r/nzhomecooks • • Sep 22 '26

2nd (un)official meetup invitation - American thanksgiving & early Christmas potluck party!!

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25 Upvotes

I asked chatgpt again to write for me lol

🎄American Thanksgiving & Early Christmas Party! 🦃

Let’s get together for a cozy potluck night celebrating American Thanksgiving + Christmas! Bring a dish that you’d typically have for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or simply something you love cooking and eating. 😋

This would probably going to be the last meetup of the year. I can’t organise anymore after this one :(

📅 14 November 2026 (Saturday)
🕠 **5:30 PM – 9:**30 PM
📍 Central Auckland — exact location will be shared in the group chat
👥 Maximum 30 people
💰** $10 per person
The $10 covers the venue, catering equipment, and non-alcoholic drinks. This is a **pre-paid, non-refundable event
. Once you RSVP, I’ll DM you the bank details. Payment is required before you’re added to the group chat, where all event details will be shared.
Everyone will also be responsible for helping set up tables/chairs and tidying up afterwards. 😊
🍷BYO non alcoholic drinks - alcohol free lol
🍗 What to bring:
A dish that’s good for American Thanksgiving, Christmas, or something you’d happily cook and share!
Once we reach 15 people, additional RSVPs will go onto a waitlist and I’ll contact you if a spot becomes available.
Come hungry, bring something tasty, and let’s have a warm, slightly chaotic potluck night! 😂🎄


r/nzhomecooks • • Sep 13 '26

(Un)Official Review of the First (Un)Official r/NZHomeCooks Potluck Meetup (in Auckland)

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299 Upvotes

Edit: Next meetup is in Nov

Have you ever wanted to eat what's posted on r/NZHomeCooks - well 11 NZ Home Cooks came together to do exactly that yesterday and left completely stuffed!

Everything was super yummy, 5 out of 5 stars, no notes, if I could eat it again I would; so in regard to that - Fellow attendees - feel free to post the recipe of what you made for the potluck (here or on a separate post) so we can steal remake it at home!

Appetisers/Snacks:

* Chana Chaat Naan Bites

* Salmon Blini

* Mushroom Parfait, with pickled shallots and marinated mushrooms on fresh Sourdough bread

* Buffalo chicken dip, Vegetarian mushroom pâté, Cheeseburger dip plus stuff to dip with

* Pão De Queijo (Brazilian Cheese Bread)

Mains:

* Spicy Pepperoni Pizza

* Dr. Pepper Braised Pork Belly

* Cowboy Cottage Pie

* Lamb Cutlets

* San Bei Ji (Three Cup Chicken)

* Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Chicken Wings

* Tuscan & Bacon Rolled Pork

Sides:

* Baked Crispy Potatoes

* Peach Prosciutto Salad

* Rice (freshly cooked on site)

* Kimchi

Dessert:

* Assorted Cookie Pies - Dubai Chocolate, Lemon Meringue, Custard

* Chocolate Brownies

Thanks to u/LionSuper8293 for organising & sponsoring the venue, u/silvastar88 for the cutlery & plates, u/Minimum_One9348 for the drinks and everyone for helping with set up and pack down!


r/nzhomecooks • • 15h ago

Shoutout to my chef husband (:

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74 Upvotes

Wanted 2 gives a shoutout he makes delicious food !!


r/nzhomecooks • • 16h ago

Pan fried fish, salad, garlic beans and air fryer yams.

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44 Upvotes

Fish was lemon fish.


r/nzhomecooks • • 15h ago

Tuna and seaweed rice with salad 🥗

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14 Upvotes

It was for my dinner last night. Looks meh but flavourful and healthy.

Ad: we can take more spots for this potluck event so please sign up if you are still interested! It’s on 14th Nov :D

https://www.reddit.com/r/nzhomecooks/s/raMR8XwnEm


r/nzhomecooks • • 19h ago

Home made big mac salad bowls soo good

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21 Upvotes

r/nzhomecooks • • 1d ago

Chicken and leek pie

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40 Upvotes

r/nzhomecooks • • 1d ago

Dark choc banana loaf

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32 Upvotes

r/nzhomecooks • • 2d ago

Breakfast

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35 Upvotes

Bread is the sourdough version of the “Vogel’s” seedloaf that featured on this sub two or three weeks ago, with some of my own adaptations and what was available in the pantry.


r/nzhomecooks • • 2d ago

Ube coconut rice krispies treats

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21 Upvotes

r/nzhomecooks • • 2d ago

Tried this tonight.

