Introducing this delightful vegan pasta recipe with all sorts of twisty, tangy, heavenly flavours. Say hello to ~ Spicy Romesco Pasta. What I love about this recipe is the part where it says, “throw all sauce ingredients into the blender”. It has a magical ring to it and you know the evening is off to…
Recipes
Easy Vegetarian Lasagne
As part of my family’s effort to eat less meat, I have been trying out all sorts of vegetarian and vegan meals. Not the easiest project however! Trying to make meals that are vegetarian / vegan which are also kid-friendly sends a bead or two of sweat down my forehead, far too regularly. It is…
Naartjie and Vanilla Wildflower Cake
Hello and Happy Spring! I thought a little wildflower cake would be the perfect way to celebrate a new season. And a new season it is! As you may (or may not) know, sheet cakes have long been a favourite of mine (See the Carrot Sheet Cake here, then there is the popular Lavender & Lemon…
Valentine’s Mega Bundle
Put the fun into Valentine’s with an amazing Valentines mega bundle! Includes fun, fresh, modern designs for Valentines wrapping paper, labels, a recipe for Love Cookies, a magical unicorn Valentine’s card, cute teachers cards and ideas, Eskimo and S’more treat bag toppers – the WHOLE lot! This bundle is a steal at only R97 for…
Groovy Smoothie Cleanse
It’s time to cleanse you guys!!! It’s February already and we need to get our healthy eating habits back on track! I created this cleanse last year after I felt I personally needed a “healthy eating” reset! It is jam-packed full of nutritious recipes and you can’t help but feel good after all the clean-eating!…
Step-by-Step Gingerbread House Tutorial
I bought a Gingerbread House kit as a treat for my boys recently. It seemed like such a magical-mommy festive thing to do. I thought the kit would make the process quick and easy so we could get down to the real process of eating it. Create it, appreciate the the beauty and then eat…
5-Ingredient Butternut Soup
Probably the easiest soup you’ll ever make. In fact, no, it IS the easiest soup you will ever make. There are not frills to this 5-ingredient butternut soup but the taste is amazing! I always maintain that adding more ingredients to a dish doesn’t always make it taste better. Less ingredients means you get to…
No-Bake Apple Crumble
You will love this make-ahead apple dessert not only because you can make it ahead of time but because a.) it’s a no-bake dessert, b.)it looks beautiful and c.) it feels kind of healthy to eat. We’re not going to kid ourselves though, it is a dessert but it feels like the tastiest breakfast…
Bacon & Basil Pesto Pasta
Try and say Bacon & Basil Pesto Pasta fast 3 times. That’s your basic brain workout for today. Now try and say it backwards. That’s your advanced brain workout for the day. It’s a pleasure. This recipe is again a 5-ingredient recipe. I am LOVING cooking with just 5-ingredients (okay we’re not counting, salt, pepper…
Introducing the Outdoor Tea Club
Today I am deviating a little from my recipes to introduce my TEA baby to you. If you’re a tea lover like me, you may enjoy the story! When my first two boys were still toddlers, I read a book called “Raising Boysâ€. Read it? I figured I needed as much help as possible seeing…
