We had family tea for my husband’s birthday (yes, his birthday just seems to be stretching over a month! haha!), so I needed some inspiration to make yummy cupcakes. Off I went to my favourite food blogs…and came across a recipe from I am Baker for Cherry Limeade cupcakes. They sounded so divine, I knew I had to try them…I did slightly…ever… Read more →
There is nothing better than a delicious moist chocolate cupcake or cake…and this recipe from Robyn Stone’s blog : Add a pinch, could easily be the best chocolate cake recipe ever. The mixture is rich, chocolatey and yummy. As it is a cake recipe, we adapted it slightly for cupcakes and added chocolate chips (Angelique’s idea) to the batter to add that… Read more →
It was my husband’s birthday on Monday, so I decided to arrange a surprise birthday Sunday lunch for him with a small selection of our friends. What would a surprise birthday be without an awesome birthday cake! As nothing is ever too big or too adventurous for my friends and I…we went ‘balls to the wall’ and made a dragon cake… Read more →
With the icy weather that has hit Joburg…all I want is something hot, to warm me from the inside out. I immediately thought about the scrumptious glühwein, I had while in Germany many, many Decembers ago. I started looking for an easy but spicy recipe for glühwein. I stumbled upon a few online option but decided to combine the elements of each recipe that I… Read more →
As we are now in full blown winter…or at least half way through…it is time to whip out those wholesome soup recipes that make us feel warm and fuzzy inside! This is one of my new favourites…yes I even managed to twist Garith’s arm into buying me a Le Creuset pot just to make this soup! I think its the… Read more →
As last weekend was already a baking weekend with my whiskey chocolate cheese cake…I thought I might as well go all out, so I also made Julia Taylor’s (MasterChef Australia season 4) melting moments for Father’s Day. Let me just say…they were a success – not a single one left! Melting moments remind me of biscuits that I grew up eating… Read more →
As it was Father’s Day on Sunday, we had lunch at my in-laws. I was asked to bring dessert…I must mention there were 16 adults and 2 children…I thought long and hard as to what one takes for so many people. I finally decided to look through my Le Creuset recipes and stumbled upon an Irish whiskey chocolate cheese cake and thought…yum yum! Decadent… Read more →
One of my client’s is Bandito’s…which is just perfect as Garith & I really enjoy spicy food…Garith more so than me but I do enjoy some spice and heat in my life. As I took most of the food pics for Bandito’s. I thought I would share probably one of my favourite recipes of theirs – Jalapeño, Bacon and Cheddar… Read more →
Salmon is probably my favourite fish – it has such a delicate flavour and texture…and the best part is, it is an oily fish so it is quite difficult to dry it out…if you happen to over cook it slightly…or if you are like me and do not like yours medium rare but rather well done. There isn’t really a recipe… Read more →
Winter has definitely hit JHB…we have been so lucky until now with mild weather. Needless to say we are currently freezing. When it is this cold, I need warm comforting food…to make me happy 🙂 The only problem I have right now is that I am on the GetFit diet (I will save this for another post)…so no carbs at night.… Read more →