I love eating chicken curry, the real proper Indian way, minus the chicken feet and chicken head. A while back I went to a family wedding in Durban and my cousin’s wife who was seated next to me was eating chicken curry and something caught my attention, she was sucking all the juice out of … Continue reading Goan spiced chicken curry

There are days, especially the day before the weekly grocery shopping, when I run out of ideas. I always tend to buy takeaways that day but seeing as my waist line is starting to resemble a take away menu, I thought I would try and eat more home made meals. This week, when that day … Continue reading Sticky chicken

Every now and then I manage to catch an episode of The Pioneer Women. Then my attention gets caught by a delicious recipe and I painstakingly rewind and quickly write down the recipe and I repeat this process over and over again till I finally have the entire recipe. I saw Ree making this recipe … Continue reading Kings casserole

I grew up watching Rick Stein’s amazing adventures. And then I grew up, searched the world and finally managed to get a copy of his book online and have it delivered. I won’t lie, considering that I have not seen him on TV in a while , this book cost me a pretty penny. But … Continue reading Chicken and apricot curry with potatoe straws

I never knew what miso was. I saw it in a lot of recipes, but seeing as I could never get my hands on some, I just flipped the recipe page. I finally managed to track down a bottle, unaware of what it was till the bottle was shipped to be and I opened it … Continue reading Miso sesame chicken

Never in my existence have I owned a pan with a lid that was big enough to cook an entire meal. So when I purchased my first family sized pan, I was super excited to try it out. My mother told me to keep it and only use it for vegetables. But seriously 99% of … Continue reading Lemon chicken with chives

Jerk chicken I have been seeing this recipe in literally every cookbook I have been looking at for a while. I actually first came across this recipe in one of Mary Berry’s cookbooks and well, the picture did not look that appetizing. Trust me when I say that my father is a visual eater when … Continue reading Jerk Chicken

Sweet and sour chicken I am a huge fan of sweet and sour chicken, I have never made this dish before. Normally I would just order it from the Chinese takeout place around the corner. Of course, I am lazy and thanks to the Mr D app I can now order it online and have … Continue reading Sweet and sour chicken

Sticky chicken I don’t know about you but before my culinary adventure, my Saturdays consisted of getting out of bed to go to the loo, brushing my teeth and chilling in my pjs till I started to feel frumpy. Then I learnt to cook. Now my Saturdays start at 06:30, just like a normal working … Continue reading Sticky chicken

Chicken with sage and orange I prefer chicken over meat. I very seldom use chicken breast meat. Mostly I just use the whole chicken and make roast chicken every Sunday with roast potatoes. If I really want to shake things up a little bit, I will make fried chicken. I am not huge fried chicken … Continue reading Chicken with sage and orange