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…
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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.
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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…
After our 5 week long holiday, we are finally back in the land of the living. Even though I tried to post once a week, I still neglected my blog terribly, but it wasn’t all in vain. I think it’s good to take a break from blogging every now and then. Especially if you do it 5 times a week like me. But, I am back and ready to take on all the fabulous challenges 2011 has in store for me. First of all, I haven’t forgotten all your requests and I will be cooking myself through the list every week and of course I’ll be posting the results. Some…
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…
On my quest to eat healthier, I am constantly looking for new ideas and new ways with the same foods. We eat quite a lot of chicken in our house but chicken can be so bland and boring if you just cook it normally. I mean you can only eat so many grilled chicken breasts a week. Yesterday I had a SERIOUS craving for sticky and sweet chicken but how do you make sticky and sweet chicken healthier? It’s packed full of oil and sugar usually. I couldn’t do TOO much about the sugar but I removed the fat from the marinade completely and instead of using more fat to…
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…
