Paneer is known as Indian cheese, my family are Indians, which means that eating paneer should be second nature to us…. How I wish. Getting my parents to eat paneer is like asking them to eat mud… painful and a fight right from the moment they see me chopping it up on the cutting board. … Continue reading Mowgli paneer
Chickpeas and potatoe curry
Every beginning of the week, I confidentially walk in to the kitchen and announce to the family that this week we will be eating delicious home cooked meals. AND Then life happens and I get so busy at work, that I don’t plan a menu, don’t defrost meat in the morning, forget to go shopping. … Continue reading Chickpeas and potatoe curry
Tea – steeped chickpeas
At any given time of the year, you can bet your last dollar that you can always find an entire shelf in my pantry dedicated to tinned chickpeas. Not only do I keep a life time supplier of these babies for their aqua faba, but recently I have discovered that a lot of Indian dishes … Continue reading Tea – steeped chickpeas
Pignoli almond cookies
I had to wait till Christmas to make these cookies. I searched high and low for almost paste but the stores only seem to sell it around Christmas time. So 330 days after coming across this recipe in a cook book, I finally got to make it. I tried buying almond paste online, but all … Continue reading Pignoli almond cookies
Maple walnut muffins
Everyone once in a blue moon, I will gather my strength and whip up a batch of muffins. When it comes to the flavour of muffins that need to be made in our household it becomes world war 3. My mother only wants one kind, date and banana muffins, my father anything with carrots and … Continue reading Maple walnut muffins
Crunchy spanish omelette
I really really am starting to hate mornings. Of late I never know what to make when it comes to breakfast. Most mornings and when I say most mornings, I actually mean every morning. I scramble to eggs, season well and drizzle over some sweet chilli sauce over and serve them to my dad with … Continue reading Crunchy spanish omelette
Chicken and waffle sandwich
I once saw this being made on the 10th anniversary addition of My Kitchen Rules Australia and at first I was tempted to go out and get all the ingredients and make it and then I thought of all the cleaning that would need to done especially the big ass waffle maker that I have … Continue reading Chicken and waffle sandwich
Cobb salad with basil oil
The first time I heard the word cobb salad being mentioned was when I was watching Julia and Julie and I was intrigued. I went straight to google to find out what this salad was and what it contained. Boy oh boy it really is a salad of many things. It can contain anything from … Continue reading Cobb salad with basil oil
Steak mince pies
I grew up sitting under my Grans dining room table, watching her make all sort of delicious delicacies. She would make pies, samosas, cakes, curries, stews, koeksisters, you name it and you can bet your last dollar she could make it. Sometimes when I make something for a function, people will ask did I make … Continue reading Steak mince pies
Black sesame and lime cake
Every once in a while, during the course of the week, I make a cake. Sometimes waiting till Sunday comes around just to dive into a delicious cake can be soo tiresome and Sunday always seems to take forever to show its ugly head again. I came across this recipe in Chetna Makan’s recipe book. … Continue reading Black sesame and lime cake