Hosting 101: Puff Pastry Poppers

In an effort to get something out to my guests as quick as possible, I used the first ingredients I could find in my fridge: Puff pastry, Cherry tomatoes and some dried thyme. You can view the entire process on my cookpad profile: https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/828956-puff-pastry-tomato-poppers

Little hidden gem: Pizza

Took my daughter to the zoo for the first time today. All day she ran around so excited and impressed other people with her knowledge. I was so glad we ate before because the price of food there was so expensive. I understand they have a lot of tourists coming but damn, you don’t go…

#Vaalwineroute day 1

Last year we went to the amazing wine route and we decided we’d bring my cousin and her husband this time!  A more in depth review to follow! 

A bitter sweet anniversary 

It has been 1 year since I loaded my first post.  I remember why I wanted to start a blog. I remember what motivated me to write that first post and what message I wanted to convey. It is one year later and it looks like March is my decision making month because I have…

Bulls in the Bush: Retreat

So let me start off saying that this passed weekend was one for the record books. I thoroughly enjoyed the company, the activities and everything that went right and wrong this weekend. It was one of my best friend’s birthdays, Melissa and she invited us for a weekend away where we’d go to Sun City…

10 Proven Benefits of Green Tea

Let’s steer away from the wine and food for a while so we can focus on what will pro long our lives, according to this blog I just read. So whenever I feel bloated, tired and just down I always revert to this one method to make me feel better. That method is green tea….

The tastiest quickie sandwich 

What do you get when you take a tired mother who just got back from holiday, add some leftovers from the fridge, add some thin chicken breasts and a screaming family?  A sandwich!!  No jokes. We bought this no egg mayo that was on special before our holiday. It was so delicious that I craved…