Low-fat berry cheesecake
It was World Baking Day on Sunday, 19 May and, all around the globe bakers (whether professionals or beginners) preheated their ovens, warmed up their whisking arms and decided to ‘Bake Brave’ – this year’s theme for whi...
Breakfast brûlée
This pretty teacup is filled with layers of yoghurt, granola and rose water-marinated raspberries, which is nothing special until you have to crack the crisp, golden caramelised sugar topping with the back of your spoon à la crè...
Tomato, sausage and lentil cassoulet with basil
Everybody has those clear-out-the-fridge days and more often than not they happen at the end of the month. I relish these days! For me, cooks are only worth their salt if they can turn average ingredients into something utterly de...
Roasted vegetable cannelloni
I vividly remember being completely and utterly besotted with Jamie Oliver when I first saw him on local television, drizzling his signature rustic dishes with an absurd amount of olive oil and saying things like “that’s a ban...
Quinoa superfood salad with crème fraiche dressing
After the indulgence of the Easter weekend and all those chocolate bunnies, this salad will give your week a healthy kick-start. Packed with all the good stuff, it also features the superfood quinoa (pronounced keen-wah). Although...
Caramelised onion, bacon and butternut quiche
I love grocery shopping, probably more than the next person, but we’ve all experienced those annoying people who sneak a peak into our trolleys. Well, that’s me. When I’m at the supermarket I look into your trolley. Sometime...
How to make hollow chocolate Easter eggs
Ever since I can remember, my mother has made us chocolate eggs for Easter. From bunnies to eggs, chickens to baskets, white chocolate, dark chocolate, filled, hollow – you name it, we had it. All lovingly handmade. It was not u...
Hot cross bun macaroons
I love hot cross buns but I flat out refuse to eat them at any other time of the year except during the month leading up to Easter. Toasted with butter that melts and drizzles down my fingers, thanks. This got me thinking about wh...
Bring the bunny back into Easter
Finding inspiration and entertainment for children is easy if you have a deep well of creativity. If you’re at a bit of a loss, there’s the best-selling series of kiddies’ party books: Party Magic for Boys and Girls. The fou...
Caramelised white chocolate
“Heaven in a jar”, “Oh my goodness” and “I want more” were the words used by my colleagues after they had tasted my latest infatuation. Caramelised white chocolate. It deserves its own sentence – it’s just that goo...
