Creamy mayonnaise, once a guilty indulgence, now a staple on many of my family meals, and to think, for so many years I deprived myself of these little pleasures! Now, I like nothing better than to add a dollop of mayo onto my food, or to mix into an egg or tuna salad. When we…
Lemon curd is something that takes me back to my childhood, particularly spending nights over at my Grandma’s house (this was before butter became a huge sin and eggs were labeled as the devil). We used to wake up to a full English breakfast of eggs, bacon, tomatoes and mushrooms, then finish it off with…
I had never really been a big fan of raw onion, until recently I have since really grown to love them, especially pickled. Eating pickled onions is incredibly good for the gut, because onion is known as a prebiotic. We all know about probiotics which are the good little bacteria that work really hard…
A bit of a mouth full title, but then so is the cream! It is so delicious, and may be used for any number of different toppings, I actually love just having it as an icing on a cupcake or in my coffee for extra good healthy fats. Today was more of a photography day…
Most of my cooking is done to taste and generally just made up as I go along (I’m really terrible at following recipes), and as with many of my recipes this one again boils down to personal preference. Some of you may prefer a sweeter ketchup whilst others like it spicier, be adventurous and add…
SOooooh this is really my favourite time of the year! I love Christmas and all the bells, whistles and lights that go with it. To get this years Christmas off to the right start we need to learn to make homemade fruit mince. Honestly it is just so easy and way way…way tastier. In my…
I am on my soapbox again about eating more fish. Personally I am not a big fish eater as I grew up in Zimbabwe which is an inland country so the only fish that I ever saw was in the supermarket and far from desirable. Let’s be honest here, how many kids enjoy walking…
I consider myself really fortunate and blessed to have lived in a number of beautiful areas, firstly my home town of Cape Town in South Africa and currently, in Godalming Surrey. I love walking Jack my Yorkie in the woods that surround our home, and having lived in this particular area for nearly a…
My recipes pop into my thoughts at the strangest times, particularly in the mornings between the 10 minute snooze intervals of my alarm clock. I’m sure there is a scientific reason as to why my mind starts to churn out food combinations, maybe it has something to do with cortisol levels or just a craving…
There are a number of fridge essentials that I make up on a regular basis and berry jam is one of them, only because it is usually devoured in less than two weeks, so to be honest I have not really had an opportunity to test it’s shelf life. The chia seeds are used to…
