Quesidillas are my go-to meal when I need something quick, tasty and filling. I love it’s versatility and the fact that you an use absolutely anything as a filling. Left-overs are given a new life when teamed with gooey cheese and toasted between two tortillas/wraps. This is not so much a recipe as it is a list of suggestions for fillings as I don’t exactly need to teach you how to make a quesidilla. It really is just a different form of a toasted cheese sandwich. I always like to pair a protein (shredded chicken/pork, slow-cooked beef/lamb, roughly chopped prawns or beans) with vegetables (literally anything goes here, from spinach,…
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A general food and cooking blog. I like to experiment and try all different types of cuisine and I have a passion for food photography and styling.
Posts Tagged ‘chillies’
With Winter’s icy arrival, there are few things that bring me absolute comfort. A steaming mug of NoMu’s Hot Chocolate on the couch watching Brothers & Sisters, a hug from my husband and a warm bath are pretty much it. Oh, and of course food! Stews, soups and curries warm me from the inside and makes me incredibly happy. So when I combine a curry and a soup, you better know I’m going to love it. And not only did I love this, my whole family did as well. My sister-in-law said that this was “de-freakin-licious” which is exactly what I wanted to hear. What makes this recipe even better…
When you enter the term Jalapeño poppers into Google, you get almost 200 000 results! That is quite a lot of people writing about / making stuffed chillies if you ask me. But who could blame them? I come from a family of Spicy food lovers. And I really mean LOVERS! My older brother has been known to drink Tabasco sauce straight from the bottle. My younger brother is famous for emptying half a bottle of VERY hot chilli sauce onto a single slice of bread, topping it with cheese and eating it within 20 seconds. And they’re not the only ones. My aunts, uncles and cousins are all like…
I don’t know about you, but when a cookbook author describes a dish as “Interesting”, I kind of lose interest. Especially when it’s a vegetarian recipe. I might be the only one who thinks like this but, I don’t want my food to be interesting. I want it to be delicious, scrumptious, to-die-for etc. Interesting? Not so much. So when I saw a version of this recipe in one of my mom’s old cookbooks, I was intrigued but also a tiny bit wary. The title was “Eiervrug koekies – ‘n interessante alternatief vir Vegetariers” (directly translated from Afrikaans : “Eggplant cakes – an interesting alternative for Vegetarians”. Not exactly the…
Now I know that Thai food has been around for a long time and almost everyone I know likes it. But still, I rarely venture into that direction of cooking and I’m not sure why. I think I’m always a bit worried that my dad isn’t going to like it. You see, my dad is very conventional with his tastes. I think he’s at his happiest when I serve him garlic-butter Spaghetti. So adding ginger, lemon grass and the like to a dish might give him the fright of his life. While I was grilling the steaks and making the dressing, I asked my younger brother to come have a…
So my obsession with Risotto has returned! And boy is it back with a vengeance. Last night I just could not wait to eat it and almost finished an entire plate before I could even take a photo. But thankfully I had a slight bit of a will-power boost and I could take a few. Risotto is really the perfect thing to cook in Spring. It’s comforting enough to fight the slight chill left in the air but it’s not heavy like a stew or a curry. And it helps that it works with just about any other ingredient. I’ll be exploring some new combinations over the next few weeks…
