Greek Honey Cakes

I had these Greek Honey Cakes in my mind the minute I woke up yesterday morning. For a change we had no sport, no birthday parties and no shopping to do....just a chilaxing Saturday with my own little family. I also like to do a few recipes on Saturday mornings just to get ahead with my posts for the week. Hubby and the children normally watches a movie together and I get to spend a quiet morning in my kitchen......

Chocolate Samosas - hardly a recipe!

You don't need a recipe to make these Chocolate Samosas! I know that by saying this, I am shooting myself in the foot, because this is after all a recipe blog and why would you be here if it was not for my easy do-able recipes. Good news, this IS an easy do-able recipe and you will be ever so popular at your next dinner party!

Fired up and Cooking Amarula Malva Pudding on RSG

Malva pudding must be South Africa's most favorite dessert. Actually a winter dessert, but any full-blooded South African, will eat Malva Pudding year in  and year out.Another typically south African activity is camping and today my guest blogger on RSG, Linda Roets from Fired-up Cooking shares one of her favorite camp-out desserts with us.

Mini Butterscotch and Banana Pavlovas on RSG

I had to think long and hard about this weeks radio program on RSG. The recipe was the easy part. The pavlova was a request from our house guest, the banana and butterscotch sauce a quick fix (that turned out to be a stroke of genius) and the blog I turned to for a recipe was The Gorgeous Gourmet. The theme or shall I say the thought pattern behind this post was somewhat challenging, let me explain....or at least start at the beginning of my story!

Semifredo Cheesecakes for Valentine's Day

If the path to a man's heart goes through his stomach then I think desserts are to be found on this path often, at least to my husband's heart. With Valentine's Day 2 sleeps away, I think it is only apt that I share this totally decadent, yet ridiculously easy dessert recipe with you. Seriously, there is nothing complicated about this recipe......a few store bought ingredients and voila, you have a sure way to win your loved one's heart.....

Mini Ricotta Cheesecakes with Raspberries

I developed this recipe for these Mini Ricotta Cheesecakes while racking my brain for dessert recipes that are slightly less harmful to the waistline as the ones we have been having over the festive season. Let's face it, my Meringue Roulade with cream and raspberries would hardly be seen on the front cover of Weight Watchers nor will you find my ice cream recipes anywhere near a health magazine and although they were delicious at the time, now is the time to pull the belt a little tighter and eat a little lighter, both on sugar and fat!

Countdown to Christmas Menu - Ice-cream in two different ways!

In our Countdown to Christmas, I could not resist adding another dessert to our already packed dessert buffet for Christmas. We already have mom’s trifle, a Festive Meringue Roulade, Christmas Pudding complete with pennies, but we almost forgot the ice cream. Fatal mistake, I know, but luckily I thought about it just in time. The children will most definitely pass on the Christmas Pudding (maybe they will look for the pennies), so there has to be some delicious ice-cream for them to enjoy.

Countdown to Christmas Menu - Festive Fruit Lollies

Count down to Christmas? Happy days my friend, we are 6 days away from Christmas and hopefully in two days, I will be joining my family for our very short holiday. By now my mom's kitchen will be running almost 24/7 in preparation for our Christmas Feast! Our holiday has barely started and yet we have had so many parties and farewells and year-end functions that my body is already saying: "hands-up!"

Countdown to Christmas Menu - My Festive Roulade on RSG

Today we move from Starters on our Christmas Countdown Menu to desserts! Yes, your eyes are not misreading something, nor have you missed the "Main Course", but last week on RSG I promised my listeners a Christmas dessert recipe so I had to make a slight change in my  post schedule. Do not despair though, I will still do them still before I go on a well deserved break!

Ice Cream makes it all better

Ice cream makes it all better or shall I say this is what Hollywood wants me to believe, because in every love story at some stage the girl with the broken heart, would do a midnight trip to the freezer and take out a tub of ice-cream. I can't say that I have ever done that because of a man, but I have taken a trip to the freezer tonight and it was for two reasons........

Off to RSG to make a cheesecake with Chef Caro!

When I start prepping for my radio show on RSG every Thursday morning, I literally have to pinch myself just to remember how privileged I feel to work with all the passionate foodies South Africa has to offer. Really, the golden thread that so delicately weaves all these people together is a unsaturated passion for food and the enjoyment thereof. 

Oatmeal and Almond Strawberry Crumble

The arrival of fresh strawberries on our market shelves was quite a welcoming site and with this Oatmeal and Almond Strawberry Crumble I wanted to celebrate the departure of winter and  the arrival of the most beautiful season of all....Spring. Look, I think we here in Cape Town are still in for some very cold weather, but I smell Spring in the air!

The Croissant Pudding that made it to My Easy Cooking and RSG!

The croissant pudding that made it to this site had to be special, because (I'm ashamed to say)  I am not a croissant kind of girl. I'm more of a English muffin or ciabatta-for-breakfast kind of girl. My husband often gets up early on a Saturday morning, pop down to the nearest bakery and brings back fresh croissants for breakfast.

Honey and Malteser(s) - A Cupcake Delux!

Honey, Malteser(s) and cream cheese, all captured into one delectable cupcake, must be as close to sweet heaven as you could possibly get.This is not a cupcake for a sissy, you have to be able to take "sweet" like a man. No pussy-footing around this cupcake. You have to grab it, look it in the eye and

Chocolate Brownies without Chocolate?

Chocolate Brownies without chocolate? You've got to be kidding me! Oh no, I kid you not, I think I finally cracked it! You see this quest of mine has been going on for months now or at least since my son developed a craving for Chocolate Brownies.

Chocolate Truffles for your lover!

These chocolate truffles are so seductive and decadent, they should have featured on this blog around Valentine's Day. Sadly(or shall I say gladly) I had other chocolate addictions at the time, I made a Chocolate Tart (several times), I made these cute little Chocolate Puffs and I made Colly's Flour less Chocolate Cake.

Be my Valentine and I'll bake you some Chocolate Hearts!

Valentine's Day! For some a commercialized money making scheme, for some a long forgotten memory, but for someone it still is one of the most special days on the yearly calender. I remember from my days at University.... on 14 February and 1 September(Spring Day) the town would brighten up and all male students would be walking with a bunch of flowers, a box of chocolates or something  all wrapped up in red and white. At night the various serenade groups would come and sing at the ladies hostels, too beautiful.  I suppose that old fashioned gesture is but a distant memory(and I have just given away my age.), but .........

Cappacino Banoffee Pie - A delicious mouthful

Banoffee Pie - As a child I had no clue what it was, I did not even know such a word exist! What I did know about was a Banana and Caramel Flan that my mom always made as a weekend treat. It was basically a soft flan base with caramel, slices of banana and then the whole thing was topped with whipped cream.

Funky Orange Sorbet

I had such an overwhelming response to the Watermelon sorbet I posted last week that I have to assume  everyone is still very much in a festive holiday mood and that no one is really ready to go back into work and school mode.

Watermelon Sorbet - the first of many sorbets to come!

I was a sorbet virgin for many years, always dreaming of one day being able to make it myself. Then last year some time, I tried it for the first time and made Strawberry and Basil sorbet that was utterly delicious.