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My food journey and how to be self sufficient

My name is Camilla Remneblad and this is my food journey. Food is my passion. If I’m not in the kitchen cooking or baking you probably find me growing, catching or gathering food. I’m a …

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Easy no cook pizza sauce

July 26, 2025February 22, 2023

Best Pizza sauce Italian style There is no need to buy ready made pizza sauce since it only takes 2 minutes to make this easy no cook pizza sauce and the store bought sauces are …

rolling pin on top of pizza dough on a cream colored bench top

Bread

Thin pizza dough recipe

July 26, 2025February 22, 202310 Comments

What if you could make Italian style thin and crispy pizza at home and it would taste even better than a pizzeria? We all know that store bought pizza bases can be average at best. …

2 Wild duck skewers in hoisin sauce topped with sesame seeds. Served on top of steamed rice, sauteed oyster mushrooms and cabbage

Meat

Wild duck with hoisin sauce

July 26, 2025February 13, 2023Leave a Comment

This Wild duck with hoisin sauce recipe is a simple way to prepare and cook your wild ducks and the end result is fantastic! I use skinless duck breast for this dish. The meat is …

4 Baked fish fillets in an oven tray topped with tomato garlic and parsley. Silver serving spoon, garnished with yellow flowers.

Fish/Seafood

One-pan roasted fish with cherry tomatoes

July 26, 2025February 13, 20238 Comments 5

This One-pan roasted fish with cherry tomatoes taste of the Mediterranean and is an easy, foolproof recipe for perfectly cooked and flavorful fish every time! This is one of my favorite recipes that I keep making …

On a white plate are two pieces of pan fried fish on top of creamed nettle sauce. Two boiled potatoes and two lemon wedges next to it.

Fish/Seafood

Crumbed fish with creamed nettles

July 26, 2025February 7, 20238 Comments

Crumbed fish with nettles sauce brings back memories of my childhood. My grandmother was a keen forager. I remember her using stinging nettles in cooking growing up. She used them in soups, stews and for …

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Green tomato and chilli chutney

July 26, 2025January 17, 202310 Comments

This Green tomato chutney is a great all round condiment that pairs well with many different meals and snacks. I spread it in my sandwiches, serve it with my cheese and charcuterie board and alongside …

Homestead

How to grow garlic at home successfully

CamillaJune 23, 2025December 9, 202211 Comments

How to grow garlic at home Do you like eating healthy, organic and locally grown food that tastes amazing? Do you like gardening and growing plants? If the answers is yes then I think you …

Blanched masa corn and coriander dumplings

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Mexican dumpling (Chochoyotes)

July 26, 2025November 25, 202219 Comments 5

Chochoyotes are small round Mexican dumplings made with masa flour. Also known as ombligitos (“little belly buttons”) These round masa dumplings has a thumb hole in the middle which is perfect for catching and holding …

Pan fried scarlette wrasse with xo sauce, steamed rice and asian greens in a blue bowl plate

Fish/Seafood

Pan fried fish with xo sauce

July 26, 2025November 20, 202211 Comments 4.2

This fried fish with xo sauce is a light and healthy dish that is easy to prepare. An excellent mid week meal that everyone loves. The unique umami flavor of the xo sauce compliments the …

Venison, black bean chilli topped with 4 mexican dumplings and chopped coriander

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Black bean venison chili

July 26, 2025November 12, 202210 Comments 5

Black bean venison chili is a slow cooked easy to make one pot meal. A great family dinner full of flavor that can be made either in the slow cooker (crock pot) or on the …

Grow, gather, fish and hunt good food

Camilla Remneblad

Welcome to Grow, gather, fish and hunt good food

My name is Camilla Remneblad. I'm a chef, forager, fisherwoman and keen food grower who started my food blog Grow, gather, fish and hunt good food as a platform to share my recipes and tips on how to become more food self sufficient.

I live on 15 acres in rural New Zealand with my fiancé who is also a chef and two young children. I am happy and proud to feed my family nutritious, free range, spray free food daily.

I grew up in Sweden. After graduating from restaurant collage, my passion for food and travel took me around the world working in professional kitchens in different countries.

Once I finally settled in New Zealand my fiancé and I opened up and ran a successful restaurant in a busy tourist town. The dream of a quiet life and being self sufficient finally took over and we sold our business and moved down to a small farm where we started to grow and sell oyster mushrooms for a living.

Even though I spent many years cooking food in fancy restaurants my favorite food that I am the most proud of is the food that I cook at my homestead from homegrown or raised, hunted, gathered or caught ingredients. I love sharing my favorite recipes here. My recipes are fresh, seasonal, farmhouse style home cooking.

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Easy no cook pizza sauce

Thin pizza dough recipe

Wild duck with hoisin sauce

One-pan roasted fish with cherry tomatoes

Crumbed fish with creamed nettles

Green tomato and chilli chutney

How to grow garlic at home successfully

Mexican dumpling (Chochoyotes)

Pan fried fish with xo sauce

Black bean venison chili

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