I have always been intrigued with people overseas when they make lemonade. I didn’t grow up drinking lemonade. I grew up drinking homemade gingerbeer. I hated that gingerbeer drink so much, and my granny would make liters of it and store in the fridge. The entire fridge would be full of those 2 liter bottles … Continue reading Creamy lemonade
Roti pie
Roti is something in our household that is loved by everyone and never lasts. No matter how many dozens I make and freeze, it will not last past the week. My mother eats roti with everything and if I allowed her she would eat roti with soup. Lately my brother is a roti lover, let … Continue reading Roti pie
Jalebi
A sweetmeat like no other, so crispy on the outside and one bite into that syrupy goodness and the world could end right there and then and I wouldn’t be worried at all. This sweetmeat also happens to be the sweetmeat that breaks me; it brings me to my knees every time I have to … Continue reading Jalebi
Rusum
This is better known as King soup. I grew up living off this. My mother made this whenever someone in the house was sick, or more importantly whenever we prayed, be it our yearly prayers or the annual ancestor prayers. To tell you the truth, most Indian sweetmeats are only made in our house during … Continue reading Rusum
Gulab Jamun
I could eat this sweetmeat, anytime, anyplace and for the rest of my life. If I was to be on death row, a tray of gulab jamun would be my last meal. At any function, you can find me making a bee line for the sweetmeat table to check and sample the gulab jumun. Diwali … Continue reading Gulab Jamun
Raisin loaf
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
Angel fruit
Wow, what a few weeks/ days these past two weeks have been. It has been over a year since we went into lockdown and in the beginning it was one of those things that the entire world was going through. Now with going back into lockdown level 4, well it is just too much. People … Continue reading Angel fruit
Strawberry crisp fridge tart
For those of you who were wondering, if in fact I did get a car. Nope sorry to disappoint you, but my parents did get me something new. They got me a new toilet seat and flush handle. I accidently broke it last night, in a minor accident. I accidently pulled down on the handle … Continue reading Strawberry crisp fridge tart
Lemon cream ice box cake
So it would seem that I just happen to be a year older all of a sudden. Out of the blue, I am now moving further away from 30 and moving ever that much closer to 40. The past 2 birthdays I didn’t celebrate, the first one, being that My Uncle and I were two … Continue reading Lemon cream ice box cake
Shante Hutton’s chilli corn on the cob.
I love love sweetcorn, from corn on the cob, smothered in butter or from the frozen section in the store. If it has sweetcorn in the name, then you can bet your last dollar that it will be in my shopping trolley. Without sounding biased, but when I have time on my hands, I only … Continue reading Shante Hutton’s chilli corn on the cob.