We just celebrated heritage day in South Africa and in the past couple of years, braai’ing has become a tradition on this day. To braai is to cook something on an open flame and there are many people who claim to know the best way to make a fire! My hubby knows best, by the…
Category: Food knowledge
#Spring into action: Foods for warmer days
Stock your fridge and pantry will all the freshest. Here’s my prediction for this season’s most used foods. Proteins: Parma Ham (Proscioutto) Lamb Chops All of chicken (de-skinned) Rabbit Beef Fillet Kingklip Salmon Tuna Fruits & Vegetables: Apricots Asparagus Avocados Carrots Chives Fennel Mangoes Peas Pineapples Baby corn Potatoes Spinach Fresh Herbs Grapefruit
The Art of Plating Trends 2018
I find myself always posting food images and saying “Doesn’t look that good but it tastes awesome”. After watching an episode of My Kitchen Rules Season 2 South Africa, I became particularly interested in food plating trends. The contestants, in a sudden cook-off, were asked to prepare desserts that highlighted a certain food. There was…
#Eatingclean 101, part 1
Part of the reason why we choose fast food is because of the cost. We can spend minutes in a grocery store looking at the normal bread and banking bread amd although we want to treat our bodies as temples, we tend to think more with our pockets. I am no stranger to that, believe…
Spring has sprung!
It’s 1 September 2018 and if you live in the southern hemisphere then you are looking forward to change in seasons. The weather is sure to get warmer which means your palate will be looking for something to complement it. I was recently part of a #virtualtasting on Twitter where I got to pair the…
Vegetarian Thursdays: 05072018
Another Thursday has come and gone and in true Vera fashion, I served a fully meat-free dish for supper. Remember, my foods are not meat by-products free like cheese, cream, milk etc, unfortunately I am not that brave to attempt vegan cooking… yet. This week was probably the coldest week I have experienced in a…
The top 5 soups for #Winter
The best part of winter is the hearty food. The preparation time gets longer as the days get shorter. A good hearty soup at the end of the day makes all your problems go away. While I can’t and won’t give away exactly what goes into my soups, I can give you an idea and…
Salmon Croissant sandwich
How is it that every year, at the same time I make a sandwich so epic that I need to tell the world about it? Last year was the chick parmesean sandwich and this year, I stepped it up a notch and created this masterpiece. My mother and I surprisingly long time in this shop…
3 dessert: Mass #Christmas
In a massive turns of events, instead of jetting off to a camping site and roughing it for 5 days, my husband and I have decided to host Christmas lunch for the first time. To give you context on the situation, every Christmas, either my mom, my aunt or uncle host a get together with…
Someone get me some wagyu beef steak
My journey of exploring amazing food started when I started living alone and learned how to develop flavours on a limited budget. Since then I have opened my mind and experienced some of the best food this planet has to offer. My brother has since introduced me to some of the tastiest red meat ever…
Its Lady Vera 