Strawberry Cheesecake Smoothie

I was wondering what to make with the left over yoghurt (from my tandoori chicken – ended up buying 1 litre, as it was the smallest quantity available), some cream, and strawberries; all which were lying in my fridge.
After googling some recipes yesterday, I came across a strawbery cheesecake smoothie. I’ve adapted it abit. The [...]

Potato Salad

Potato salad is a dish best served cold.
This is a very easy potato salad and I promise, even if you hate going into the kitchen, you can pull this one off.

I used 2 potatoes, peeled and washed, and boiled it until it was firm but not hard or mushy. I mixed salad cream and some [...]

Nigella’s Pecan Coleslaw

I’m absolutely loving the BBC Lifestyle channel (180) on DSTV. All cooking shows on one channel, what more could any foodie ask for? Its so interesting watching some chefs when they go overseas and cook various cuisines – like Jamie Oliver in Italy or Rick Stein in the Meditteranean. One of my favourite shows is [...]

Baked Butternut

Last night’s supper was baked butternut, stuffed with peppadews and feta.

After slicing the butternut and removing the seeds, I made slight diagonal cuts to the butternut and drizzled olive oil over. Baked it on 200ºC for 25 minutes, uncovered. For the ’stuffing’, I cut up peppadews and added crumbled feta and mixed it. Sprinkled the [...]

Fruit Salad

I’m sure most of you have your own way of making a fruit salad. My mom used to make it with pawpaw / papaya. I was not too fond of it, the smell was enough to chase me away.
I’ve made my own version, since I’ve started eating healthier.

What I used:

oranges – slightly blended
strawberries
grapefruit
variety of melons
grapes
grated [...]