I’ve heard all about the wonderful ways you can substitute potatoes with cauliflower, like mash and rice, but it never appealed to me. Until I came across the stir-fried ‘rice’, and decided to give it a try. Low-carb, gluten free , Paleo friendly, AND affordable! The first time I made this, nobody knew it was … Continue reading
It was dessert time at our house and out came the mini doughnut maker, for the first time. The kids have been bugging me for the longest time to use it!The recipe was quite simple, just mix everything together, spray the surface with Spray n Cook and fill with the batter. Mix, mix! For me, … Continue reading
I remember how ecstatic I was when I received my invitation to apply for the Freshly Blogged challenge. Forty blogger contestants, weekly cooking challenges, great prizes and eliminations. After the initial cloud of elation dissipated I realized what this entailed and almost didn’t go ahead, the intimidation! I mean while my little blog is mostly … Continue reading
Finally, a chance to post this week’s Freshly Blogged entry. Chicken Parmesan with thyme tomato sauce, leek pilaf and butternut crisps. Please go and vote for me HERE just a few more weeks to go! We are now in Week 8 (we were given our first challenges a week ahead), which means I’ve spent the … Continue reading
It seems my blog is all about Freshly Blogged challenges at the moment. Sorry to be monotonous (and asking for your votes all the time) but I do have some other things to share later this week : ) Let’s get to the Week #7 challenge, you can vote for it here: The Switch. The … Continue reading
My heart did a little flip last week when I opened the PnP mailer with the weekly challenge and saw that it was a dessert. The list contained almost all my favourite things, and with the rule of adding another item it was complete. You can vote for my entry here: Mocha Caramel Deluxe and … Continue reading
Firstly, I have to thank everybody for your support. Your kindly donated votes got me to the top of the Chopping Block last week for my Dhania Apricot Burger, which means I got the weekly prize! It’s a Salton hamper worth R5000 and I have no idea what’s in it yet, but I will share … Continue reading
This week’s theme: SA’s Best. We were given an array of local flavours to work with, and a rule that a part of the meal must be prepared on the braai. A bonus of this competition (besides the free groceries, thanks PnP!) is experimenting with ingredients I’ve never used before. Like waterblommetjies. And then imagining … Continue reading
The new challenge has gone live! The theme this week is Meaty Moments, sponsored by Knorr. You can check my entry and if you like it please click to vote HERE 🙂 Each week the contestants of the Pick n Pay Freshly Blogged challenge receive a list of ingredients that we have to transform into … Continue reading
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. And when there’s fire, there should be s’mores! But these aren’t just any s’mores. These are S’mOreos. What are Graham crackers anyway? Little K will show us what we need. Marshmallows on skewers, ready to pass around. Or you could be adventurous and use the coconut mallows. One box of … Continue reading
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