Whenever we have a really special occasion, I like to pull out the stops with snacks starters. I have a few of these snacks dishes up my sleeve – one being my Smoked Salmon Starter. And now (*drum roll*) I’m going to share with you a really great, crowd pleasing snack or starter. The recipe […] Read more…
Roast Butternut & Cauliflower With an Asian Inspired Sauce
How do you feel about cauliflower? Does the word bring back memories of creamy cauliflower cheese bakes at your granny’s house? Or maybe bland steamed cauliflower that you ate when you were trying to shake off 10 kg in 10 days? Haha. Or maybe you were also on the Banting (Diet) Bandwagon that took South […] Read more…
Easy Chocolate Cake with Ganache, Caramel Filling & All The Toppings
Say hello to the chocolate cake that will elevate your domestic goddess status in an instant! When you serve this cake, be sure to watch your friends & family closely – they’ll think you are the business because it really looks very impressive, but it is simple to make. I basically make my go-to one […] Read more…
Colourful Mexican-Style Salad with Black Beans & Corn
This salad is perfect as a lunch, a snack, a side with dinner or even as a sort-of salsa with your corn chips. I would suggest that you double up on this recipe because you will want to eat it for days (if you’re anything like me!). It is a great colourful vegan salad that […] Read more…
Smokey Red Pepper & Tomato Soup
Growing up, I used to think that a healthy soup was my mom’s watery veggie soup or my granny’s bean soup. A truly delicious soup, however, was creamy & thick – like mushroom or butternut soup with loads of cream added to it. What do you think? Does creamy equal more delicious? I’m a big […] Read more…
How to make an awesome no-bake Candy Cone cake
Baking (& eating) cakes are so fun, right? Sometimes I am less about the actual baking & more about the decorating. That is exactly where this Candy Cone comes in. This ‘cake’ is guaranteed to put smile on your face! It looks great, it is fun to assemble & can be a lovely activity to […] Read more…
Chickpea & Butternut Curry
I discovered this delicious vegan Chickpea & Butternut Curry in my quest to add more veggies to our diet. There isn’t too much else to say about it, other than it is so satisfying – even for meat lovers. It also gets better with time so eating it two days in a row makes perfect […] Read more…
Tips & Tricks for Adding More Plants to Your Diet
As an Afrikaans girl, I grew up with animal protein three times a day. We always had loads of fresh free-range red meat (from our small farm) & my mom was a very big believer in eggs. Her philosophy was all about starting the day with protein. And then we probably had some more protein […] Read more…
Make Marbled Sugar Cookies with Embossed Lettering
A while ago I wanted to make marbled sugar cookies with embossed letters. Luckily my friend Karen from Lovilee had a set of letter stencils. And so we got together for a morning of seriously exciting marbled-biscuit-making! I find that baking & decorating is double the fun when doing it with a friend. If […] Read more…
Moreish Mixed Mushroom Risotto
Risotto was not in my vocabulary until about 8 years ago. Yup. That’s right. I had my first bowl of Risotto when I was already three decades old. I feel like I have to say Ag shame to myself at this point. The thing is that growing up in an Afrikaans family in the 80’s, exotic […] Read more…