I am not an egg fan. I abhor boiled eggs, hate fried eggs, tolerate scrambled eggs and can just about stomach Ziplock omelettes, but only because one can jazz it up with so many other yummy things. You can hardly taste the egg when you are done jazzing it up. So when my brother from another mother offered to make me an omelette, I… Read more →
It has been way too long since a maak’it post and it is about time I pay some attention to this little project. I have been putting off writing, mostly because in winter I become a bullet point person. I have some trouble communicating beyond the basic necessities during the colder months. It makes me a great listener in winter and a… Read more →
The whole red velvet cupcake thing has had me baffled for quite some time. What exactly is so special about red coloured cake, surely it has been around for ages, or well at least since red food colouring came into existence, so why all the brouhaha? Read more →
I have never tasted rice pudding before and to tell you the truth, I was rather skeptical about the whole idea. I like my food to be food and my pudding to NOT even pretend to be healthy. But after an awesome Indian take-out night with friends I ended up with a boatload of leftover rice in the fridge. Certainly… Read more →
Years of hostel living have made me a hater of all things soup. There is just something about that oniony, vegetable stock smell that immediately brings back a flood of angsty adolescent feelings and memories of cold hallways, even colder study halls and horrible margarine and polony sandwiches. However since I have been dating a kaaskop with a predilection for soup and… Read more →
I have the world’s most prodigious sweet tooth, as a matter of fact I don’t think I have one, I have a whole moth full! This condition causes havoc with weight control and keeping cholesterol down, but it has also led to some of the most amazing culinary discoveries; salted caramel fudge, rose water Turkish delights and chili chocolate, word and ice cream… ALL… Read more →
Even though I am sitting in “Kaapstad” eating awesome “Vis en Chips”, I can still bring you something delicious to bake. I “love” this cake!!! Yip, three exclamations, that’s how much l “love” this cake. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea but if you like trying new and interesting things then give this one a go. Read more →
I have had a bee in my bonnet about hosting an outdoor movie night for ages. We finally got around to it in January when we hosted a screening of Searching for Sugarman in our backyard. It is such an ASEM movie, if you haven’t watched it yet make a plan… It was a rather last minute affair, a test… Read more →
It is difficult to find a carrot cake that is perfectly made, because I find a lot of them are dry. I tried this recipe below and it worked out great, moist just the way it is meant to be. Sometimes a recipe works only once so I have tried it a few times and it comes out just as moist… Read more →
Yip we even attempted the easter cupcakes, they got creative with their decorations and this one was definitely a favourite with them cause it meant they had something “lekker” to eat afterwards. Read more →
