I love it when The Secret Recipe Club challenge arrives in my inbox! Even when I am very busy and think I mig

Shhhh, I have a guilty secret! I taste test so much when cooking that sometimes I don’t feel like eating whe

A word that in my mind delivers exactly what it means is frikkadels. I cannot translate this for you, but wh

When we first to moved to Gordons Bay we were on a serious budget. My grocery bill was carefully calculated an

Shhhh, I have a guilty secret! I eat something with chocolate in it every night! And these Double Chocolate C

Can childhood obesity be ascribed to 'bad' parenting, or is it a sign of modern times? It seems that nowadays,

Shhhh, I have a guilty secret! I prefer waffles for breakfast over anything else! Waffles and I have had a lif

I was determined to be able to take part in this month's mingle, and this is why you will find me, in the midd

The Secret Recipe Club challenge is a great way to meet new bloggers. This month, I got to read more about Ca

This month, our host for Fresh From The Oven is La Cuisine de Sarah. She set us a lovely task of making a br

I made fish soup using locally caught and sustainable hake. I do not like the word diet. It conjures up starvi

Some wine estates have had our support since we moved to the Helderberg in 2001. Eikendal has been one of them

I have never taken part in an Aspiring Bakers Challenge before, but when I saw challenge number 18 on Sweet Sa

For those of you who are regular readers of my blog you will notice that I always replace sugar with fructose

This month, I have been assigned Lick The Spoon for The Secret Recipe Club challenge. The name of the blog co

This recipe for ginger prawns on an apple and tatsoi salad was developed by me for Woolworths Chopping Board C

I can remember at high school being late for a class and telling the teacher "better late than never" (cheeky

We have had a LONG summer and it has been a very hot one. Our heatwave season normally is in February, but thi

My apple butter experiment with fructose did not work well, but I am sure with sugar it will be perfect. In to

I love making roasts, and roast pork is a firm favourite in our house. I love to travel, and look forward to a

It is not often that I made a dessert twice, other than my chocolate cake, which I used to make every weekend.

I am sure everyone has their own way of making this breakfast. However, I have decided to share my recipe for

This vodka tonic battered hake is a great alternative to using beer! It is not often that I lose my sense of h

I love the saying "it never rains, it pours". And this past week, it seems to apply to me very well. Last Thur

This tuna green curry uses my own home-made green curry paste. Dave and I have been very busy after work each

This month, the challenge set by Lavender and Lovage for Fresh From The Oven is to make croissants. Watch ou

I have never made panna cotta before and now that I have it is going to become my secret weapon! It is so easy

When I was in my twenties, I worked at the Hard Rock Café. We would get to work at 10am in the morning to tid

This recipe for Cold Cucumber And Avocado Soup reminds me of my mom. It is not Dave's favourite, and so I res

In the 21st issue of Taste Magazine I asked the team to please give me a recipe for tortilla wraps. This was w

I am submitting this recipe Red Capsicum And Tomato Pasta Sauce to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hoste

I have an addiction to reality TV. This started off with Survivor and has moved on to Top Chef, Master Chef, I

I wanted to make chai ice cream, but in my search for what actually goes into chai, I discovered that the word

I think the most important thing for me is that I continue to learn and exercise my mind. I want to emulate my

My recipe for baked apples is inspired by my friend Bev. She makes these as a quick and easy dessert when she

This month I have been assigned Plain Chicken for The Secret Recipe Club. I am in a new group as I wanted a