Melanzane alla Parmigiana
This Tuesday was, in fact, my first time ever making this recipe… I’d helped my gran a few times making something quite similar which included a creamy...
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The best healthy, comfort food!
Keeping fit and staying healthy is an extremely laborious task. Don’t get me wrong, when I’m exercising regularly and eating well, generally I’m in an...
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Grilled Aubergine and Haloumi Salad
It’s hot… everyone is complaining about… it’s driving me crazy! But what’s the silver lining here? I really don’t feel like eating rich and heavy food...
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Caramelised baby onion, rosa tomato and lentil salad
I have never been a natural salad eater. I have had to work hard at becoming one. Some of the keys to my enjoying a salad are that they need to have more than just...
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Thai salad parcels
It must be at least 20 years since I first discovered Thai salad parcels at Wang Thai. Our family quickly made up their own version of the dish and have been making it...
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Creamy tuna dip
For someone who eats most things the one thing I am a bit picky with is fish. I love fish if it is fresh fresh fresh and prepared with care. If there is a hint of that...
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Dairy-free (or not) creamed spinach
I love creamed spinach. It is the perfect creamy savory heavenly comfort food veg. It is both old fashioned and timeless. In South Africa if you order a meal which...
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Jerusalem!
Recently a client of mine lent me a cook book, as she wants me to interpret some of the recipes and teach them to her staff. The book is called Jerusalem by Yotam...
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A braai even I was impressed with!
As many of you know, I have a lot to say on the braaing topic and most of that is not very good. Today I will say nothing other than good things. A friend of ours from...
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Sweet satisfaction!
I don’t often eat sweet potatoes, but when I do, I like them to take center stage. Today is the perfect sweet potato day. It’s grey and cold and I’m...
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Today I feeling totally all over the place. I have painters all over my house, I have a million things to do and none of them related to each other, the weather...
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My new and improved gazpacho recipe!
Last week the Pick n Pay in my area was having a huge sale on tomatoes. So I didn’t have very far to go to decide that I needed to make gazpacho. I had a few new...
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My simple truth for today.
My lunch today – lightly steamed broccoli and cauliflower tossed inolive oil and salt, scattered with toasted seeds and crumbled fetaI have...
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Pad Thai Salad
Last week I trained a housekeeper for a family that prefer to eat an organic raw vegan diet as far as is practical. It’s way easier than you might imagine, it...
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Beetroot, pistachio and goats cheese salad
I find it pointless to teach lessons with recipes for salads (unless it’s a classic like a Caesar or a Caprese) I prefer to give guidelines and suggestions. For...
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Thekla is a teacher and seeker, a foodie and a yogi.
Offering customized training in cookery and yoga, she aims at making your life healthier – the easy way.
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