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Fettucine Alfredo and teaching an old dog new tricks!
Thinking of all the bastardized versions of Fettuccine Alfredo that I have seen on the Internet and horror upon horror all the bad ones I have served my poor (un-informed) family, I have to say, I was...
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Fired up and Cooking Amarula Malva Pudding on RSG
Malva pudding must be South Africa’s most favorite dessert. Actually a winter dessert, but any full-blooded South African, will eat Malva Pudding year in and year out.Another typically south African...
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Scrumptious Moroccan Chicken Pie
This Moroccan Chicken Pie was so delicious and if this is the kind of quality tried and tested recipes I can expect to find in Jane-Anne”s new cookbook, I certainly cannot wait for its arrival on our...
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Anel cooks Tomato Pasta Sauce + 10 Variations on RSG
This tomato sauce blew me away! Seriously, I have never heard or seen this way of making a tomato pasta sauce and honestly I will not look for another recipe ever……EVER! So simple and so divinely...
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Cooking with Roses at Bloemfontein Rose Festival
Cooking with roses is definitely not a normal thing to do here in my kitchen or any other ordinary kitchen for that matter, but things are about to change as I am off to the Rose Festival in...
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Easy fruit cake – fruity, boozy and ready for Christmas! +WinR500 Cash!-our...
Your fruit cake should have been baked by now and you should be feeding it with brandy every week ! Well, maybe if you were Julia Child or your great granny, yes, but hey, we live in the real world...
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Smoothies – Why not sneak in a vegetable or two?
Smoothies are my emergency plan when the children come home from school, ravenous and mom had no time to cook or buy something yummee! Smoothies are healthy, filling and cool the children down...
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Tropical Cheesecake, a cat and an Eat Out survey in the mix for RSG.
Baked cheesecake has a crumbly texture that reminds me of curd. For those of you who do not know, curds are the solid parts of soured milk that can be eaten alone or used in various regional dishes....
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Markets, food festivals and street food
Markets, food festivals and loads of street food all form part of the “lucky packet” which I am to open this coming weekend. Eat Out DStv and Food Network have joined forces to present this two-day...
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Caramel Tarts and treats for Easter on RSG
Caramel……. that sweet indulgence that adds calories and centimeters to your body, just by saying the word. Add caramel to just about anything and you can start a new addiction. Caramel drizzled over...
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Spanish Chicken and rice and choosing the right pan!
Spanish cooking is bold and flavorsome and this chicken dish is no exception and ticks all those boxes. Spanish cooking also evokes in me a sense of togetherness and loud family conversations! Exactly...
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Roosterkoek – a necessity at every braai (and festival)!
Roosterkoek, it is hard to imagine a good old South African braai (BBQ) without it! Roosterkoek forms such a big part of our South African culture, that more and more, I find them at festivals and...
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Spicy Corn Dogs – the South African way of course!
Spicy corn dogs are as American as the statue of liberty and baseball, but the history and origin of this delicious street snack is highly disputed from what I read. Spicy corn dogs are often sold as...
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Pretty Blog, Pretty people, Pretty Chocolate Cake
Pretty blog was the result of many cups of coffee and many months of hard work! Christine Meintjes and Nicola Pretorius’ dreamt of building a wedding blog and this dream came true in July 2010....
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Pear Tartlets – Melkkos – Merlot – all wrapped up in one!
Pear Tartlets were the end result to a fantastic morning spent baking, chatting and getting to know the inspiration behind Melkkos & Merlot! Pear tartlets, made with a few simple ingredients, but...
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Custard desserts and being young and carefree again!
Custard desserts are hug-in-a-bowl-desserts and yes, even just plain old custard gives me that warm fuzzy feeling, especially on a cold winters day! Custard desserts are nothing new to us, there are...
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Gluten-free waffles and Flapjacks – no kidding!
Gluten-free baking scares the heck out of me, seriously! Gluten-free to me also means taste free, or at least to me! Wrong, I was really, really so wrong about this! The thing is, I don’t have to bake...
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Edible Flowers and Salad bowls
Edible flowers is something you find on la-di-da cheffie plates if food in very expensive restaurants, right? Wrong! Edible flowers is nothing new……… not only are they added to dishes for their...
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Brioche with Sweet Berries, Hazelnut and Dark Choclate Swirl
Brioche, the ultimate French bread which was for so many years exclusively enjoyed by the rich and aristocracy. Then Marie Antoinette apparently said, after she heard the poor people have no bread,...
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Crumbed Calamari with Spicy Dip
Crumbed Calamari reminds me of my carefree years at varsity. Oh boy, in those days you were considered to be very adventurous when you ordered calamari! Crumbed calamari can be tricky to make though....
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