I’m not getting out of bed today. It’s cold and misty and raining in Durban and I have absolutely nothing else to do today besides drink tea, page through magazines whilst toasting my toes next to the fire and writing a blog post and then possibly going for a little nap. Hah hah. I WISH….
All Recipes
Yummiest Carrot Sheet Cake Recipe. Ever.
Do you know why sheet cakes are awesome? Can I just let you in on the secret here, in case you didn’t know…in case you’re thinking why not just a double layer carrot cake? Or why not just a carrot loaf cake? The answer lies in the proportions, namely its cake to icing ratio. It…
Roasted Sweet Potato Salad with Avo, Lime and Coriander Dressing
I would just like to say that, as of today, ya’ll have some serious sweet potato goals ahead of you. The goal being: You need to make this salad this week. Add it to the To Do List – you wont be sorry I swear. I would put it in the top quarter of the…
Bircher Muesli with Fresh Fruit and Flaked Almonds
I’m not a breakfast person really. Tea and a rusk is a perfect start for me. I do like a warm breakfast though (subtract the eggs)…as in a warm breakfast cooked at a restaurant heh heh. In terms of cold breakfasts, Bircher’s Muesli is such a treat. My husband and I go to a local…
Homemade Fruit Roll Step-by-Step
We are f-i-n-a-l-l-y in our new house. Moving is hectic. Oh my goodness, I have a new resect for people who do this regularly. Seriously, wow. There are still boxes that need unpacking and pictures and towel rails to be put up but we are in at last. And it feels SO good. My biggest…
Warm and Healthy Brown Rice Salad
Today is move day. As in, we are moving house TOOOOO-DAY! Haibo. So I am going to try and keep this as short and simple as possible so I can go and finish packing my bags and run around like a headless chicken. Because that is what I feel like right now. Sjoe. Tonight might…
Ultra Delicious Strawberries and Cream Dessert
This is what you call an al fresco dessert. Rustic. Simple. Fuss-free. You could also read that as a lazy Sunday afternoon dessert in which case you would be 100% correct. It isn’t just strawberries and cream. It is Strawberries and Mascarpone Cheese and Greek Yoghurt and Icing Sugar and Whipping Cream. Yup. It’s all…
Warm Butternut, Feta and Pecan Nut Salad
It was my birthday yesterday and it was such a glorious day I tell you. Glorious because the sun was a-shining so brightly and so warmly and there was cake, chocolate cake. And did you know that on your birthday, you are allowed to have 3 servings of cake, with one serving being equal to…
Wholewheat Crumpets drizzled with Maple Syrup and Blueberries
Hello Friday deliciousness. Hello wholewheat crumpets drizzled with maple syrup and blueberries. You know that time of the day between lunch and supper, around 3 o’ clock, when you feel like a little snack, perhaps even something sweet, just something to tide you over to dinner and something to accompany your 3pm cup of tea?…
The Best Chicken Recipe Ever
We are moving house in 2 weeks time and my house is full of half-packed boxes and crates loaded with books and everywhere I look I see to-do lists that seem never-ending. They follow me everywhere. It is quite exasperating, but this morning my colleague walked in with freshly baked carrot muffins and then she miraculously…
Fillet with Blue Cheese Sauce
Firstly, let me say this. Fillet with creamy blue cheese sauce. Just breathe a sigh of contentedness for a moment…. Fillet, with Blue cheese, with cream, with caramelised onion, with salt, with pepper. I feel like I could get dramatic about this and tell you to stop what you are doing right now and go…
Baked Vanilla Doughnuts
Cake in a doughnut shape. I mean, what is there not to love? Enter….my Baked Vanilla Doughnuts Recipe! Baking with my 3 and 4 year old has become a weekly ritual in our house. Usually we make Banana Bread together on a Friday but last week we bravely stepped out of our banana comfort zone and…