A new week with loads to sort and do… So a carb rich, gluten free bowl of soft creamy polenta, topped with grilled figs and a drizzle of sweet honey […]
Tag: HEALTHY
Poached Peaches
For a quick, sweet and fruity breakfast nothing beats sweet vanilla poached peaches with some vanilla yoghurt. In a small pot add about 350ml water, 1 tsp honey and 1 […]
Oats and Berries
After a weekend that could only be described as a food weekend, I needed something a little healthier for breakfast this morning. Oats are my old stand by for 5-minute […]
Oat Bars
Quick an easy breakfast bars This basic recipe for creating your own snack bars is a fantastic base to build your own bars. These bars with only a few ingredients […]
Mussels
Fresh taste of the sea! I love the fact that even though Jozi has no ocean anywhere nearby, we are still demanding enough to get great fresh seafood. I love […]
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 […]
Pine Nuts
Eat less by munching more of these little nuts! Pine nuts: these tiny nutrient dense nuts, are actually the seeds of the pine tree. All pine trees produce pine nuts […]
Ice Tea
Chill out! Perfect for hot summers days create your own ice teas. I use equal parts Ceylon tea, fruit juice and water. The flavour depends on what I have around. […]
Garlic, Chilli and Prawn Spaghetti
INGREDIENTS Single Serving – 6 tiger prawns in the shell/person (cleaned/deveined/defrosted) – fresh chopped red chili (to taste) – 2 tbsp olive oil – 1 clove garlic crushed – 2 […]