When my brothers and I were younger, our Mom sent us to a few cooking classes each year at Pick ‘n Pay’s School of Cooking. We learned to make everything from homemade Italian pasta to North African Honey Balls – not entirely healthy, but these informative and fun classes fueled my love for cooking and baking. One of…
Something a bit different… no bread or crackers? Need a quick and filling snack/meal? Toasted sweet potato slices topped with spicy tomato sauce and fresh sage. Finally got around to trying these “toasts” as I was a bit skeptical (I envisioned burnt inedible slices or worse – mushy pieces of sweet potato falling into…
My new favorite treat… Raw Gingerbread Bites! If you are not a huge fan of ginger, either use less, or add more of the other spices (e.g. cinnamon). Ginger is one of my favorite spices and has numerous benefits such as: helps with nausea, indigestion and other digestive issues, helps with migraines, assists…
Kushari (also called Koshary/Koshari) is an Egyptian dish (apparently from the 19th Century). It was introduced to our family last year by a good friend (he discovered the dish while traveling in Egypt and told us that one finds it in almost every Egyptian restaurant, cafe and pavement stall). The combination sounded really strange at first, but we were…
I have made these brownies so many times now, and each time they come out perfectly (flop-proof recipes make me so happy! ? ) These brownies have a rich, dark chocolate flavour and a soft fudgy texture. They are quick and simple to mix together and just require one bowl (yay!) and an electric/hand whisk. So without…
Although I am not a very adventurous person (ok, not an EXTREME adventure person – I love the outdoors, hiking, camping etc, but would never do anything crazy like bungy jump), I am always up for a challenge when it comes to experimenting in the kitchen. I have had many flops, especially trying to recreate…