Last night after a day filled with admin and e-mails, I was not in the mood to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. I wanted something quick and filling but needed comfort as we are experiencing icy weather at the moment. The only problem is that comfort food doesn’t always equate to quick and easy food. I had mushrooms (and a lot of them) in the fridge and immediately thought of how delicious they would be when fried with garlic, doused in cream and finished off with fresh parsley and lemon juice. The only problem was that my family wouldn’t exactly be pleased with a bowl of creamy…
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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 ‘Cream’
This is the second week that I’ve started off with a dessert recipe, but during Winter, sometimes that’s all you need. And this being my birthday week, it’s even more justified. Banana Cream Pie is something I’ve been dying to try. As I’ve mentioned before, I have quite a fascination with American food and I’ve ventured into it just slightly. We only recently got The Food Network in South Africa and I’ve been kind of hooked on some of those shows. Some, I don’t care for as much but The Barefoot Contessa (Ina Garten – I love you!) and Diners, Drive-ins and Dives have been two of my favourites. DDD…
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…
A few nights ago, I had two dinner options, a vegetarian tart or this Pork tenderloin (or Pork Fillet) with creamy mushrooms. I asked my Twitter friends to help me make the decision and it was literally 50/50. Then I spoke to my husband and he promised to break the heels off my favourite pair of shoes if I don’t make the pork. He didn’t quite understand how there was any hesitation in this matter to begin with. I actually had a serious pastry craving that night but for once I allowed my love for him to overrule my intense cravings and I started searing the pork and making the…
Even though last night was “Valentine’s Night” and so many couples were off doing romantic things that I’m sure only really happen in the movies, I was so not in the mood to cook. I was feeling hot and bothered and just not in the mood for anything…never mind standing in front of my hot stove for more then 5 minutes. So I knew pasta would be the logical thing to cook, only, I was not going to be making a really deliciously fantastic slowly braised meat sauce, or even a fast Garlic & Mushroom sauce. I was contemplating on just serving it with some butter and salt (I’d seen…
This idea has been popping up all over the place. Other bloggers have been posting about it, I saw it in 2 magazines last month and I completely understand why. It’s got a wow-factor of 10 and it’s so easy to do. And with the gorgeous strawberries we have in South Africa at this time of the year, how can you want to make a dessert without them? Even just slicing them into a bowl of vanilla ice cream would be good, but this takes it to the next level. Just close your eyes and imagine the flavours. Sweet & tangy strawberries, smooth & silky cream, crunchy cookie crumbs…anything closer…
It seems like winter is finally on his way out of Gauteng. Even though I am incredibly excited to start making salads and REALLY excited to have sweet watermelon in the house, I got a bit panicky. You see, I don’t make stews and curries in summer. Well very, very rarely anyway. I just can’t stand over a hot stove when it’s so hot outside that I could actually cook the curry on the pavement. So last night, I just knew I had to make some curry to bid winter a hearty farewell. I will miss him again in December when it’s too hot to breathe, but for now, I…
With this intensely icy weather our country is experiencing at present, the only food that should be served are the ones that warm your tummy, soul and heart. And of course, yet again, soup has come to the rescue. As I’m typing this, my fingers are blue, but this soup recipe is one that you HAVE to have in your arsenal so I shall continue! I actually can’t believe I’ve gone all winter without making this soup. I’m not really crazy about mushrooms, especially not on pizza or in quiche, but there’s something about a bowl of creamy mushroom soup paired with a big chunk of crispy bread that just…
Yet another Carb-loaded dish. There’s not a single thing I can think of that’s better on a cold winter’s day than loads of warm and comforting carbs. Add some cheese and cream and you have comfort heaven! So when I saw the idea for this potato pie in the latest issue of F&HE, I knew I had to try it. I didn’t really look at the recipe, just the gorgeous photo and thus, my recipe is probably slightly different to theirs. I added loads of cheese to mine to make it really moorish and the end result was really delicious. I think this would be PERFECT with Sunday roast or…
I am really not a fan of smoked chicken. Why, I don’t know. I’ve recently learned to love bacon (I used to really hate it…why, I don’t know!) and I have always had an obsession with smoked salmon. So I really can’t tell you why I don’t like it. So I was pretty put-off when my dad came home with some smoked chicken fillets one night. What the hell was I meant to do with them? On that same night, my husband was begging me to make him creamy pasta. You see, my husband is one of those lucky sons of …. who can eat WHATEVER they want, and not…
