When you had a day like I had yesterday, you need comfort food to make you feel like everything is going to be okay. I know that this is perhaps a bad thing to do as food shouldn’t be used to make you feel better (or so says dieticians and psychologists) but for me, food is sometimes the only comfort I need (which is probably why I’ve struggled with my weight all my life). Food, and the right food at that, has the ability of soothing away your heart aches and putting a smile on your face when nothing or no-one else can. Or is that just me? These sausage…
Simply Delicious
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 ‘puff pastry’
It’s the 1st of August. How is it the 1st of August already? I say it every year and every year I feel like it’s going faster and faster. I sometimes feel overwhelmed at how quickly the years seem to be flying past me. When I was in school I was SO excited when the year’s would fly past because it would mean our December holidays were upon us, but now, I don’t know how I’m going to get everything done I still need to get done this year. But then, this is how I always feel and what doesn’t get done this year, always seems to get done the…
In South-Africa, most cities are now experiencing cool mornings and evenings, which means that Autumn is here. I absolutely love this time of year when salads become stews and soups and I can start wearing my favourite coats and boots. I am after all, a Winter baby. But I do get sad when I walk into the produce section of a supermarket and the only fruit on offer are citrus related. There’s just nothing like the fresh nectarines, peaches, watermelon and grapes you get in Summer. And the same goes for vegetables. But I’m very excited to be experimenting with root vegetables, mushrooms etc. this Winter. So to bid Summer…
