I'm an Afrikaans girl, so it's a given that I adore lamb chops. I'm also a workaholic who's not too keen on effort in the kitchen after a long day. This one-dish wonder ticks all my boxes. Chops, veg, tomato goodness, one dish to pop into the oven and forget about -- it's almost too … Continue reading Lamb Chops in Tomato Sauce with Hasselback Veg
This was my first time making goulash... and a double-first for me to be using ostrich meat instead of beef. Throughout lockdown, Vincent and I have been avoiding leaving the house for any reason whatsoever so we've been using an app called Bottles to get groceries delivered to our home. Sometimes items are out of … Continue reading Ostrich Goulash
If there's one thing you know about me by now it's that I love stuffing things. And the other thing you know by now is that easy cooking is really the only kind of cooking I like doing. So, last night I saw 2 gem squashes staring at me from my veggie drawer and looked … Continue reading Gem Squash with Spinach & Bacon Filling
It was an exceptionally lazy Saturday afternoon. Nearing dinnertime, when our tummies started rumbling, I remembered we had a tray of eggs in the fridge. Also lurking in the shadows were close-to-expiry mushrooms that we forgot about during the week, a pack of back bacon and two handfuls of baby tomatoes. Frittata was on the … Continue reading Peppery Bacon, Baby Tomato & Mushroom Frittata
I went to the grocery store closest to my office during my lunch break yesterday, specifically to buy fish for dinner. But to my great disappointment they don't sell fish there at all and I ended up leaving with chicken in my basket instead. Imagine my surprise when I got back to the office and … Continue reading Mackerel, Roast Cauliflower & Salad
Looks may be deceiving. Case in point, this beauty! At first glance you may think it's lasagne, and you may be sort of right. This is my take on "lasagne sin pasta", where I use sweet potato slices as a substitute for pasta (lasagne) sheets. It's a mighty delicious layered dish and one that tastes … Continue reading Sweet Potato Bake
This summer's weather has been weird to say the least. In just one week in Cape Town we experienced gale force winds, very heavy winter-like rainfall, and then a day later it was sunny skies again. It's confusing as hell and planning an outfit for the day is near impossible. But it did give me … Continue reading Creamy Broccoli & Bacon Soup
I think I should add "Vegetable Stuffer" to my CV. Not only do I love stuffing butternuts, mushrooms, squashes, aubergines, peppers and whatever else I can hollow out and fill with something yummy -- I'm pretty damn good at it, too! Over this past weekend I indulged in a great sales offer that gave me … Continue reading Stuffed Peppers
I wanted to make traditional braaibroodjies to accompany our braai last night, but realised a little too late that I didn't have any tomatoes. What I did have were leftover sliced mushrooms and Woolies' feta cheese with sundried-tomatoes and basil. Improvise, I did! The result was a new tasty braaibroodjie combo. Who's hungry? Vincent and … Continue reading Mushroom, Feta & Onion Braaibroodjies
It's a common misconception that you need a whole lot of stuff to make something utterly scrumptious. All you really need is imagination and a few basic ingredients whose flavours you can combine to turn a dish into something wonderful. Last night marked the return of my favourite kind of dish; the one-pan wonder. This … Continue reading Sun-dried Tomato Chicken One-Pan Wonder
Here's a little secret: I've never made lasagne before. Of course I wasn't just going to wing it for my first try, so I did a bit of research on one of my favourite sites; Jamie Oliver's website. He's got a number of lasagne recipes on there, but this one tickled my fancy as it … Continue reading Jamie Oliver’s Good Old Lasagne
It's been a while since I posted a recipe. Partly due to a relentless flu that got hold of me, which resulted in Vincent doing most of the cooking. But now I'm back in action! Last night I decided to cook a classic. Who doesn't love a big bowl of spag-bol?! Who's hungry? Vincent, myself … Continue reading Spaghetti Bolognese
We went away this passed weekend for a relaxing getaway with friends. As is usually the case, we ended up packing way more food than we needed. So we brought back a pack of loin chops, half a pack of broccoli, some cauliflower and two already-braaid onions. As you've gathered by now, last night's dinner … Continue reading Lamb Chops & Veg in Tomato Jus
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
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
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
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