Last week, I had the privilege of joining the #Stellenblog group of bloggers on an amazing journey of discovering the magic of Stellenbosch. Acting as the local host, I had …
A Mother’s Day mezze platter with Poetry stores
This Mother’s Day, dare to do something different and exotic for your Mom with a Middle Eastern and Mediterranean mezze platter! The team from Poetry stores have asked me once …
Easy caramel lamingtons
My Mother used to make us lamingtons very often when we were kids. It was an easy and economical sweet treat, loved by young and old alike. We called them …
#Stellenblog is coming…
As some of you might know, I am very excited and honoured to be involved with the upcoming #Stellenblog campaign as the local host blogger – I’ll be the one …
Donna Hay’s baked lemon pudding
Donna uses whole lemons (yes, skins, pith and all) to create this simple pudding that almost resembles a baked lemon curd. It reminds me very much of the middle layer …
Hot cross bun pudding
I love the idea and smell of a tray of fragrant hot cross buns – not only for Easter, but anytime of the year. The thing is, they need to …
Chocolate peanut butter sundae with cheat’s roasted banana ice cream
Woolworths recently approached me to become involved with their very exciting Flavour Society campaign (#wwflavoursociety), where the flavour of the month is chocolate. Check out their amazing pin board this …
Crumbed whole-grain paprika chicken strips
My 3-year old daughter is not a big meat lover. I’ve always had to find inventive ways of getting her to eat more proteins, so when I discovered that she …
An Easter garden tea party with Poetry stores
Next weekend many of us will be celebrating the Easter holidays – a time for utter indulgence in terms of festive family foods and sweet treats. The friendly team from …
Bruschetta with labneh and slow roasted tomatoes
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of joining labneh cheese maker Shelly Zaidman at Fairview for a look behind the scenes at their manufacturing plant, and a taste …