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….

#Recipe: Tasty Oven Mash

My recipe for mash potato always changes. Sometimes, I add tiny pieces of onion, sometimes, I substitute milk for cream but one thing always remains constant: Butter. I love adding butter (not margerine) to my mash and finishing it off in the oven allows for the melted butter caramelize to the point that it creates…

#Spring into action: Foods for warmer days

Stock your fridge and pantry will all the freshest. Here’s my prediction for this season’s most used foods. Proteins: Parma Ham (Proscioutto) Lamb Chops All of chicken (de-skinned) Rabbit Beef Fillet Kingklip Salmon Tuna Fruits & Vegetables: Apricots Asparagus Avocados Carrots Chives Fennel Mangoes Peas Pineapples Baby corn Potatoes Spinach Fresh Herbs Grapefruit

Vegetarian Thursdays: 05072018

Another Thursday has come and gone and in true Vera fashion, I served a fully meat-free dish for supper. Remember, my foods are not meat by-products free like cheese, cream, milk etc, unfortunately I am not that brave to attempt vegan cooking… yet. This week was probably the coldest week I have experienced in a…

How are you urban farming?

Since I started growing tomato, chilli and spinach in my garden, I started thinking of ways that I could firstly increase the quantity of what I’m growing and secondly, design my garden in a way that I can start planting different plants. Pinterest has flooded my brain with a million ideas that I can’t even…

Lifelong tip

I’m not one to post short blogs but here is something I just had to share. check out the below on peppers.