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 […]
Banana Cake with Caramel Marscapone Frosting
To celebrate my bloggerversary I made this delicious banana cake with the most incredible caramel marscapone frosting- yum!! It pays tribute to my very first post as a blogger which were banana muffins, with the picture taken out in really bad lighting but hey I’ll share it on my Instagram anyway. I started my blog […]
Pasta Pomodoro
A delicious and simple pasta dish that had our house fighting on who would get the last helping – simple and decadent- my advice? Make extra!! Ingredients Salt 400 g can whole peeled Italian tomatoes 4 garlic cloves Extra-virgin olive oil, plus more Pinch of crushed red pepper flakes 4 basil sprigs, plus more for […]
Kebab Chutney
Funny story about this recipe. I used to make this dish every week at one point in my life, im talking probably 7-8 years ago! I never called it kebabs, instead I called them meatballs. That was until a colleague of mine banned me from using the “M” word, I was Indian and apparently only […]
Persian Love Cake
Paid partnership with Kerrygold South Africa INGREDIENTS For the Cake 200g Kerrygold Pure Irish Salted Butter 150g castor sugar 4 large eggs zest of one medium lemon 80ml lemon juice 15ml rosewater 100g cake flour, sifted 215g almond flour 5ml baking powder 15ml cadamom powder For the Syrup 100ml honey 40ml lemon juice pinch of saffron […]
Strawberry Cheesecake Truffles
Paid partnership with Kerrygold South Africa Chocolate truffles of my dreams!! No I’m not over exaggerating when I say that, these are the best truffles I have ever had in my life and I have tried ALOT! Filled with cream cheese, fresh strawberries and chocolate digestive biccies it would be a sin if you didn’t […]
Spicy Salmon Chutney
Looking for an easy supper to whip up after work that is wholesome, delicious, and hits the “spot”, well my spicy salmon chutney is just that. The best part is using canned salmon for this recipe – this means you don’t need to defrost anything! I don’t know about you, but I always forget to […]
Cheese Burger Pies
Americans are celebrating Pie Day and well so am I! We are home celebrating with these delicious homemade burger pies. Homemade burgers are the best! Not my opinion, a fact! I love adding fresh garlic, and herbs to my meat before turning them into delicious patties. These burger pies have the juiciest and most flavourful […]
Spiced Brownies
Spiced chocolate brownies of my dreams! I actually had this idea sometime last year but I never really got to around to creating them. This year I told myself that I was going to make more time for the things I love and recipe development is definitely on the top of my list. However I […]
Candy Cane Cookies
Are you sick of me yet? No? Well then you guys are my kinda people. How adorable are these candy cane cookies? I am obsessed with them, my kids are too but that’s no surprise 藍. For the flavours I chose chocolate and vanilla and Peppermint, I have to say I love both, becareful with […]
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