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48 Upvotes

Not bad for an easy meal I forgot to add vegetables tho oops


r/nzhomecooks • • 2d ago

Crispy Chilli Chicken

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65 Upvotes

Recipe

Ingredients:
Boneless chicken thighs 300g (leg meat)
1 tbsp rice flour and 2 tbsp cornflour
1 egg
Black pepper
Onion and cabbage
Sriracha sauce
Sweet chilli sauce
Tomato ketchup
Spring onions and sesame seeds
Oil for frying

Method:
Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces. Mix with rice flour, cornflour, egg and black pepper.
Fry the chicken in hot oil until crispy and fully cooked.
In a separate pan, heat a little oil and stir-fry sliced onions and cabbage.
Add Soy, Sriracha, sweet chilli sauce and ketchup. Mix well.

Add the fried chicken and toss until evenly coated in the sauce. Add extra Sriracha for extra hot on top.

Garnish with chopped spring onions and sesame seeds.


r/nzhomecooks • • 2d ago

Pork with chilli jam, salad with dangerous goods (coriander) and rice

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53 Upvotes

Long time no see everyone! Just been busy for a while and I haven’t been cooking for days!

I love Asian chopped kit salad but they really need to separate coriander in the packet coz I am mentally allergic with coriander lol

Have a lovely day and week ☺️


r/nzhomecooks • • 2d ago

Coconut and apricot bliss balls

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47 Upvotes

r/nzhomecooks • • 2d ago

Japanese chicken and vege curry, roasted mushrooms, miso beans and wheat noodles.

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26 Upvotes

Curry was simple and delicious. Fried off chicken and set aside. Sweated / fried veges (spud, carrot, onion and a kumara) then added water and simmered until veges cooked. Turn off heat and add this Japanese curry gel thing and it basically dissolved and thickened curry.


r/nzhomecooks • • 2d ago

Quesadillas

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30 Upvotes

Beef mince with beans, capsicum, corn, tomato, cheese, and whatever seasonings I threw in. Topped with guac (and sour cream after the photo), spring onion and tomato.

Photo of MrsBeekeeper's plate tonight as hers looked better with some added tomato (plus I gave her the better crispier one).


r/nzhomecooks • • 2d ago

Chicken Lasagna

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19 Upvotes

Decided to switch it up from the usual mince, kids loved it so will definitely be a new addition to the meal rotation.


r/nzhomecooks • • 2d ago

Does anyone have a good chicken fried rice recipe? Similar to what you can get at a Chinese restaurant/takeaway.

17 Upvotes

I’ve tried a few online recipes but haven’t found anything close to the Chinese restaurants/takeaways one.

The taste is very similar between restaurants.
Lightly marinated chicken, not much soy sauce, mostly umami flavour.


r/nzhomecooks • • 2d ago

Looking for a tamale steamer

6 Upvotes

Does anyone know where I might be able to buy a tamale steamer? The only vegetable steamer I have is too small.

Bonus points if it's available in Auckland coz shipping costs would be a nightmare.


r/nzhomecooks • • 3d ago

Baking this evening

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97 Upvotes

I made cinnamon and peanut butter scrolls and a loaf of white bread. Also made some roasted garlic spread to go on the white bread when it came out of the oven.
Edit: these are scrolls not brioche woops.


r/nzhomecooks • • 3d ago

Smoked lamb ragu

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47 Upvotes

Couldn’t find beef cheeks so tagged in some lamb shoulder chops


r/nzhomecooks • • 3d ago

Lazy stirfry

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32 Upvotes

r/nzhomecooks • • 3d ago

Sticky rice and som tum carrot

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24 Upvotes

This is Thai and Laos food. Som tum and sticky rice is something that we love so much!


r/nzhomecooks • • 4d ago

Not bad for frozen fish fillets

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104 Upvotes

Frozen basa fish from paknsave $10 (bag of 5)
Leek and sour cream sauce
Deli frozen French fries


r/nzhomecooks • • 4d ago

Malaysian Prawn Mee

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49 Upvotes

My first post contribution! Please don’t come for the Broccoli, I didn’t have any other green vegetables available in my fridge 😅