I feel like I come up with the strangest desserts, but somehow they just work.This is one of those times, sweet, crispy, and syrupy jalebi a classic Indian sweet has been upgraded to an ice cream sandwich with crushed pistachios and a touch of gold leaf. These hit the spot, especially in this heat! Here […]
Dulce de leche penda/peda
Upgrading penda with some homemade dulce de leche. When I say homemade, I really mean simmering a can of condensed milk for 3 hours. Yep, that’s pretty much it. Peda is an Indian sweet, it’s soft and rich and delicious! As much as I love Indian sweets I sometimes find them way too sweet, hence the […]
Doughnuts dipped in chocolate with roasted peanuts
Forget all the fancy-schmancy stuff these are the only doughnuts you’ll ever need. Dipped in melted chocolate and toasted peanuts, I mean can you name a better combination? I prefer not using ganache because I live for that chocolate crunch that comes with dipping your doughnut into plain old chocolate and waiting for it to […]
Crêpes
Happy Wednesday everyone! Today is going to be a good day, I can feel it! I made these French crêpes the other night and gave my husband one with a spread of peanut butter inside, HUGE MISTAKE! Because apparently, they were amazing, especially with the peanut butter and then I had to make another batch just […]
Devils Food Cake
Forget about what you’ve heard, this chocolate cake is sinfully delicious like the name suggests. Which makes it perfect for all our lockdown Halloween celebrations. Drizzled in a gooey white chocolate ganache which I tinted green using food colouring powder – I would avoid using gel-based colourants as these may seize the chocolate and who […]
Snickers Pretzel Brownies
I am a sucker for a good brownie, all fudgy, and oh so delicious. However sometimes I feel it can be way too sweet, and this comes from a person with an insatiable sweet tooth. The addition of salted pretzels and snickers however managed to balance it out so beautifully. The sweet and salty flavour […]
Masala Steak Special
*Sponsored by FUTURELIFE® Recently all I’ve been creating are foods I enjoyed whilst growing up in Durban, I remember driving down to the beach and devouring one too many masala steak sarmies, and if you’ve ever tried one you’d know that they are so good and pretty hard to resist. The idea of taking long […]
Boston Cream Pie
One thing for sure, my family lost their minds when I made this, each recipe I create always starts off by me explaining exactly what I hope to achieve. They never get or understand me. Mainly because I’m a creative and they’re mostly technical minded and I can sometimes find it quite difficult to put […]
Pineapple Lassi
Hey everyone, it has really been a while. I’ve been stuck between work, home schooling and tik tok’ing. Not sure if that even is a thing but I did start up a Tik Tok account and I’ve been enjoying the process of creating quick and easy dishes that I could explain in under a minute. […]
Chocolate Mousse Swiss Roll
This has got to be one of the most requested recipes I’ve received since lock down. Homemade swiss rolls are easier than you think and my husband in particular who sadly does not have an insatiable sweet tooth like his better half has given me strict instructions not to share this with anyone else 😅. […]
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