This is a rich tomato soup, it’s absolutely delicious…even my 2 ½ year old was loving it! Perfect for a starter, main course or even as a base for a pasta sauce! Use plum or vine-ripened tomatoes, in fact whatever tomato you use, just make sure it’s red, ripe and juicy.
Best Ever Fillet Marinade
Mouth-watering. You won’t be able to get enough of this marinade/sauce once you’ve made it. Ridiculously yummy. And so easy you can whip this up in 10 minutes flat! I’m telling you!!! Promise! This is a modified recipe from Chang’s Mongolian Beef – a hugely popular and highly pinned recipe on Pinterest. I’ve modified it…
Oreo Layer Dessert
I’m warning you this is a rich pudding my beautifuls! You only need a little…right!!! You could actually make this dessert in little shot glasses or Martini glasses, probably just the right amount for its richness. The Oreo biscuit base really makes this pudding…you have the smoothness of the cream cheese layer and the instant…
Chocolate Croissant Bread and Butter Pudding
Okay so it seems this is the new modern take on bread and butter pudding – Chocolate croissants used instead of bread! It’s yummy and chocolatey and super easy to make. It does take a lot of eggs but if you would rather have less egg, then just use extra cream or milk instead. So…
Nutella Buttercream Icing
You’ll have to put the diet aside for this one guys. Just for one day. It’s fluffy, it’s light and best of all it tastes like Nutella..which is a chocolate-hazelnut spread for the uninitiated! This recipe is just for the icing (frosting). I cheated and used Moirs’ Cake Mix for the cupcakes but if you…
Easy Homemade KFC Chicken Recipe
Want to know how to make KFC-style Chicken at home? The recipe below has been adapted from various recipes I’ve found, tried and tested and the result is simply incredible! My boys said this was better than any takeaway we’ve ever had, they went back for seconds and then asked me to make it again…
Brownie Pudding
I made this for my dinner club the other night and it went down a treat. This particular recipe is taken from Barefoot Contessa which I came across through Pinterest….it’s been pinned and baked by many a Pinterest-a-holic and is wildly popular…for good reason! You just gotta get those mitts on and try it my…
Homemade Nutella
If you’re like me and have to restrain yourself from picking up a jar of Nutella every time you do a grocery shop, you’ll love this recipe. You’ll have a love-hate relationship with it really. Yes, it’s wicked. Best of all this recipe is ridiculously easy! Just as a note – I used my KitchenAid…
Meringue Pavlova
Oh my word! My mother gave me this recipe and who knows why she kept it from me this long. It’s quick to prepare and super easy (of course!!). Best of all the meringue comes out crunchy on the outside and nice and chewy and light on the inside. Serve with strawberries or Kiwi or…
Easy Beer Box Cake Recipe
The Best Beer Box Cake recipe! Tried and tested, this fabulous recipe is easy to make and perfect for all of life’s celebrations. Easily serves 30 plus people. The Beer Box Cake is a South African classic. It doesn’t contain beer but instead gets its name from the beer box used to cook the cake…
Broccoli Salad
A yummy broccoli salad that is dead easy to make. I tasted this for the first time two weeks ago at a friend’s braai – it looked so fancy but was so easy to make! Enjoy!
Chocolate and Strawberry Roulade
I adapted this recipe from Fair Lady December 2012. I must say the recipe scared me a little, it sounded quite technical but I was desperate to make it. Roulades are simpler than I thought actually…the recipe just sounded daunting. What you see below is my simplified, user-friendly version. Enjoy!
