Yes I am fully aware that when I am AWOL for a while, my go to excuse is life is kicking me in the behind. But Seriously life is really getting the upper hand of me at the moment. For the past God knows how many months I have been battling with load shedding. I … Continue reading Chicken livers and greenbeans curry
Mince curry
This has been a week from another planet all together. Every time I turn on the radio, all I hear is that we need to use less water or else we are heading towards day zero quicker than expected. How much more water can I save? I have been washing cowboy style every morning in … Continue reading Mince curry
Neck bone curry
It’s only Tuesday, seriously I thought it was already Friday. Monday went by in a fast blur. When I got to work this morning, I had like 20 reminders going off at once, reminding me that there was yet another teams meeting about the new system. I completely forgot about this teams session. I am … Continue reading Neck bone curry
Avocado tea
I am back, hopefully for good. Life is kicking me in the behind and at the moment, its winning. Who knew juggling work and a life, just a life, no social life, no going out, just home and work would be this complicated??? A few weeks back I received a dreaded e-mail that after 6 … Continue reading Avocado tea
No bake Kiri cheesecake
What a long week this has been, and boy am I glad that it is finally over. It started off with x-links crashing globally and well, when you work in retail customers tend to scream at you for the world crashing. I have been screamed at, spit at and had my fortune told to me … Continue reading No bake Kiri cheesecake
Eggless Hungarian apple tart
Wow, where do I begin. It has been ages since I have sat down to type and write and let the words just flow. Lately all my times seems to be devoted to work, work and more work. During the pandemic, life was slow go, where deadlines seemed to be a thing of the distance … Continue reading Eggless Hungarian apple tart
Calabash curry
We used to have a fruit and veg down the road from where I worked and every Wednesday when the fresh Indian veg came in, I was there like what old Aunty, digging through the double beans and gadra beans looking for the good ones. Then Covid hit and well the world closed in on … Continue reading Calabash curry
Candy cane milkshake
Warning… this is going to be a long blog post, a little bit of ranting and raving and a recipe at the end…. Apologies in advance…. SOOO obviously it has been a while. I have been cooking in between ordering take out and trying to juggle the pace of living at the moment. Life has … Continue reading Candy cane milkshake
Easy oven fries
Happy new year. Wow boy, I really could not wait for 2021 to come to an end. The last month was a big pain in my behind. My dad came down with a chest infection and since he was diagnosed my mother banned all fans, aircons and anything that create wind in the house. Which … Continue reading Easy oven fries
Grilled brinjals with spicy tahini and sumac dressing
I have not gotten lost in the world, I am still right here, right where I left off and you left me. Life has just kicked me in the ass and showed me who is boss. I have been quietly, trying to plod along and keep my head above the surface of the water. Almost … Continue reading Grilled brinjals with spicy tahini and sumac dressing