As you would have probably assumed with yesterday’s post, I am currently on a bit of a mission to re-vamp old recipes and in this process, I’m discovering all the recipes that my mom used to love. It’s almost therapeutic to be ‘communicating’ with her through her notes and her recipe books. Yesterday I received an e-mail from a reader who asked me if it’s not very hard for me write about my mom because losing a parent must be so hard. My answer was that, yes, it is very hard. But for me NOT writing about her would be even harder. She was my best friend and the best…
Posts Tagged ‘Chicken recipes’
There are as many recipes for Teriyaki Chicken on the internet as there are residents in Pretoria. Just saying that out loud sounds a bit crazy. So you can imagine my dilemma when I tried to figure out what the proper way to make Teriyaki was…and to this day I still don’t know. So I just threw a bunch of ingredients into a bowl, added some chopped up chicken and hoped for the best. Thank goodness it came out utterly divine. Every week, I face the challenge of coming up with a new way of cooking chicken. Not that my tried and tested recipes aren’t good enough, but we eat…
As I am on a mission to change my eating habits and eat healthier, I’m trying to make some of my old favourites healthier. I have to say though that the Southern Fried Chicken you buy at fast food places is only good if I have a really bad hangover, but other than that it’s too oily and greasy for my liking. But I really like making it at home. I always feel it tastes fresher and the flavour is better. But of course, dunking chicken pieces in flour and deep frying them is not exactly waist-friendly. A while ago I was watching TV and for the life of me…
I am really not a fan of Cottage Pie. You see, I like a bit of texture to my food. I like when there’s something I can bite into or something that adds a bit of crunch, and with Cottage Pie, well there just isn’t. It’s all a bit baby food-y to me. So when one of my readers asked me for an easy cottage pie recipe, I was a bit disappointed because I knew I would have to make it to see if it was really easy and really delicious. I started thinking of ways to amp up the flavour but keep the cooking time to a minimum and…
As you might remember, I asked my readers to give me some suggestions of meals/recipes they’d like me to cook. I was absolutely overwhelmed by the awesome suggestions and I’m slowly making my way through the loooong list of recipes. One of the suggestions was for a Phyllo pie with Chicken, Mushrooms and Leeks by my friend Simone. I really liked the idea and as Simone and I are both counting calories, knew I had to help her out. This recipe isn’t fat free, but I’m pretty sure it’s as low in fat as any pie/pastry dish I’ve ever had. Phyllo Pastry is very low in fat as it’s made…
I have to be honest, I did not cook this on our holiday. It was one of the many meals I cooked and photographer before coming on holiday, because let’s be honest, there is no way I’m going to stuff and roll chicken breasts for 10 people!! But this IS the perfect thing to wow your friends and family should you feel the need to impress anyone this Festive Season. I’ve loved Chicken Cordon Bleu since I was a little girl. I used to ALWAYS order it in restaurants just so I could say “bleuuuu” (pronounced Bluhhh). But I also loved how cutting into the crisp outer of the chicken…
When I first saw Donna Hay doing these skewers I drooled, literally! For those of you who don’t know, Donna Hay is one of the most fantastic cookbook authors and food stylists of our time. This Australian has written 14 cookbooks which have sold more than 3 million copies worldwide. I’ve always loved her work but after seeing her on Masterchef Australia, I fell even deeper in love with her inventiveness and warmth. Her recipes are so innovative but yet still so accessible. Donna’s version of this included preserved lemon but because I couldn’t find any and I definitely couldn’t be bothered making my own, I tweaked the recipe to…
After all the excitement of this weekend and the SA BLOG AWARDS, it feels like I should be doing a lot more than just sharing my recipe for Pilaf with you. But after all, that’s why you guys love reading this blog, to get the recipes! For someone who always claimed she doesn’t like rice, I’ve become quite adventurous with it lately. Everything from Risotto to Kedgeree and now Pilaf. Soon I’ll be attempting a proper Paella but that’s still a bit daunting for now, especially since I saw it being made on Master Chef Australia! Pilaf, also know as Pilau, supposedly has it’s origins in Afghanistan. Now, I don’t…
