Blue Cheese Potato Bake – Classic, yet so different!
Posted on May 16, 2017 by in vegetables, vegetarian
Blue Cheese Potato Bake is next level. The same comfort you get from a potato bake, but with the decadent flavor of blue cheese. My Blue Cheese Potato Bake is for, well, people who love blue cheese. There is no need in trying to sell this recipe to people who refer to blue cheese as […]
Two Minute Noodle Salad – it’s a keeper!
Posted on April 13, 2017 by in vegetarian
This Two Minute Noodle Salad I can eat every single day. So many Two Minute Noodle recipes online, but most of them are loaded with expensive ingredients which no longer makes it a rand stretcher. Look, I know I will be in trouble with the purists about the nutritional value of two minute noodles, but […]
Dunkin’ Chicken Burgers – The best crumbed burger ever!
Posted on October 28, 2016 by in Chicken
Dunkin’ Chicken burgers……. what the heck next? The idea of dunkin’ chicken burgers came to me during a four hour trip back from Prince Albert where I presented a cooking class in August this year. Our last class for the weekend was a Sunday Brunch class, but you know how it is when you’re doing […]
Braised Oxtail with Pears, Garlic and a whole lot of love!
Posted on June 15, 2016 by in beef
Braised oxtail is one of those quintessential winter recipes that you have to make at least once every winter. Braised oxtail, like Waterblommetjie Stew or Curry Beans or Bean Soup with Marrow Bones, is most definitely part of my food heritage. Growing up in Ceres, where the mountain tops are cover in snow most winters, […]
Pasteis de Nata – without a doubt my favorite confectionery!
Posted on June 3, 2016 by in baked goods
Pasteis de Nata, a Portuguese egg tart pastry or in short a Portuguese milk tart. They are just big enough to stuff the whole thing in your mouth….. one shot. Pasteis de Nata, is without a doubt my favorite confectionery. My guilty pleasure whenever I have to go to Green Point for something, is to […]
Pasta Puttanesca is possibly the quickest tastiest pasta dish you will ever make.
Posted on April 18, 2016 by in pasta, vegetarian
Pasta Puttanesca literally translated as “spaghetti in the style of a prostitute” is most probably the quickest pasta you will ever make. (Well, maybe my Pesto Pasta is quicker) It is a tangy, somewhat salty Italian pasta dish, dated back to the mid-20th century. I am not sure how this recipe is linked to prostitution, […]
Panna Cotta with fresh Summer Berries
Posted on February 3, 2016 by in Uncategorized
Panna Cotta is my new go-to dessert. Firstly because I can literally bribe my son to do any chores around the house if Panna Cotta is waiting in the fridge for him. Panna Cotta also is a totally stress free dessert when entertaining. Stress free? Nope, I am not kidding, I know you all think […]
Beef Koftas with Homemade Pitas and Tzatziki
Posted on February 1, 2016 by in beef
Beef koftas, most definitely is the street one food I cannot resist. The intoxication aromas of the meat grilling and then topping it with cool, tangy tzatziki. Beef koftas made with love and hints of ground coriander, cumin, paprika, allspice and season with salt and pepper. Oh my word, you can whisk your family off […]
Beignets with White Chocolate and Raspberry Jam
Posted on January 22, 2016 by in baked goods
Beignets are French deep-fried choux pastry. Beignet is the French term for deep fried choux pastry, but it can also be made with other dough, such as dough made with yeast. Beignets in other words, are like dougnuts or fritters or as we know it in Afrikaans “vetkoek”. Why then the fancy name? It is […]
Raspberry Jam Squares
Posted on January 15, 2016 by in baked goods
Raspberry Jam Squares are just the best thing for a sweet treat in lunchboxes. Not to speak of a treat for mum with a cup of team mid morning. Raspberry Jam Squares are so simple to make and the recipe fills a whole cake tin, which in my house will last a few days, unless […]
