My kids can be fussy little shits sometimes. Yours? Flip. Yoh! They liked tomato soup….from Woolworths. But that “healthy homemade” Woolies soup had waaaaaaay too much sugar for my liking. We are really trying to eat more whole foods and less sugar these days and I thought I could surely replicate their favourite soup but…
Easy Homemade Granola
Hello beautifuls. Are you guys ready to chest pump this year in the um, chest? I am. I have been chest pumping since 1st January 2016. And we’re on an even number year which means my OCD-self is doing virtual chest pumps too. We are off to a good start. And I haven’t even mentioned…
Easy Cheesy Garlic Bread
Okay so besides tea making you happy….this…this garlic bread….this cheesy garlic bread….it makes you happy too. Full of Mozzarella cheese, garlic and butter. Need I say more? But I will because I always have something more to say, right?! Garlic bread is a staple when we have a braai at our house…I mean it would…
Fancy Spaghetti Bolognaise
I called it a fancy bolognaise but it also feels kinda like a lazy lasagne. Either way – whatever you want to call it….it’s feel-good-food. It’s homely and simple – although that would seem contradictory seeing as though I just titled the recipe “fancy”…but you know what I mean, it still is spag bol. Just a…
Christmas Sheet Cake
Yesterday we bought our first real Christmas tree. It is 3 metres high. I took my little boys with me and naturally, they chose the biggest available option. I wasn’t exactly telling them that they couldn’t have it though…I quite liked it too. It smells so beautiful and looks perfectly at home in our lounge.
Spicy Rice and Chicken Strips
So here is the thing, sometimes we just need a recipe we can use with leftover chicken, right? Or there are those days where we just don’t feel like cooking chicken but really feel like eating chicken. Yes? Enter Rotisserie chicken. Enter last night leftover roast Chicken. This recipe is kinda like a homemade Nando’s…
White Hot Chocolate with Whipped Cream and Candy Canes
It has been cold these last few days. Like really cold. Like we need to make hot chocolate and fires, kinda cold. So we did exactly that. As you can see 🙂 We are 2 weeks away from official summer yet this past week you would never say that. Yoh! But it’s naaaaice. I’m not…
Candy Cane Coconut Ice Recipe
Tra la la la la la la la laaa laaaaaa!!!! Nope you can’t avoid it. It IS Christmas time 🙂 And just to remind you in case you didn’t know, there are only 5 Friday left until Christmas. Uhum, Yes. Just so you don’t think I’m bombarding you with Christmas recipes so early on, it…
Easy Thai Green Chicken Curry – Make it in 20 Minutes
Guys. Guys. Oooooh guys. My website. She was down for almost 48 hours last week. I am really hoping you didn’t even notice but if you did, phew, I am SO sorry. I have been snowed under doing all these technical things like creating new databases and installing CDN Networks and changing nameservers and uploading…
Lemon and Rosemary Roast Potatoes
Good hearty potatoes. Roast potatoes. Roast baby potatoes with lemon butter and Rosemary. Crunchy on the top and soft on the inside. Lemon butter seeping into the heart of the potato. ~ Just imagine if Romeo and Juliet were foodies!! Hah! I think they would be whispering sweet nothings such as these to each other. I…
Best Ever Lemon Loaf Cake
Enter the best lemon loaf cake recipe ever. This is LEMON LOVE right here you guys. It is one of those cakes where you say oh-my-soul after every mouthful. It has just the right amount of lemon flavour (juice and zest of one lemon), and it is soft and moist. Oh and the method…that is…
15 Minute Mushroom Alfredo Sauce
Following on from last week’s Creamy Smoked Salmon, Lemon and Dill Pasta which was so easy to make because, well, you just add everything to the pasta and stir through, I thought let us continue the trend! So…Tadaaaaa…..a 15 minute Mushroom Alfredo Pasta Sauce. It is a girlie dish I will admit. This means there…