Winter is soup time! Contrary to my big love of effortless cooking, I actually like making complicated soups. One of my all-time favourites is a deconstructed chilli popper soup, but that's a recipe for another day. Last night it was so cold that my kitchen felt like a walk-in freezer. So the less time I … Continue reading Chunky Vegetable Soup
Another weeknight; another adventure into the fridge in hope of finding something delicious to make. Lucky for us there was a pack of julienne stir-fry veggies and three skinless chicken fillets ready for a hot pan. After experimenting with a new kind of sauce when I made Teriyaki chicken the other day, I decided to … Continue reading Chicken Stir-fry With Honey & Soy Sauce
Asian cuisine is always a treat for me. But in the past I have been apprehensive about cooking authentic Asian dishes because the recipes I usually gravitate to require a lot of effort and the ingredients are often hard to come by. However, yesterday as I was browsing the web for interesting new recipes to … Continue reading Teriyaki Chicken
I've been craving eggplant for some time now, but have also been wanting to experiment and try something new with this weirdly delicious vegetable. I googled for hours in search of an eggplant recipe that tickled my salivary glands. Eventually I found an interesting-looking eggplant wrap recipe and inspiration hit! Unlike most of my usual … Continue reading Eggplant Fold-overs
What a threesome! Spinach, bacon and feta are like the Three Musketeers of the food world. Whether in a frittata, savoury pie, scone, omelette, quiche -- you name it and it will be delicious! Frittatas are carb free, they look impressive, and they are incredibly easy to make. It's the perfect weekday dinner turned next … Continue reading Spinach, Bacon & Feta Frittata
Many years ago I reluctantly gave up pasta forever (well, there are cheat days once a year or so) and I have missed it every single day since that foolish decision was made. Alas I sometimes brave the pasta cooking process anyways, swallowing my urge to gobble it all up myself, torturing myself for Vincent's … Continue reading Pasta alla Jana
By now it's clear that I love a one-pan dish. The flavours all get to mingle and it's just too damn effortless not to love. Last night I decided to go the easy route again and use a coat & cook sauce -- Ina Paarman's this time around. I also tried a new veggie addition … Continue reading One-Pan Tikka Curry Chicken & Veg
What to do when all you've got are the end slices of a loaf of bread, some salad stuff in the fridge, a can of tuna and a rumbling tummy? Improvise! I love tuna salad, but it can turn out quite bland and dry if you're not careful. So even though this dinner is anything … Continue reading Tuna Salad & A Toastie
Last night I once again found myself scavenging through the fridge for scraps with which to concoct a meal. With lettuce and other salad-like ingredients aplenty, and a pack of wors staring up at me, a simple yet yummy meal was to be had. Who's hungry? Vincent and I so this recipe serves 2. Ingredients … Continue reading Wors & Salad
I often find myself daydreaming about Woolworths' spinach and cauliflower noodles. As a hardcore no-carber I can honestly say nobody does carb-free noodles like Woolworths does. I'll even go a step further and say sometimes I prefer the taste and texture of these noodles to actual pasta! So off to Woolies I went to get … Continue reading Salmon on a bed of Veggie Noodles
On a gloomy, rainy day there's nothing quite like home-made stew to warm you up from the inside. Lucky for us our freezer had a sneaky pack of stewing meat at the back, so stew is what we had! I wasn't in the mood for effort and frills so of course the pressure cooker came … Continue reading Mutton Stew
Picture this: Soft, flaky fish cooked to perfection, drenched in lemony garlic and herb butter, scooped into your mouth along with your favourite sides, topped off with a big glass of your best wine. Now check out what I made last night and see the picture in your mind become my reality. Seriously, if anyone … Continue reading Grilled Hake with Garlic and Herb Butter
