If you have never had Rocky Road Bars before you have got to try these out. This was the first time I have made them and they are really simple and quick to make. My husband loved them so much he couldn’t stop eating them, so this makes for a PERFECT homemade Christmas Gift. Read more →
Everyone loves getting some form of a food item as a gift and especially something chocolaty. Which makes these “MARSHMALLOW, NOUGAT & HONEYCOMB CHOCOLATE BARS” perfect for a homemade Christmas Gift. These were so sticky but YUMMY to make and they are just pure sweet heaven in your mouth. I find myself always wanting more after I have had one.… Read more →
I woke up Sunday morning with a frazzled face. I hate when that happens, it is usually due to Menzies, but this time around it was just too much over indulgence and too little sleep. So I decided that my long suffering guinea pig and I would have a home spa day. (Queue begging and promises of guaranteed enjoyment.) After a quick Google search… Read more →
With Christmas approaching, we here on the MAAK ‘IT website are gearing towards the season. As I love baking I have included “Christmas cupcakes” on the list for my Christmas goodies menu but I wanted to do something really great, not just your normal sprinkle here and there on cupcakes but something clever and not shop bought either. Just my… Read more →
When I first received the email with the how-to for these bad boys I was very sceptical about it. Seriously, breakfast in a bag? It sounded impossible and quite frankly a little disgusting. Luckily my curiosity outweighed my scepticism one idle Sunday morning and we tried them out. What an awesome way to make breakfast! Since that day, I have used this as… Read more →
I was hoping to call this post something totally different, something along the lines of ‘The cheat’s easy peasy cake pops‘ – but it turns out all new things require some trial and error. The only way this weekend’s DIY doings can be classified as a success in any way, is as a tale of experimentation and lessons learnt. Read more →
This is the last recipe in our spring theme of light, airy and fruity. With this in mind I decided to try something I have never made and something that I had never heard of. So I let my fingers do the walking and searching on the net, yes I did a Google search for “summer fruit recipes” and what… Read more →
Armed with a glass of Pina Colada in my hand I am ready to tell you all about these light, airy & fruity smoothies I found in a magazine that I have tried and tested on my family. I come from a very LARGE family so when we get together for Birthdays, Easter, Christmas, Sunday lunches or just for the… Read more →
I got this recipe from my mom maybe five years ago and I only got around to making it now. Shameful really, because these muffins are SUPER QUICK & EASY and oh so yummy. My mom got the recipe from her mother-in-law, my much loved Ouma Vee. Ouma Vee was a short and very huggable person – think marshmallow huggable.… Read more →
I came across this recipe in a magazine for Mango Panna Cottas. It sounded so interesting, looked delicious and definitely fitted with the light, airy and fruity spring theme we are going with. As I love trying new recipes, especially really interesting and different ones, I decided to give it a go. Read more →
