Cloudy with a chance of meatballs!! Definitely! I love meatballs, first fried till crispy and then allowed to simmer in a delicious red wine and tomato sauce. They freeze really […]
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Mango Coppa Salad
I am a huge fan of Parma ham and melon, I love the sweet fruitiness of the melon against the salty pork flavour. Try my adaptation of the classic Parma […]
Hot Chocolate
I like to think being a grown up comes with a few perks, this is one of them. Hot chocolate grown up style. Start by heating 220ml milk, 1 cinnamon […]
Herbs
We have great weather for growing herbs up in Jozi (most of the time) rosemary, thyme and bay are my favorites for adding a quick flavour base to stews, soups […]
Hearty Bean Soup
With all this rain I’ve been making a lot of soups. I love a good minestrone and on nights when I’m not in the mood to cook, but I’m hungry, […]
Grown Up Mac ‘n Cheese
Mac ‘n Cheese meets comfort food for a grown up indulgence. Use a light white sauce as the base of your Mac ‘n Cheese, to it add about 100ml of […]
Grilled Haloumi
Autumn officially started on Friday, so I decided it was time to do a few warm salads. This intense salad is perfect for cooler days, grilled halloumi, zucchini, aubergines, roasted […]
Fig and Blue Cheese Salad
This quick starter (or light meal) takes about 4-minutes to prepare, it looks elegant and has great flavour. The secret is in making sure you use great ingredients, sweet pears […]
Dragon Fruit
Following on the story I did on prickly pears is this flamboyant over the top cousin the Dragon fruit, also a member of the cactus family. Celebrated for it’s sweet […]
Conchiglie
Conchiglie, which translated from the Italian means shells which is what the pasta looks like and makes for or a great wintery change from lasagna. Start by par cooking the […]