You know when you promise your child you’ll make a certain meal and the end of the week comes and you ha ent made it. Then you think of all the dishes it will make so you decide to take a shortcut? Well this is how it all started for me. In my mind I…
Category: Personal
Steak anyone?
For a very long time I’ve tried to create the perfect steak. I’ve served it overcooked and no one ate it. I’ve served it undercooked and everyone was best friends with the microwave. This to. E I served it perfectly and this is how I did it. The perfect steak, regardless of the cut needs…
Our Stay at Mamagalie Lodge
The Goal: To find a place, not too far from Johannesburg, where you can have a peace of mind but also signal to stay in the real world. I also had a couple of other requirements like: self-catering, secluded, has cool activities etc. Thank you Google After doing a long long Google search and almost…
The Beginning of an Era
Every year my Christmas gifts get more and more creative. I started off with things that were easy to assemble, minimal wrapping and throughout the years things have gotten interesting. I started seeing the growing demand for my sauces and while creating this one for this year’s Christmas, I was told that I could make…
The best scrambled eggs recipe
Making eggs has been the common breakfast for most South Africans for decades. We love our eggs. Yes we do. Apart from being a relatively cheap protein, there are so many ways you can make them that it’s times like these that I get so excited. Growing up, making scrambled eggs was an easy and…
Less of the fish smell and taste #Pilchards
You know that one thing that you absolutely hate eating because when growing up, your mom made you eat it all the time? It could be any occasion: “Hey, we’re broke so we have to eat this” or “Hey this is good for you” or “Hey you’ll eat anything I put on the plate for…
The best braai bread recipe
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…
#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…
It started with a Tweet
It was called an Act of Kindness but for me it was more than that. To give is the best feeling in the world. But, I didn’t do it for the feeling. I did it because I felt sorry for them. These people are trying. Sometimes, all they need is a break. Please watch:…
Its Lady Vera 