with it!
Growing peanuts in New Zealand
What I’ve learned about growing peanuts over the last three seasons.
Home-grown peanut butter
After 3 years and many, many hours of work, I finally get to sit down to my own home-grown, home-made peanut butter.
Boiled peanuts
Our third peanut harvest is our biggest so far; so I had the chance to try boiled peanuts for the first time. I am a fan.
Growing paprika
Paprika is made from specific varieties of capsicum, and this summer, I grew and processed my own.
Kat’s Nip Fluffy Balls
A new product has joined the Kat’s Nip range.
Canning lemonade syrup
The lemon tree is heaving and I need to do something about all these lemons!
In-ground worm farming
This week I installed some new worm farms directly in the garden.
The International Year of Millets
The UN has declared 2023 the International Year of Millets, so I tried growing some millet.
My first peanut harvest
My first peanut harvest is in!
Testing the coffee beans
After a recent workshop to learn how to process my own coffee, I put my own coffee beans to the test.
Planting peanuts
I’m feeling more on top of things in the garden, so I’m growing something new.
Project grow-a-mango
This week I spent $13 on a piece of fruit – and it was worth every cent. But can I grow good mangoes in New Zealand? Well, I’m going to give it a try!
Coffee fruit!
The coffee trees have started fruiting!
Baby chickens!
There’s some new arrivals in our flock!
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.
