Grilled black mushrooms topped with Camembert.
The fact that I am a mushroom fiend is no secret so writing about them a lot is going to be part and parcel of this blog as I eat them as often as I can. I had them for...
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Traditional meat sauce with pork, sage and plum twist
A very good friend of mine just had her first baby and I, as one does, decided to make her a lasagna so at least one or two meals could be taken care of while she and...
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Super quick salmon, sour cream and sweetcorn jacket potato
My blog today has to be super quick too as I have an uber crazy day! I love baked potatoes but when I am in a hurry, I confess, I either par microwave and finish them...
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Healthy Greek Pasta Salad a la Woolies
Last week a client asked me to teach her housekeeper how to make (amongst other things) a pasta salad like the Woolies healthy Greek pasta salad, as her kids are crazy...
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Slow braised beef goulash, lentil and smoked paprika soup
Yes, I know I blogged about soup yesterday, but it’s really cold and wintry at the moment in Cape Town. I have in fact made four soups this week already and will be off...
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Express Chicken Soup
The comforting and healing properties of chicken soup are legendry. My mother told me that this stems from the mild antibiotic properties found in the skin of chicken....
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Ratatouille inspired heavenly hot pot
This last month has been rather crazy. I’ve hardly been home and have had very little time to cook at leisure, or to experiment. Consequently, this morning I was...
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Samp and beans!
My love for samp and beans started long ago. My mother says it started when I was a toddler and I got a strep infection in my throat and mouth. Apparently, I refused to...
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Beware of the Butterfish!
Oh my goodness, I poisoned my housemate yesterday! I cooked butterfish for lunch and he had a really bad reaction to it. I did warn him before serving it to him as I am...
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Caesar salad
There has been loads of talk about Caesar salad in my life recently and then my cousin mentioned that she had a great Caesar dressing recipe where you briefly boil your...
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Prawn Arrabiata Pasta in less than 10 minutes!
I have a love / hate relationship with sea food. I enjoy really well prepared sea food but I hate the fact that no matter how often I try I never seem to be able to...
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Monday guilt…
This morning I am having serious food guilt issues. I have not cooked once in 3 days… but I have stuffed my face all weekend with a long list of foods ranging from the...
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Chicken Tikka Masala ‘Lite’
I am inordinately fond of curry. I love it hot, mild, saucy, dry, piquant, mellow, robust… Thai, North Indian, South Indian, Cape Malay you name it, if I haven’t tried,...
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The unsung hero!
There are many foods which have a bad reputation for various reasons. Either we were forced to eat them as children or when cooked incorrectly taste like sulphur,...
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The Imam fainted!
Today’s dish, an Imam Bayildi recipe (a Turkish stuffed aubergine bake recipe), was prepared at the special request of my number one follower, Annika from Midnight Blue...
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Thekla is a teacher and seeker, a foodie and a yogi.
Offering customized training in cookery and yoga, she aims at making your life healthier – the easy way.
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