I saw someone doing marinated tomatoes on tv not so long ago and for the life of me, I can’t remember who it was. I can’t even remember on which channel it was which makes me feel horrible as I can’t give credit where credit is due. I am however very thankful to that person for exposing me to the wonder that is a marinated tomato. I know the thought of blanching then peeling and then marinating cherry tomatoes is not appealing. I thought I had gone crazy when I found myself even considering the idea of trying it myself. You see, I’m a very lazy person. I love…
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This week has left me quite drained if I’m allowed to be honest. Not only did I have a few very big projects to do, I also had clients to please and a mountain of admin to work through. This has left me with very little time to eat lunch, which has never been one of my ‘main priority’ meals. The fact that I have to press pause on my day to rustle together something nutritious and somewhat appetising is reason enough alone to leave me unenthusiastic. Add to that the full and tired feeling I get after I eat some days and I have enough reason to skip this…
After some weekends (like the one that just passed), I need to stay away from food. I ate too much and did too little and that leaves me feeling like a Heffalump! But saying that, it’s very hard to stay away from food completely, because, well, I get hungry. But I can stick to healthy, fresh food right? Let’s hope so! For breafkast I am having a frozen mango, grape and Greek yoghurt smoothie, for lunch I’ll probably have a salad of sorts but when dinner comes around, I always feel like I need something a bit more substantial which means meat and starch right? Wrong! With this Aubergine Involtini…
My husband and I have been together for 9 years this year. 9 years!! I almost cannot believe it. But believe I must because he’s sitting right next to me, working away and I could not be happier. Don’t worry, I’m not going to start gushing about how amazing he is. I’m not going to gush about how he’s a much better parent than me, or that he will do anything (and I mean anything) for me, or how he accepts me with all my issues and for a lack of a better word, CRAP! Oh gosh, there I went, gushing away. But there is a reason for this. If…
I could eat chicken liver pâté day in and day out. I know there are a lot of people who don’t eat chicken livers but they have no idea what they are missing out on. There is nothing like hot toast topped with a generous smear of chicken liver pâté! When I saw that Mediterranean Delicacies has a chicken liver pâté in their range I wasn’t too excited about it. After all, my mom used to make the best chicken liver pâté I’ve ever tasted and I am lucky enough to have her recipe. Generally shop-bought chicken liver pâté leaves much to be desired and never seems to get it quite right. The one…
These potato rostis topped with taramosalata are the perfect snack, canapé or starter. I love how the crispy rosti work so well with the smooth and delicately flavoured taramosalata, spicy chilli and cooling mint. The rostis are surprisingly easy to make and require all of 4 ingredients. They also cook really quickly because of their size so if you have to feed a crowd, simply get two frying pans nice and hot and you can cook double the amount of rostis in half the time. I didn’t use a specific recipe so I’m just going to walk you through the process. For every 2, large potatoes, you will need half a…
When you plan on serving something like taramosalata, you want to be sure that whatever you are serving it with is going to be a blank canvas to carry the incredible flavour of the taramosalata without over-powering or altering it. That’s why I decided to serve the tub of Mediterranean Delicacies Taramosalata with pita chips when I had guests over recently. The pita chips are incredibly easy to make and require no recipe. The way they go slightly crispy but still stay chewy is just wonderful and dipped into the aromatic and flavourful taramosalata, they make a great snack with drinks! You will need: 1 pita bread per person, cut…
When I need a quick lunch, I find myself coming back to Bruschetta time and time again. There’s something about the charred, garlicky bread that just works so incredibly well with almost any topping you choose to use. I’ve made it with everything from simple sliced tomatoes to more extravagant parma ham and melon. This way of doing it showcases the wonderful Mediterranean Delicacies Basil Pesto to it’s full potential by pairing it with creamy and delicious Fior Di Latte (a cow’s milk mozzarella) and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. It is the absolute best thing to serve as a quick summer lunch or as a snack with…
A while ago I was approached to be part of a fabulous campaign for one of my favourite brands, Mediterranean Delicacies. It took almost no time for me to say Yes Yes YES!! I’ve always loved their products as my mom was an absolute Mediterranean nut (even though she had never actually been there). Mediterranean Delicacies (MD) offers an enormous range of products at really reasonable prices so you get to feel like you’re lying on an island in the Med, eating delicious Meze all year long. Over the next few months you can expect my blog to take on a very Mediterranean feel as I’ll be incorporating these delicious products…
I’m not sure if I should be proud or embarrassed at the pure simplicity of this post and indeed, of this salad. But I guess, as it is with my life, I often go from one extreme to the other. Deep fried, doughy Churros one day and a fresh and crisp Greek salad the next. And let me just clarify, I am not trying to give you a recipe for Greek salad. I’m sure you know how to chop up some salad ingredients, add chunks of Feta cheese and olives and if you are anything like me (the person who is asked to bring salads to a braai often), you have made…
