An American Pancakes Recipe by a South African in England…how’s that for multi-cultural? And as if that isn’t enough, the photo was taken by my sister in New-Zealand.. My husband loves these American Pancakes (called Plaatkoekies in Afrikaans) and it is one of the 5 recipes I have got written above my sink…long story, you […]
Amazing 3 Ingredient Nutella Brownies
Make these amazing 3 Ingredient Nutella Brownies in just half an hour. They are gooey and cakey and totally AWESOME!
Chocolate Water Ganache Recipe
Chocolate and water ganache? Absolutely! Half the calories and twice the flavour. The better the chocolate you use, the better the ganache!
Ance’s Roasted Beetroot Pasta Recipe
This Roasted Beetroot Pasta is a simple, punchy dish with loads of flavour. It takes minimal preparation but will taste like a lot of work! It is ideal as both a summer AND winter meal as it is filling without being heavy. Photo: Ance Strydom I got this recipe from my sister, who is quite […]
Super Good Homemade Baby Food: Lentils
Awesome homemade baby food that will please your pocket AND baby’s taste buds. Takes a while to cook, but there is hardly any preparation.
Pie’s Bangers and Peaches Curry Recipe
Bangers and Peaches Curry Recipe I know, not really a combination I would have thought of, but what a tasty dinner it is! And not only is it delicious, but it is quick and cheap too. Pie is my sister in law. She is also one of my dearest friends. I’ve never told you how […]
Super Simple Hollandaise Sauce With Basil
Super Simple Hollandaise Sauce (using a stick blender) I love Hollandaise sauce and can, for the life of me, not understand why it took me 30 years to make my first batch. Now I probably make it way too often, but that’s another story. The photo above, by the way, is quite bubbly. That is […]
Almost Perfect Poached Egg
Almost Perfect Poached Eggs Up until a year ago I had never made a poached egg. And I had never felt the need to. Even after I tasted my first poached egg I wasn’t convinced. But my mother was visiting and I thought I would treat her and my husband to poached eggs and Hollandaise […]
Choux Pastry with Creme Patissiere
The boys have the “bug that’s going around” (isn’t there always something going around??), so I have dug through my posts to find something I could quickly share with you. I came across this post I did a while ago about choux pastry with creme patissiere. Seeing as it was already written I thought I […]
Jelly and Yogurt Ice Lollies
A simple recipe for making Jelly and Yoghurt Ice Lollies. All you need is jelly and yogurt…and a pair of little hands to help you.
