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A Vegetarian Feast for Cheese Lovers! It’s that time of year where being a little more indulgent than usual is acceptable, even expected. I’d say it’s compulsory! Why not add a little more cheese – sprinkle a little extra mozzarella and white cheddar here and there – live on the wild side with this brinjal…
An Easy Baked Vanilla Cheesecake?!? I wouldn’t lie to you – This Baked Vanilla Cheesecake is actually easy to make. I know, I know, how can that possibly be?….baked cheesecakes are always tricky. Especially the kind you actually have to get out of the baking tin all in one round piece! Until now, I’ve always…
This Crustless Tomato Tart is inspired by the original tomato tart, this one is it’s crustless cousin. Much healthier, lighter, easy to make and just as delectable…All the cheesy, herby, tomatoey flavours are there, you also get some crunch from the cheesy topping. There’s something about the good old tomato & melted cheese combo that warms…
A Healthier Butternut Cake With All The Right Flavours! Whether you’re celebrating Thanksgiving, (If that’s you, Happy Thanksgiving!) or are just gearing up for end of year gatherings – this Butternut Bundt Cake is the solution to your tea time sweet treat cravings! Or for that matter your after dinner sweet treat cravings, there are…
A Vegetarian Mushroom Stir Fry Packed with Flavour & Goodness. Calling all veggie lovers and vegetarians and vegans! This dish is for you. I’m super excited with how this mushroom broccoli & ginger stir fry developed into something soooo yummy. You can’t really go wrong when you have a bowl of little mushies FULL of…
This may just be the perfect Birthday Chocolate Brownie Cake! “I love getting older. My understanding deepens. I can see what connects. I can weave stories of experience and apply them. I can integrate the lessons. Things simply become more and more fascinating. Beauty reveals itself in thousands of forms.” – Victoria Erickson These birthdays seem…
Need a quick & easy delicious appetiser? Look no further than this Olive Paste… I’ve always loved olive paste & fresh herby bread as an appetiser but I had never tried to make it myself & I didn’t realise how easy it was to make. Until now… You can whip this up at a moments notice,…
The Mzimkulu River Valley & The Olde Duck Coffee Shop. Last Sunday I took a day trip to Underberg which is in the foothills of the great Drakensberg mountains in KZN. It was such a nice little getaway, I wished I could have stayed for a few nights, or a week….Would two weeks be pushing…
In a ginger treacle flavoured mood & a giving state of mind! I was inspired to make this ginger cake by my post earlier this week…(if you missed it you should definitely go check it out – spiced festive ginger & syrup cookies)…I wanted to make a loaf cake that tasted just as good as…
No better way to say festive than with lovely spiced festive ginger & syrup cookies! I had a realisation this weekend that I found quite startling…Christmas is in exactly 8 weeks time! The festive season is upon us and it’s time to start thinking about what we will whip up for our family get togethers,…
You’ll want to take note of this omelette recipe! Whenever my aunt comes to visit from Spain, she makes us a (or several if I have anything to do with it!) Potato Omelette. It is one of the simplest yet most Deeeelicious dishes I have ever eaten and I could eat the whole thing all…
This zucchini quiche is everything a summer quiche should be… I think we may finalllllly be heading into summer over here on the south-east edge of Africa. I say this hesitantly because every time I think it, another few days of rain and chilly winds roll in….But as I look up from my little perch…
This blueberry smoothie = Yum yum yum. Just yum! Such a delicious creamy, smooth drink you’ll almost feel like you’re having pudding in a glass for breakfast… Being that it’s packed with vitamin C, antioxidants (great for your skin ladies), potassium, and absolutely nothing remotely “bad” for you – this is one breakfast pudding you…
A really quick potato dish that is comforting & nutritious. These are really easy and they can be a side or a main depending on the occasion. I had this for lunch yesterday and if I ever had any doubts about potatoes being interesting and satisfying as a whole meal I’m now a believer! The…
Apple filling in all its spicy glory with a crunchy golden crumble topping. Let’s talk apples….how delicious is this fruit? There are apparently 7500 different varieties world wide. That’s a LOT of different shapes, sizes and colours of apples. I had no idea there were so many! I’m not a huge apple eater on a…
This quiche packs a punch in the flavour and colour department! Happy October everyone! It’s officially summer…Although you wouldn’t know it in this neck of the woods. We have had one cold rainy day after the next for the past few weeks. Today though – the sun is out! That’s enough to put a smile…
This lemon cake looks great, and it’s easy to make – I promise! I have been on a bit of a mission to make a light, silky lemon cake. What is it about cake that it’s often so heavy? Sometimes I want to be able to have a delicious piece of cake, and afterwards not…
Headaches plague some of us daily….I found a way to kick them to the curb. I’m talking almost 6 and a half years ago now – I would wake up with a headache and go to sleep with a headache. It was just the intensity that varied and it was the norm for me. Most…
Exotic pear pizza made entirely from scratch, & it’s healthy! I made my own pizza base!! This is a momentous day. I’ve never been all that good at making dough – dough of any kind always seems to flop when I try to make it so I usually just avoid any recipe that requires homemade…
Orchard wanderings, bakeries and sweet treats await you here… It’s not often you get to go on a little adventure to a litchi orchard on a Thursday morning. I took it all in….the bumpy potholed road that leads up to the entrance brought back memories of Zim. I’m not all that fond of potholes mind…
When something is a classic – it’s for a reason. And pizza dough for the learner dough maker. Classic doesn’t always equal boring, well not in this case anyway. This pizza is packed with flavour and though it’s probably the simplest topping you could make, it stands its ground against the more exotic flavour…