I will not lie; the past week has been hectic. My nerves are frazzled, emotionally drained and physical exhausted. Although I have not been directly affected by what has been going on in Durban, the chaos and panic has managed to trickle down into the Eastern Cape. When Durban business shut down, our province was … Continue reading Raisin loaf

So for some or other reason I landed up looking at Padma Lakshmi’s Instagram page. Don’t ask me why, as I have never really been a follower of hers, there has never been that appeal. Don’t get me wrong she has a killer figure and amazing fashion sense. Yes I see her in the headlines … Continue reading Pomegranate toast

The start to this year 2020, has been a terrible one, where food is concerned. If I have cooked 10 homemade dishes, then that is a lot. My new addiction is the Mr D food app, it is just so convenient a girls dream man I tell you. Then came the fasting period, so early … Continue reading Fenugreek and coriander pancakes

I have always heard of corn bread being made on television and I recently visited a friend whose sister was visiting her and she was busy making corn bread, I left before it was completed baking, so I never got to taste. I was reading Tiffani’s cookbook and I came across a recipe for skillet … Continue reading Corn bread

I recently discovered paratha’s and how easy they are to make. I grew up eating roti. So when I came across paratha’s and the different paratha fillings there were out there, I couldn’t help myself but try it out. It was so strange to go into the Indian spice store and ask for atta flour … Continue reading Malabar paratha

I came into this world as the last female grandchild on my mother’s side… actually also on my dad’s side I think. Any way all I know is that on both sides I am the baby. I never met my father’s mother, but from the pictures and what my dad tells me, she seemed like … Continue reading My Gran’s 2 ingredient vetkoek

Cheese sandwich loaf I have an old Betty Crocker recipe book. This was the first thing I bought when I discovered Amazon online and this was also the book that started my obsession with collecting cookbooks. I have never tried a recipe from this book, not because I am not a huge fan but because … Continue reading Cheese sandwich loaf