Chermoula and coconut milk baked fish
I developed this recipe earlier this week after a client requested a saucy fish dish. I was inspired after last weeks Moroccan explorations, so I decided to experiment...
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Sorbet in seconds (and sugar free)
So I had some left over fruit salad in the freezer and it’s a nice hot day and I’m tiered after a long day and felt like something refreshing. Sorbet! I...
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I could not be truly happy without pesto in my life
We all go through fads, phases and fancies but some things we simply can never truly get enough of. Traditional basil pesto is one of those things for me. Even if I...
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Lamb curry
While I was in Joburg I got this recipe from a client of mine and yesterday was the day to make it as I wanted to teach it today.Wow, what an awesome curry, yesterdays...
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Moroccan chicken, lime pickle and green olive tagine
A client has asked me to teach her housekeeper to cook with her tagine. Now I am embarrassed to say that I have cooked many tagines, but not in an actual tagine....
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Spaghetti Aglio, Olio e Peperoncino
I can’t believe it has taken me so long to write about this dish, but I realised the error of my ways after I made it last night as the focal dish in my step mothers...
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Indian comfort food!
So I said that dahl (lentils) and rice was all I’ve been eating lately cause of my dodgy tummy, and that it wasn’t really blog worthy. Well, I have changed my mind....
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Marinated chicken salad
This is a salad I have making for many years and it has been modified and adapted often to suit my tastes and fridge stock. But the recipe below pretty much is what I...
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Lamb glorious lamb
Lamb has been a central feature of my cooking recently. My favourite braised lamb has been cooked, for friends and taught to my clients, repeatedly with over whelming...
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Tiramisu with hints of bourbon and orange.
Yesterday was the third time I have made tiramisu in a month and each time has been sumptuously satisfying. I have added a few little twists to the traditional recipes...
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Super quick cereal bars
This morning a friend of mine sent me a link to a recipe for cereal bars. The recipes was so simple and I had all the ingredients at home, so I whipped up a batch...
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Keeping it simple.
I am all for the simple things in life. Sometimes the simplest things can truly be the most rewarding. The lunch I made yesterday was just like that. I marinated some...
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Beyond improvement brownies!
A few weeks ago while I was looking after my sisters kids, we had a super cold and wet day. So I suggested that we do some baking. Oddly enough the boys were more keen...
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Kitka’licious!
One of the recipes a client of mine wanted me to teach her housekeeper was how to make kitka bread (challah bread) for their Friday evening family dinners. She gave me...
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National obsessions…
I make no secret about the fact that I hate braaing, and mostly I hate going to braais too. But there is no escaping this national obsession, so if I do attend one I...
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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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