Celebrating life with food, wine, friends & happiness! Writer, cook and blogger. Author of four cookbooks. Passionately South African, proudly Capetonian.
Love chilli? Here's your new addiction!
Making aromatic flavoured oils is as easy as pie. Really. It costs less and tastes better than commercial varieties, it's fun and rewarding to make, plus you'll have some...
Everyone needs a good carrot cake in their baking repertoire, and this is mine. I inherited the recipe from my mom Adele and have been making it for more than 30 years; heaven knows...
A random conversation on Facebook recently - about the differences between Cape Malay and Indian curries - ignited a massive craving for an old-fashioned Cape chicken curry. Yeah, I'm cheap like that - everything...
Braaing to celebrate Heritage Day tomorrow? Here are 2 very easy BBQ sauces/marinades you can make at home. Super tasty, with the added benefit that you're not ingesting all those additives, stabilisers and preservatives...
It's no secret that I have an ongoing love affair with everything La Motte Wine Estate does. The only reason why I don't write about it more often, is that I'll then become an...
Meatloaf is such a sturdy, comforting thing. The name says it all doesn't it?
No nasty surprises lurking there: just meat, minced, baked in a loaf shape. Simple, done.
It's also a sure-fire way to make...
Everyone has their favourite burger and since two days ago, this is mine. Make it as spicy or mild as you like, and go wild with the toppings.
My preferred version is chicken burger-with-everything.
This truly...
The Banting version of malva pudding is a carrot.
Because there is just no way this sugar bomb of a dessert can ever be Paleo-fied. Can it? Do we want the world to end?
Rich, delicious...