Deep down, I really enjoy eating simple food. People often ask me what’s my favourite food to eat because of my job, and while I do love trying new places to eat, food that I grew up eating is my favourite. This butter beans curry is one of those dishes. It can be enjoyed with […]
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In 2016, we started a tradition of inviting our family over for Christmas. Since his family is overseas our first dinner was just my immediate family. I made the starter and main course and my sister made the dessert. It was a really nice way of spending time together and just enjoying the festive season
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I will be honest and say that I got this recipe from Kitchen Queens. I remember seeing it a while ago and thinking what a fantastic combination of ingredients. It ended up being the perfect Christmas themed salad for our dinner party. The original recipe is by Ayesha Randeree but I have changed some of
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I know I told you not to make things you’re not familiar with in this post over here, but thats exactly what I did for our Christmas Dinner. I have only eaten Pani Puri in this form once, at my Aunty Tasneem’s house in Durban. It was the most delicious thing I had ever eaten,
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These rice paper rolls are the epitome of summer food. They have all the textures and tastes that you want to eat; crunchy veggies, soft rice paper, smooth and creamy peanut dipping sauce, tangy dressing, fragrant herbs and salty peanuts. Are you hungry yet? Good. Ingredients: 1/4 cucumber roughly cut into julienne pieces 1 carrot,
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This delicious Thai Basil Chicken from The Woks of Life takes only 10 minutes to prepare. Make sure you have your mise en place ready because once you start cooking it goes pretty quickly! I used 2 garlic cloves instead of 5, added cashews and a generous teaspoon of chilli flakes. Serve it with Jasmine
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With the holiday season upon us, I thought I would put together a post of some of my favourite recipes. I have split them up as Starters, Mains and Desserts to make this very busy season easy for you if you are planning on having a big family lunch or dinner. These are sure to
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I was looking for a quick and easy recipe for a brownie that didn’t contain a lot of sugar because of the added indulgence of Oreo cookies. I couldn’t find a suitable recipe so decided to make my own! It’s really easy and can be adapted to any topping or sweetness preference. It’s more cake
If you have been following my Instastories for the past few weeks, you would have seen that November has been a pretty rough month for me work wise. I’ve literally had to take a step back from the blog, cooking, doing anything remotely fun in general and just focus on work and what I needed
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If you’ve been to Thailand or eaten at Simply Asia you would know about these little sweet corn cakes. They are often served as street food or as a starter at Simply Asia with a sweet chilli dipping sauce. Our South African version of a sweetcorn fritter is delicious but dare I say a bit
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