About Caroha – Delicious Food From Scratch

Caro Jensen from Caroha leaning on her kitchen counter holding a tea cup.

Welcome

I’m Caro Jensen, a recipe developer, and busy Mama of 3 who’s forever looking to get meals on the table quickly without compromising on real ingredients.

Follow my prep sessions and browse hundreds of scratch recipes that are easy to make and packed with flavor. From quick dinners, simple sides, to homemade staples, let’s cook some delicious food from scratch, shall we?

Thanks for being here!
Caro x

About me

Growing up in Germany, I grew up with home cooked meals by my Mama, Oma, and Uroma.

Moving to New Zealand in my early 20s surrounded by ALL the fresh produce and international cuisines, I fell in love with cooking—baking bread, churning my own butter, growing tomatoes, and even making my own mozzarella. Proud as punch is an understatement, I felt like I unlocked the good life.

Here I share some of my favorite real food recipes that I cook for my family everyday. I hope I can inspire you to explore new flavors using trusted tecniques and create some delicious food from scratch for your family. Thanks for being here!

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aroha means love in Māori. food is my love language

What you’ll find here

Simple scratch dinners: Easy real food meals from one-pan meals, and quick pasta dishes, and hands-off recipes such as casseroles and slow cooker recipes.
Homemade staples: You don’t need a homestead to create a homemade pantry. I share many pantry staple recipes from DIY spice blends, easy bread recipes, and my go-to condiments and sauces.
Meal Prep: Efficient prep sessions are the key to quick scratch meals. Check out my ingredient prep method here.

Website tips

Hopefully this site is easy to navigate for you but here are a few helpful tips and features you can find on all my recipes:

Just want the recipe? Use the jump to recipe button at the top of each post.
Select cook mode if you want to prevent your screen from going dark.
All recipes are in the US volume and metric system. You’ll find a toggle between the two next to ingredients.
Cooking for a crowd? You can adjust easily scale my recipes by selected the 1x, 2x or 3x buttons next to the ingredients headline.
If you love a recipe, it would help me a lot if you give it 5 star review in the recipe card.
Spot a mistake? Please let me know and I’ll fix it asap.