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  • Mini layer cakes

    Mini Layer Cakes

    This beautiful little cakes are only 4″/10cm high, but would be equally as perfect as a large cake. The beauty of making them so small, is being able to use the pearly…

  • Healthy Coconut Panna Cotta with baby pears

    I have tried Panna Cotta in absolutely every restaurant that I have been to all over the world.  So there is no denying that I consider myself a bit of a connoisseur…

  • Babotie spring rolls

    Babotie Spring Rolls

    Africa is home to a multitude of different ethnic groups and cultures, and this diversity is reflected in the many culinary traditions,  in their preparation, and the cooking of food. These Bobotie…

  • Chocolate Mud Cake

    Chocolate Mud Cake with Swiss Buttercream recipe

    I was so sad to say goodbye to Kelly my beautiful daughter in law who has been visiting from California.  I know she’s had an amazing time seeing her friends and family,…

  • Watermelon and feta salad

    Watermelon and Feta Salad

    Despite the enormous gratification biting into a simple slice of watermelon can bring, there is another ingredient that complements watermelon, and that  is feta.  The salty creaminess of a really good feta turns…

  • Quinoa salad

    Quinoa Salad with Haloumi and Sweet Potato

    My first encounter with Quinoa was eight years ago when my daughter,  Michelle,  and I went to Peru and stayed at the beautiful  “Wilka Tikka” , a sanctuary in the Sacred Valley…

  • sugar art

    Sugar Art and Vanilla Cupcakes

      On Saturday Helen and I spent a great day with Grace from Cupcakes by Design , and  Sandy from Sugar Art Studio, learning the intricacies of Sugar Art.  In the morning we…

  • sweet and sour pickles

    Sweet and Sour Bread and Butter Pickle

     A kitchen cupboard stacked with delicious jars of home made preserves is a very rewarding sight, but these days its so easy to get a bottle off the supermarket shelf, and there…

  • Berry Granola Breakfast

    Berries yoghurt and granola Breakfast

     I have been feeling really blue lately, and with our nation in a state of shock over the fall from grace of one of our inspirational sporting heroes, it has added to…

  • Carrot cake

    Carrot Cake

     It goes without saying that my friend Vanessa makes the best carrot cake I have ever tasted. Carrot cakes never date and everyone loves them.  They are packed with chunky nuts ,…