I’m not a huge breakfast person during the week – I usually prefer some rooibos tea with home-baked rusks when I’m on the go. But give me a lazy late-morning …
Mediterranean-style focaccia
Focaccia bread is very similar in style to a regular Italian pizza, but is usually a bit thicker and stuffed or topped with herbs and/or other ingredients. In this recipe, …
Rooibos and vanilla jelly
I’m a huge tea drinker. I love rooibos tea, rooibos espresso, rooibos cappucino and rooibos iced tea. I’ve noticed that rooibos is also featuring more and more in cooking across …
Low-fat orange cheesecake
I am terribly guilty of disregarding the fat content of my food! I tend to throw caution to the wind, especially when it comes to using cream, sugar and butter …
Moroccan-style roast potatoes with coriander yoghurt
I regularly use pesto to flavour my roast chicken and other meats – it gives a fantastic thick coating of intense flavour and colour, and is such an easy way …
Carrot cake with dates and pecans
Somehow I always feel a bit less guilty when indulging in carrot cake instead of chocolate cake, or any other cake for that matter. The carrots, raisins, dates and pecan …
Herbed mackerel butter
Cured mackerel fillets must be the Mediterranean version of smoked Cape snoek! These fabulous little fish fillets are much smaller than snoek, but can be used very much in the …
3 Cheese Soufflés
Many people are terrified of baking soufflés. These eggy, foamy treats have a bad reputation as being temperamental. People also tend to think that they are difficult to make, but …
Berry terrine
Although we all crave warm, baked puddings during Winter, I sometimes long for something lighter to end off a meal. Most summer desserts call for fresh seasonal fruit, but I …
Moroccan doughnuts
All over the world, people love deep-fried dough covered with sugar or glaze. They might call it by different names, but it’s pretty universal: we all love doughnuts! This is …