Discover these easy mince recipes for family dinners, including meatballs, burger patties, pasta bakes, lasagne, cottage pie, bobotie and more. Tried-and-Tested by my own fussy family members!

Easy, Tasty Recipes and Family Dinner Ideas
Discover these easy mince recipes for family dinners, including meatballs, burger patties, pasta bakes, lasagne, cottage pie, bobotie and more. Tried-and-Tested by my own fussy family members!


These easy homemade meatballs are tender, flavourful and super simple and quick to make. Oats and egg help bind everything together, while tomato sauce and fruit chutney add a lovely little bit of sweetness and flavour. If you are looking for an easy meatball recipe – as in it takes 5 minutes to prep ingredients,…

Chocolate crunchies are a South African classic — but this version is a little more indulgent than traditional crunchies! Made with a base of oats, coconut, cocoa and flour, the crunchies are baked until golden, then left to cool completely before being topped with the most delicious silky chocolate icing.

This easy and creamy roasted tomato and garlic soup is simple, cosy and packed with flavour. The veggies are roasted until slightly charred, then blended until smooth and creamy. Serve with a toasted cheese sarmie on the side for the ultimate easy comfort meal. I could eat soup every single day for dinner. You? The…

This creamy Boursin tomato pasta is one of those easy family recipes you discover and can’t stop making because the effortless of the whole process makes you feel like you are acing adulthood. The tomatoes roast until they’re sweet, jammy and slightly charred and then the Boursin!!! The Boursin melts into the most delicious creamy…

These easy homemade Crispy Chicken Schnitzels are golden, crunchy and guaranteed to be a family favourite. Made with simple pantry staples and fried until perfectly crisp, they’re delicious served with chips, salad or your favourite dipping sauce for an easy weeknight dinner. Homemade Chicken Schnitzels are one of those recipes that completely ruin the store-bought…

These Chocolate Muffins with choc chips are rich, soft and wonderfully chocolatey without being overly sweet. They’re the kind of muffins that disappear almost as quickly as they cool, with a tender crumb and little pockets of melted chocolate throughout. Perfect for lunchboxes, afternoon tea or whenever a chocolate craving strikes. There are certain things…

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This Coconut Lime Chicken recipe is my new weeknight favourite! It’s obscenely quick to make, uses a handful of simple ingredients and somehow tastes like something you’d order at your favourite Thai restaurant. The combination of creamy coconut milk, fresh lime and savoury chicken creates the most glorious sauce. In fact, if I caught you…

This easy breakfast spread for a group of kids and teens is simple, generous and stress-free. Serve mini crumpets with crispy bacon, strawberries, cereal, yoghurt, juice and a few easy extras for a crowd-pleasing morning meal. If you’re feeding a group of hungry kids or teenagers in the morning, this is such an easy breakfast…

These Mini Crumpets are soft, fluffy and made from the simplest batter that comes together in just a few minutes. Cooked until golden and dotted with those classic crumpet holes, they’re perfect for slathering with butter, jam, honey or syrup. These crumpets pair perfectly well with strawberries and crispy bacon! The batch makes around 35-40…