A Culinary Dream in the Making Dear Future Restaurant, I write this as both a promise and a pledge—a love letter to the dream that I’ve nurtured for as long as I can remember. You are the culmination of my passion for cooking, my dedication to using the freshest ingredients, and my unwavering belief in…
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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…
5 times I tried fine dining and KILLED it
We’re all in this weird time. Wherever you are in the planet. Our lives were completely changed because of Covid-19. We were all in some weird lockdown situation forced to change our habits for the good of the planet. My life changed too. I became a homeschooling, cleaning, working, babysitting mom all in one and…
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 salmon cakes
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…
Lesson Learned: The Art of Baking Fish
A while ago I published a piece on baking a piece of hake and making it taste amazing. Last night, my parents came over and I wanted to WOW them with that meal so I headed off to the grocery store to get the ingredients. The fish was frozen so I left it out for…
Cheat Sheet: Hake and Bake
What do you do when you have frozen de-boned fish, and have no intention of breading it and frying it? You bake it! I love frying my fish, chicken and even ham. I am a huge fan of egging it, breading it and frying it. On a very odd occasion, I had left the fish…
The Lazy Supper
You can never go wrong with this. Sometimes when I get back from work, I am super tired. Then I think of my child, nanny and Fiancé and the first thing to pop into my head is “What are we eating for supper?”. My next immediate thought is if I do not make supper, I…
Playing with fire: From Bread to Meat
After a successful day entertaining my cousin, I felt a little inspired to create something over the fire. In great caveman style, my fiancé started the fire while ran to prepare the food. First on the menu, was the prawns. They were marinated overnight in lemon juice, lemon zest, red chillies, garlic, salt and pepper….
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…
Its Lady Vera 