Ingredients: For the Lamb Seekh Kebabs: 500 g lamb mince ½ red onion 2 green chilli 10 g fresh coriander 2 tsp ginger and garlic paste 1 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp red chilli flakes salt to taste ½ tsp ground black pepper wooden skewers 50 g First Choice Butter For the mint and coriander raita: 250 ml First Choice Plain Low Fat Yoghurt 30 g fresh coriander 30 g fresh mint 1 tsp ground cumin salt […]
Chicken and Dumplings
Good morning everyone!! Hope you’ve been having a good long weekend. I have been super busy creating some delicious recipes and taking time for some much-needed rest. How crazy has the change in weather been, the mornings are much colder and I find myself reaching for that extra duvet every night. With the colder weather […]
Tiramisu Cake
I love tiramisu, then again who doesn’t? This twist on the Italian classic is mind-blowing! Layers of chocolate cake, ladyfingers dipped in cold espresso with a dash of coffee liqueur, that rich mascarpone filling, all dusted in rich cocoa powder decorated in dark chocolate dipped ladyfingers – pure bliss!! I know this cake may look […]
Oreo Mousse Chocolate Eggs
Mousse but make it trendy! These are oreo mousse filled chocolate eggs!! And no it really does not get any better than this!! Not to mention it is a genius way to serve dessert this weekend! Oreo Mousse filled Chocolate Eggs Ingredients 8 oreo cookies, crushed360 ml whipping cream, chilled 1 tablespoon icing sugar, sifted2 […]
Hot Cross Bagels
Happy Sunday everyone!The weather is changing, it is getting colder and I found myself digging up my winter jammies during the week. I spend most of my weekends getting up early – not by choice, my kids wake me up (GRRR!) – I shower and put on a fresh pair of jammies to start my […]
Masala French Toast
This version of french toast is an absolute favourite especially when I am in need of a spoil. It is fragrant, fresh and filled with cheese – it’s so good we even ended up making them for dinner that evening!
Victoria Sponge Cake
Victoria Sponge Cake Ingredients 160g unsalted butter, softened 160g self-raising flour 160g caster sugar 3 large eggs, lightly beaten 1 tsp vanilla essence 200ml fresh cream 100g strawberry jam 2 tbsp icing sugar, extra for dusting 250g fresh strawberries, optional Method Pre-heat the oven to 170°C. Prepare 2 20 cm round baking tins with baking […]
Snowballs
Felt extremely nostalgic whilst baking these snowballs, reminded me so much of my childhood growing up in Durban. I remember my late Grandfather would always feed me my body weight in wareings snowballs. They were so good! He would always surprise us with a huge batch of these, whether he was popping by to say […]
Durban Lamb Curry
The dish of my childhood summed up in one casserole. I love my curries pungent and spicy, like spicy, spicy! This is one of those dishes anyone can make, the first bite will immediately remind you of home. A typical Durban curry, spicy and pungent that it will have your neighbours asking for the recipe […]
Aloo Fry
Aloo Fry is better than fries! Like if I had to live on just one vegetarian dish for the rest of my life, this would be it, with fresh roti or bread – it’s so good! I found a bag of up to date potatoes and decided to make a quick dinner with them. They […]
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