So anyone who knows me, will know that I am a coffee addict. It is has coffee in the name or coffee as an ingredient , then you can be assured I will try it out. I am not sure who I get my love of coffee from, both my parents are tea drinkers. That’s … Continue reading Indian iced coffee
Brazilian carrot cake
I am not a huge fan of carrot cake. The only reason I really eat carrot cake is actually for the cream cheese frosting. Mmmm… that cream cheese frosting is too die for. As a family, we are not carrot lovers. Excluding my mother of course, she is the complete opposite. Thanks to her Aunty … Continue reading Brazilian carrot cake
Pooniemas
So after Thursday’s speech by the President, I was just out of it. After he gave his findings and his plans, it was like the last little energy that was keeping my body running, just ran out. Two days straight. I just ate and slept and drank coke like it was going to be banned … Continue reading Pooniemas
Breakfast salad
The first time I ever saw this monster of a dish was on MKR Australia. The dish was made by Blake and his sister. I can’t remember the scoring or the comments, but I was hooked. Okay maybe not, because if my memory serves me well, they had a lot of green things to go … Continue reading Breakfast salad
Spiced chai bundt cake
There will be days like this my mother said. For example change of season, which is throwing my sinuses into disarray, which means all I am doing is sneezing and in this pandemic we are currently experiencing, I am getting dirty looks left right and center. Which also means that I am high as a … Continue reading Spiced chai bundt cake
Curried refried beans
I only discovered refried beans way back in 2017, thanks to Ree Drummond. You can’t exactly go to the local Spar or supermarket down the road from you and pick up a few tins. You have to go to a specialty store to get your hands on these. I landed up buying a bulk pack … Continue reading Curried refried beans
Salted dark chocolate cake with a chocolate ganache
There are 10 days left of the extended lockdown. Will it end or will it continue??? Only time and the President will tell. Do I want it to end or do I want it to continue??? Well I am all for it coming to an end and everyone going back to work and trying to … Continue reading Salted dark chocolate cake with a chocolate ganache
Dry vermicelli
I have been trying to recreate this recipe since the beginning of time. Every recipe I come across is always for the wet vermicelli, people keep thinking I am making boeber or Paiysor but alas NO, I am trying to make the dry vermicelli like they do in Temple. Temple food is old school, no … Continue reading Dry vermicelli
Red chicken curry
Time seems to have no meaning now with the lockdown take 2 in full swing. Except for my father, wow geez he works by the clock, or should I say his stomach does. On Saturday I woke up close to lunch time and he was not impressed that we had brunch instead of breakfast. So … Continue reading Red chicken curry
Beans Frikkas
I remember my mother making this dish growing up. I never learnt to make it, well actually she never really gave me the recipe. This past week I attempted to make her a veggie bunny chow and well it turned out to be disastrous. I made this failed attempt on Tuesday and every day of … Continue reading Beans Frikkas