Some of the best dishes come about when you are forced to be creative. This usually happens when you’re staring at your open fridge looking at all the odds and ends you have and wondering what you can do with them. I had 250g of ostrich mince in the freezer, some winter vegetables (gem squash, […]
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I had a few bits and bobs left in the fridge from things I had made last week (!) Eek. Obviously I had to use them up because wastage. This is what I had: 1 small butternut, 1 chicken breast, 1/2 tin coconut milk. Doesn’t seem like much but I managed to rustle up an
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I made this dish purely to use up some leftovers from this post over here. It can be hard to find new ways of repurposing leftovers but scroll down to the tips section below to read some of my leftover food hacks. Creamy Polenta with Marinara Meatballs Ingredients: leftover Italian Mini Meatballs or half from
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My husband lived in Brooklyn, New York for many years and he is quite fond of Italian food. I really made this to remind him of home and it was a nice change from the usual pizza and pasta recipes. He really enjoyed it but next time maybe I will try it with mini chicken
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Khow Suey is a traditional Burmese dish that was brought to East India by Indians who migrated from Burma during the second World War. It is a one-bowl noodle dish made from a coconut milk based broth with curried chicken or beef pieces. It is often served with a variety of accompaniments that add contrasting
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A few years ago one of my colleagues brought this book to work, she is gluten intolerant and is an excellent baker and recipe developer. We were all skeptical at first and then one by one we caved and bought the book. I do not stick to a low carb diet as you can see
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Cauli pizza has been around for ages but I’ve never bothered to try it because it seemed like a lot of work (lol). If you read my grocery haul over here, you would remember I bought a cauli-broc pack in my hasty fruit & veg shopping experience. I didn’t want to cheese sauce it and
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We usually make this version of kebab on Eid, which I made for breakfast last week Friday. The recipe for the kebabs can be found here. This variation is really simple and easy to make and can be made the night before to save you time the next day. Saffron & Yoghurt Kebab Ingredients: 2
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There’s nothing better than those recipes you just come up with on the spot. I spent the whole day thinking of what to cook and this literally came about 40 minutes before hubby came home. I knew I wanted to make a prawn curry as I had taken some frozen prawns out of the freezer
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Instagram is the best when it comes to daily dinner inspiration. Needless to say it can be bad when you are bombarded with images of delicious food and constantly have food envy. This next meal came about from Instagram…Someone had made tomato soup and toasted sandwiches and cold rainy day in Cape Town + no
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