This homemade corn dog recipe comes with a simple list of ingredients and easy to follow step-by-step instructions with photos. The corn dogs are delicious – my boys regularly beg me to make them and I always find myself commenting how surprisingly easy they are to make! In this recipe I will show you what…
Budget-Friendly Meals
Chickpea Salad with Peanut Ginger Dressing
This is an easy-to-assemble salad with a rainbow of vegetables, perfect for lunch, dinner or in-between snacking. It is suitable for vegans and is also packed with fibre and plant protein. The variety of colors means that you will also be getting a variety of nutrients! The peanut ginger dressing gives it a flavorsome Thai…
Gratitude Stew – Best Vegetarian Stew Ever!
I named this vegetarian dish “Gratitude Stew” because I found myself silently narrating the words “Oh Thank youuuuu GOD” after each and every bite hah hah! Every mouthful was just so ridiculously flavoursome that I ate every bite ever so slowly just to savour it even more! Rich and tomatoey with pleasant kicks of curry…
Melt-in-Your-Mouth Beef Potjie Recipe
Finally, the best beef potjie recipe is up on the blog! This recipe has been tried, tested and edited a number of times and I am thrilled to be able to share it with you. Probably the best indicator of its success, is that despite the vegetables, my kids LOVE this potjie. I used a…
Easy Egg-Fried Rice
What on earth to make for dinner? There is nothing in the fridge or freezer and dinner is looking like spaghetti on toast. Or Bovril. Or maybe just butter. Until you read this easy egg-fried rice recipe and you start doing a little shimmy shake with your shoulders. And the reason you’re shimmy shaking is…
Cream of Chicken Soup
A dinner with basic pantry ingredients, this cream of chicken soup recipe really is soup for the soul! My kids love the simplicity of it and I love the fact that it comes together in 20 minutes. And I generally just love soup and the reason I have a whole section dedicated to it. The real secret of this recipe though, is…
Easy Dal Makhani
Easy and delicious vegan eating right here! A simple bowl of Dal Makhani, loaded with Coriander! Spicy and tomatoey, it really is a delight for the taste buds and its nutritious too. The recipe is easy and adaptable – add more spice if you like things on the hot side or tone it down if…
Tom Kha Gai Soup
Happy New Year beautiful people! Let’s get the year started with a fresh and zesty Tom Kha Gai Soup! Tom Kha Gai soup is an absolute treat! It’s healthy and versatile enough to be turned into a vegetarian dish if needed and the wonderful thing about this soup, is that is is a meal in…
Tom’s Famous Soup
In my house, we call this soup “Tom’s Famous Soup” – the tastiest vegetable soup. It’s famous because, Thomas, our 10-year old son, created this recipe from scratch one afternoon and we all loved it so much that he made it again, and again and…. Any moms dream, right?! And the name just developed, like,…
Curried Bean and Potato Vegan Stew
I have been wanting to make a vegan bean curry for a while now and although this is half stew and half curry, so technically a curry-stew, it is so wholesome and delicious that I’m happy to call this the bean curry I have been looking for. It’s definitely going to be a staple in…
20-Minute Tuna Fish Cakes
Quick and easy, this delicious 20-minute tuna fish cakes recipe is a winner all round and is a regular feature on our menu plan. They are made from tinned tuna and other basic fridge and pantry staples. I am always surprised at how quickly these fish cakes are made, cooked and ready to eat. You’ll never look…
One Pan Turmeric Rice and Beans
There are so many things to love about this Turmeric Rice and Beans dish. Firstly, it’s a one pan meal which makes me just as happy as when someone says “sheet cake” – it’s in the same league, they are one pan, one mess wonders. Music to my kitchen sink.














