Bite sized maple syrup crumpets
Recently I got a lovely big bottle of Great Northern grade A amber Maple Syrup and have been dying to use it, aside from slurping up a few teaspoons on the side....
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Vanilla, berries and birthdays!
I was very excited to have three good excuses to bake one of my favourite cakes today. We are celebrating the birthday of a friend, I just bought a bottle of Vanilla...
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Wellington Weekend
This weekend I made a Beef Wellington for the first time with my beloved Annika (@anysroad). I usually don’t cook fiddly high maintenance food but this was a special...
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Pancakes make people happy!
I have a few excuses for today’s immoderacies. I have a sick fiancé at home today and while checking twitter this morning, Eat Out asked what our favourite pancake...
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Super quick salmon, sour cream and sweetcorn jacket potato
My blog today has to be super quick too as I have an uber crazy day! I love baked potatoes but when I am in a hurry, I confess, I either par microwave and finish them...
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Cashew nut, fig, pomegranate bread pudding
Today is a mad rush for me as I’m prepping for a private cooking job, 29 people for 7 days out in Stillbaai, starting tomorrow. Man, I have a lot of shopping to do! I...
Read MoreRustic scones with raspberry preserve and chantilly cream, hold me back…
I have grown up with my Mom’s scones (which she learned from her granny) and it has spoiled most other scones for me. Her scones are light and fluffy on the inside,...
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Pear and berry crumble
I am a big fan of hot apple crumble with vanilla ice cream. It has that tart, creamy, crunchy thing going on and I love the contrast between the hot pie and the cold...
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Breakfast muffins
My parents popped past yesterday midmorning for a quick visit to meet my new kittens (sooooo cute) and I wanted to offer them something with their coffee. I didn’t feel...
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Freshly baked bread
So I came to my senses and instead of baking a cake I baked bread. Eating a slice of bread just out the oven with butter, is just about as satisfying to me as eating a...
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Send me the perfect excuse to bake this again!
I’m neither a cake fan nor a sweets fiend but today all I can think of is the chocolate cake I trained yesterday. I am blaming my hormones for this mess, as no other...
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Healthy Rusks Recipe – Low sugar & high fiber
Are rusks healthy? I love rusks and the answer is, unfortunately, no, something I realized after making them a few times and learning how much sugar and fat go into...
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Christmas Mince Pies
I created this recipe as I am usually not a big mince pie fan, feeling that the pastry is too floury and there’s too much of it. The fruit mince is often too intense in...
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Christstollen
Christstollen is the German version of Christmas cake and has well deservedly been adopted by many other cultures. The traditional recipe for Stollen uses a yeast dough...
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Cup Cakes for Cuma
Recently it was the birthday of my nephew’s best friend, Cuma. I decided that some cup cake baking was in order. I used a Vanilla Sponge recipe I found at my...
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Thekla is a teacher and seeker, a foodie and a yogi.
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