Strawberry Custard Gratin

This is literally a no-fuss dessert. I made it as a late evening tv snack.
What you need:

strawberry’s, halved
vanilla custard
brown sugar

Place strawberries in a small ovenproof dish. Pour custard over. Sprinkle with brown sugar.
Put under heated grill until the top is browned. Ready to eat!
It’s also very tasty with some fresh cream squirted over.
Recipe from The [...]

Coffee Cupcakes

Since my husband loves coffee, I thought I’d make some coffee flavoured cupcakes. This is such an easy recipe – I guarantee if you don’t like baking, you will find this a breeze. For those of you who tried my chocolate brownies, I recommend giving these a bash.
Ingredients

125g butter
¾ cup sugar
2t coffee diluted in 2T [...]

Leftovers

It’s actually quite fun coming up with something when you have leftovers. I made extra penne arrabiata and didnt wanna eat the same thing. My husband suggested I make a “chops casserole”.
“What?”
His mum used to make it and he said it was very tasty. So I decided why not.
I added some salsa flavouring into the [...]

Penne Arrabiata

I never get tired of pasta dishes. So here’s another one.
Boil penne in salted water. Drain, cool and set aside once cooked. In the meantime, start preparing arrabiata sauce with the following:

Fresh parsley
Garlic
Onion
Salt
Black pepper
Red chilli
Olive oil
Tomatoes

Heat olive oil and add chopped parsley and garlic. After a few minutes add half a chopped onion. Add red [...]

Cream of Mussel Soup

I made this on request of my husband and it was perfect for the weather. Its very quick and easy to make, which was the best part.
I cooked the mussels seperately first, using about 250g of mussel meat.
Clean and wash mussels. In a frying pan, fry mussels with butter, lemon garlic pepper (Robertsons), a bit [...]