This is my first post for 2020. I often get do involved with work and family that I forget to share my taste bud adventures. I have felt like something is missing and I knew I had to put finger to keyboard and share more of my food and wine life. It has been a…
Category: Recipe
Mulled wine- A story
One of the gifts from my 30th was mulled wine. It was super cold then but I waited for some odd reason. Then came the boiling heat of spring and summer so I knew I’d wait for next year’s chilly season.Then came a weird cold front filled with 24/7 rain which lowered the average temperature…
And that’s a wrap, everybody
By now you should know that I love remaking meals that wow my taste buds. This past Sunday, hubby and I took our first born to ijump for a birthday party. The food we were treated to was just so so good and the wrap peaked my attention the most. Off I went to Food…
Baking Carrot Cake- A Story
Hubby and I recently went to a braai when he so eagerly spotted carrot cake. He decided to keep space for it and ate very little food. When cake time came, he rushed to get a giant slice, took a giant spoonful of it, shoved it in his mouth and prepared for a taste explosion…
Sunday Lamb shanks
I publish today a recipe so good that I want the world to know. I publish today a meal that I will have in my future restaurant chain. I publish today: LAMB SHANKS TO DIE FOR😍😍😍 1 cup dry red wine (optional) 2 cups of beef stock 3 cloves garlic 20g dry rosemary Salt and…
Amazing Coke Marinade turned Glaze
A couple of months ago, I read an article/blog about all the uses of coke. They ranged from quenching you thirst, obviously, to crazy ones like removing grease from your engine- freaky, I know. We all want the recipe to coke, because there is just something about that drink that drives people nuts over it….
Pizza Perfection
Sometimes it takes a little splurge on blue cheese to inspire you to create pizza perfection. I call it a splurge because coupled with parmesean, blue cheese costs quite the penny and it has quite the prominent taste that needs two other great ingredients that perfect complement it. The key is to make a chilli…
Secrets to a great Curry
Making a curry has always scared me. I’ve been to a million places that have made the best and worst curry. Since the beginning of my cooking days, I deliberately stayed away from making it even though a lot of people demanded. After my first 3 attempts fell flat, I decided to take note of…
Hash out: The perfect start to the day
Sometimes all you need is 20 minutes a day to make a breakfast that good, you tell the world about it. The base of this meal and what makes it delicious is the simplified hash brown. No egg, or onion, you need to highlight, what I call, the best veggie ever, the potato. Just grate,…
Oh so delicious tomato soup #recipe
My go to soup. It’s a budget soup with a bougee twist. You can have it chilled in Summer but it tastes oh so delicious in Winter. This is the fresh batch I made today and am currently enjoying. The tomato needs to be chopped, salted, add pepper and olive oil. Then you have to…
Its Lady Vera 