You know the scene. You slide onto a cool barstool, catch the bartender’s eye, and order a martini. Then it comes. The question. The one that has launched a thousand Bond impersonations: “Shaken or stirred?” It’s the cocktail equivalent of “Paper or plastic?” But let’s be real, do most of us really know why we pick one…
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The Brine Time: How Soaking Your Chicken Leads to Soaring Flavours
Whenever someone has my chicken they always and I mean always ask me what I put in it. It’s not about the cost of the coating but rather about what happens before the cooking. Brine is my secret but not so complicated. This is my secret of turning good chicken into great chicken. Your chicken’s…
[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…
What so special about malva pudding?
You’re not a South African if you haven’t tasted malva pudding. It’s not a statement, it’s a fact. Whether it was a good or bad pudding, in your X amount of years of being on this planet, you have spooned some in your mouth. What I really want to know is what drives people mad…
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…
The perfect cauli rice meal
It’s rare that I load so many recipes in a row, however being locked up in the house has gotten my creative juices flowing. Breakfasts have been my favourite be Use I wake up with a new burst of enthusiasm every sunrise, however, this supper meal was just so good, it deserved its own highlight….
Cinnamon and apple flavoured Oat flapjacks with candied apple and mint
I rarely make sweet breakfasts because I don’t have a sweet tooth at all. I came a cross this recipe on a popular recipe sharing app, Cookpad and when I saw that u had all the ingredients, I just had to try it. Note: oats are already thick so make sure you put thin layer…
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…
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…
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