Recipes
Delicious ways to use your harvest.
![Gran Shirley’s Cauliflower and Pineapple Pickle](https://kats-garden.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cauliflower-pineapple-pickle-1080x675.jpg)
Gran Shirley’s Cauliflower and Pineapple Pickle
It’s taken me years to grow the cauliflower I needed to make this one…
![Canning lemonade syrup](https://kats-garden.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/lemonade-1080x675.jpg)
Canning lemonade syrup
The lemon tree is heaving and I need to do something about all these lemons!
![Banana loaf](https://kats-garden.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/banana-bread-1080x675.png)
Banana loaf
An easy, delicious version of this classic way to use a prodigious banana harvest.
![Aglio e olio with green garlic](https://kats-garden.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/aglio-e-olio-1080x674.jpg)
Aglio e olio with green garlic
A quick and simple dish that every garlic grower should know!
![Coconut Slice](https://kats-garden.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/coconut-slice-1080x675.jpg)
Coconut Slice
One of our favourite recipes from my Gran’s cookbook.
![How to make your own pruning paste](https://kats-garden.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/pruning-paste-1080x675.jpg)
How to make your own pruning paste
Pruning paste is helpful for keeping your fruit trees healthy after pruning.
![Sponge-top pudding](https://kats-garden.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sponge-top-pudding-1080x675.jpg)
Sponge-top pudding
Use your fruit harvests by making this simple comforting dessert on these dark winter nights.
![Apple crumble](https://kats-garden.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/apple-crumble-1080x675.jpg)
Apple crumble
My favourite way to use our apple harvest.
![Making Nana Retter’s Fruit Cake](https://kats-garden.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/nana-retters-fruit-cake-1080x675.jpg)
Making Nana Retter’s Fruit Cake
Last Christmas I joined a long line of women in my family who have made my great grandmother’s fruit cake.
![Gran Shirley’s Sally Lunn](https://kats-garden.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/sally-lunn-1080x675.jpg)
Gran Shirley’s Sally Lunn
We’ve got too many potatoes so I’m looking for new ways to use them. Turns out, my Gran had a delicious way around a potato glut.