It was only a matter of time before I would do a post on one of the most loved South African classic sweet treats: the dreamy milk tart. Being a …
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Baked
Franck Dangereux’s oil bread
The smell of freshly baked bread never seems to lose it’s magic. It is probably one of the simplest ways to make people feel warm and happy – by sharing …
Cinnamon heart cookies
This morning I made Sasko’s “cinnamon hearts” from their cookbook, live on Expresso Breakfast Show on SABC3. Valentines Day is here, and it’s a great idea to give your loved …
Chocolate pumpkin cake
Tomorrow morning I will be making my cooking début on live television, whooohoooooo! The lovely people from SABC3 Expresso Breakfast Show and Sasko have invited me to be a regular …
Classic South African Hertzoggies
With 20 jars of freshly made apricot jam in my cupboard and the Christmas holidays upon us, It wasn’t hard to find inspiration to bake some classic Hertzoggies on a …
Orange and almond biscotti
Every year before we went on our annual December holiday to Keurboomstrand on the Garden Route, my Mom would bake “holiday cookies”. But my Mom was not your average cookie …
The flourless chocolate cake that broke my food processor
While watching “The Delicious Miss Dahl” the other day on BBC Lifestyle, I jotted down Sophie’s recipe for a decadent flourless chocolate cake. For those who haven’t had the pleasure …
Spinach and feta quiche
It has been 9 months since I started this blog – the same time it takes to grow a baby in your womb. And I think I finally reached the …
Chocolate Eclairs
There are a few deceiving “so-called basic” dishes in the food world. Deceivingly difficult, that is. Take a béchamel sauce for example: only flour, butter and milk, but it can …
Spiced pecan shortbread
My darling daughter turned 9 months last week. I sometimes look at her and cannot believe that this little angel being is my own child. And now, 9 months have …