When making a charcuterie /cheese board, you know you’re going to spend a pretty penny. You buy the cured meats and fancy cheese that you regularly don’t purchase and you make sure that each element is really well presented. I wanted to build a list of the essentials for a serving board. Let’s pretend we…
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[Recipe] A hearty oxtail dish
This is a meal that I feel many people should know how to cook. It takes a little time, a lot of care and the taste is explosive, bit after bite. Let’s start with the oxtail stew. I used a pressure cooker. It cooks and softens the meat in a fraction of the time it’d…
Yummy naan recipe
Making a curry is super fun. It’s literally 50 spices, masalas, tons of coriander and smells that linger in your house until the day after. I always serve it with rice, because I’m too lazy to make naan l but yesterday was the day that I stop being lazy and I made it. It was…
Chilli relish #recipe
I’ve been putting this on everything. Eggs, steak, sandwiches, you name it. Pretty much anything savoury. The best thing about this recipe is that you probably have all the ingredients in your fridge right now. #Ingredients -4 chillies of your choice (I used Serrano)- pickled or fresh-1 medium sized onion-2 cloves of garlic-2 tablespoon vinegar-1/3…
Low carb, high flavour dinner
I am part of the millions of people who are opting for lower carb lifestyles as part of their health needs. It has not been an easy journey because of the ease and availability of carb filled foods. The one thing I enjoy though is the creativity that comes with searching for alternatives which as…
Make your own wraps
It’s so easy, I have to share! Prepare your delicious fillings because you’re about to impress your family with delicious wraps that look at taste store-bought. You will need: 2 cups of cake wheat flour, 2 tablespoons of salt, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 20ml oil, 1 cup of water. Cut the dough into 8 equal…
Why I love entertaining: 2 course meal
Over the last few years, I have upped my cooking skills to a point where I have a lot of confidence what I present and where I invite lots of people to come and taste my food. I really do love cooking. This past weekend, I hosted my cousin, her husband and her son. I…
My recipes- Reloaded
I have been hosting quite a number of dinner parties in the last 2 years. They’re not that extravagant, it’s quite informal. It actually started when we purchased our dining room set and I was actually happy to have our guests eating from a table rather than their laps. So entertaining has become a passion…
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