This month for the Daring Bakers' Challenge we were asked to make "Ensaimda" which is a Spanish Pastry that re

Adapted from Jamie Oliver Magazine Recipe

It seems my blog has a small problem. My post for Sunday did not push itself through and my saved post for Ch

When watching The Great British menu a few years ago Bryn Williams made Bara Brith for his dessert. This tradi

One of the most beautiful cities we have visited is Siena when we were in Italy in 2010. Dave and I left Assis

Rusks are to South Africans what biscotti are to Italians. They are a hard, twice baked biscuit (cookie to my

Adapted from Larousse Gastronomique page 900

I have twice tried haggis and the first time was not a memorable experience. We had it at a local restaurant f

Adapted from Fairview Feta Booklet

When I worked at The Hard Rock Café I would end my shift my a mug of hot milk, flavoured with Horlicks. Dur

Inspired by Confessions of a Hungry Woman column in Taste June 2014 page 44

I did not think that there was a need for a popcorn recipe but the packet that I bought did not give me any hi

Blog-checking lines: This month's Daring Bakers' Challenge took us on a trip to beautiful Brazil! Renata of 

I have been making the same quiche recipe for the past 20 years. I don't usually use a base for my quiches as

These have to be the best rusks I have ever made. They combine my trail mix with a standard rusk recipe and t

This is the perfect reminder for me of our barge trip through Burgundy

I learnt how to speed read when I was really young, and most times it has stood me in good stead when looking

A while back the Daring Bakers' challenge was to make a loaf of bread that was shaped in a specific manner and

Pinotage is a unique South African wine, best drunk slightly chilled. It is an easy wine to make, according to

Our Easter weekend was really wonderful, and I hope that yours was as well. I did quite a bit of laundry and o

Is our ability to handle our finances indicative of how we conduct our lives? And can we be expected to handle

Any bread made with a starter is perfect for me. This sourdough whole wheat seed bread takes time and effort.

Summer is all but over but that does not mean I need to stop drinking ice tea. It is refreshing and the fact t

It is always good to have your ego boosted by wonderful compliments. From when I started blogging, I looked at

Adapted from Curry, page 282

You are probably wondering why on earth I am listing a recipe for something that does not really need a recipe

This Honey Nougat Apple Butter Cake is made using honey nougat and apple butter. Two premade ingredients I ha

Willow Creek Olive Estate recently extended their range of flavoured olive oils and they sent me a bottle of t

Late last year I participated in Yuppiechef's annual cookathon and our meal started with a melon and avocado

When I asked Alida which recipe she considers her favourite in her new recipe book Cook From The Heart she t

The best part of these chocolate buns was when the chocolate oozed out! 20 years ago I had a very open 'crush'

This recipe for Sweet Potato Country Rolls has been adapted from the recipe Evan Paull provided to us at the T

I have recipes that I want to try saved all over the place. Recently I have taken to securing them to the side

I have been in a long process of recipe testing for various recipe books and one of the recipes I had on my li

I don't cook a lot of Greek food and I don't have any recipe books that are dedicated to Greek food, but even

Do not be daunted when you see the words home made chocolate. It really is easy to do. A while back I needed a