I’ve been having the most fun during these past couple of weeks, creating the most indulgent hot chocolate recipes. Home-schooling on the other hand has been absolutely miserable. That paired with random loadshedding and water cuts can literally make one lose their mind. Today I’m sharing a delicious tiramisu hot chocolate. This has expresso, chocolate, […]
Creamy Garlic Tuscan Chicken
This dish has the most incredible creamy garlic sauce, a burst of flavour coming through from the sundried tomatoes. This dish is restuarant Quality 🍽. Here’s how you can make it, Ingredients 500g boneless skinless chicken breasts. 2 Tablespoons olive oil 1 cup fresh cream ½ cup chicken broth/stock 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 teaspoon […]
Apricot & Almond Biscotti
Stop whatever you’re doing and get out all the ingredients below and make these decadent morsels. I am so not being dramatic guys, this biscotti recipe is so, so good! I’m a huge biscotti fan and never in my life did I think I’d ever make them from scratch, but I did! And they’re so […]
Tiramisu Ice cream
Going along with my theme for the month of October, Italian with a twist. I had to make tiramisu, but with a tocka twist of course. Here’s how you can whip up this absolutely decadent dessert. Ingredients 10 Ladyfingers/Boudoir biscuits 2 cups strongly brewed coffee 2 1/2 cups fresh cream 1/2 can sweetened condensed milk […]
Napoletana Sauce
You don’t have to travel further than your kitchen for this amazing Napoletana sauce. This is my first time making it and it tastes better than store bought sauce. This is perfect to spoon over a pizza or over linguine throw in a few fresh basil leaves and you have a meal in minutes. Ingredients […]
Cajun prawns in alfredo sauce
A delicious one pot wonder. Ingredients 350g dry pasta such as fettuccine 400g large shrimp uncooked, shells removed 1 tbsp cajun seasoning 2 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp butter 1 small onion chopped 2 cloves garlic minced 1 can diced tomatoes 3/4 cup heavy cream 50g Parmesan cheese grated 1/4 tsp salt or to taste […]
Marinara Sauce
I usually get really nervous when I have to prepare my own sauces especially for pastas as I’m a huge fan of Italian food but I hate putting on pants and going out to get some… sigh… what’s a girl to do? So I decided to put on my apron instead and try making my […]
Jamie Oliver’s Fish Pie
Its 3pm and dinner is all done! Pretty impressed with myself, Monday blues and all. I got this recipe from the @jamieoliver Website and it is absolutely moreish (but when isn’t it?) Perfect dinner to ward of the Monday blues. INGREDIENTS 5 large spuds peeled and diced (about 3 cm) 500 gm smoked haddock sliced […]
10 minute pizza dough
This pizza dough comes together and is ready to bake in just 10 minutes; you can have fresh, hot, homemade pizza on the table in 20!!! Serves: 2 (12″) pizzas INGREDIENTS ¾ cup warm water 1 teaspoon active dry yeast (if you buy the little envelopes you will have some left over. Envelopes typically contain […]
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