This homemade Portuguese-inspired Prego sauce is bold, zesty, and just the right kind of tangy! Made with a rich base of tomato, cream, chili, lemon, and herbs it is perfect for making prego chicken burgers, slathering over steak rolls, pasta and even roasted veggies. It is a magical sauce made even more magical because it…
Sauces & Side Dishes
Homemade Beef Gravy from Scratch (with flour)
Make the best homemade beef gravy from scratch with homemade beef stock. This easy recipe uses a simple roux made with flour and butter for a thick, silky gravy that’s perfect for roasts, potatoes, and Yorkshire puddings. If you’ve made your own homemade beef broth/stock, you’re already halfway to the best gravy you’ve ever tasted! The key to the best tasting…
Asian Coleslaw with Apple Cider Vinegar Dressing (No Mayo)
A delightfully light and fresh take on traditional coleslaw, this Asian-inspired coleslaw is sure to become one of your family’s favorite side dishes! The mayonnaise-free coleslaw is made with a colorful array of vegetables, dotted with fresh coriander, parsley and toasted sesame seeds then drizzled with a tangy, tart and sweet dressing. Yum! If you’re after a salad that…
Baked Hake with Creamy Lemon Sauce
An easy fish recipe the whole family will enjoy. Hake fillets are sprinkled with black pepper and finely chopped onion, and then coated with a creamy lemon butter sauce infused with garlic and then baked in the oven for a modest 10-12 minutes. The resulting Hake fillets are tender and juicy, with the simple creamy…
Edamame Salad with Parmesan and Creamy Herb Dressing
A delightfully fresh green salad with Edamame Beans, Snap Peas, Parmesan and lots of creamy green herb dressing. This simple green salad is the perfect side dish for a barbeque or braai. The creamy green dressing is healthy and delicious but if you don’t have time or energy to make the dressing then you can…
Creamy Cucumber Salad with Sour Cream and Dill
An easy, tasty and refreshing cucumber salad mixed with a tangy sour cream and dill dressing. Whip this creamy cucumber salad together at the last minute. It is perfect for summer days and laid back barbeques or braais. Cucumbers are great on their own, we know that. We can eat them like peanuts! But, cucumber…
Easy Tuna Pasta Salad
An easy Tuna Pasta Salad made with medium shell noodles, peas, corn, celery, mayonnaise and creamy Greek yoghurt. It is a side dish or main meal that the whole family can enjoy! This tuna salad is absolutely scrumptious! It has the vital combination of flavours, colours and textures. I love how in every bite you get a little…
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…
Bianca’s Broccoli Salad
This exceptionally simple yet moreish Broccoli Salad is the yummiest thing I have tasted this year! It has the perfect combination of flavours and textures and the dressing, the dressing! Don’t get me started on the dressing! You just have to try it for yourself. It is lunch, it is dinner, it is a side…
Warm Butternut and Beetroot Salad with Balsamic Reduction
A tasty side to a meat dish or a healthy vegan meal, this Warm Butternut and Beetroot Salad with Balsamic Reduction is hearty and wholesome. Slow roasted vegetables with microgreens, toasted pecan nuts and a dash of Balsamic Vinegar is the ultimate simple meal for the soul. Especially with the slightly browned part of the…
Vegan Coleslaw
You’re probably thinking how on earth do you make a Vegan coleslaw? No Mayonnaise? I thought the exact same thing but let me tell you, this coleslaw is simply delicious. Instead of mayonnaise, we use a creamy cashew nut dressing with all sorts of sweet and tangy ingredients. Eating coleslaw has never been more exciting!!…
Hummus and Chickpea Salad Dip
This delicious platter of hummus and chickpeas, loaded with salad, is one of my favourite dishes for entertaining – and it’s perfect for vegans too! Firstly, it looks so pretty and secondly it’s completely and utterly moreish. It feeds 4-6 adults as a starter / appetiser and I highly recommend it for your next book…
