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3 ways with pizza dough

2012-05-24T02:58:00.000-07:00

You know those cravings that won't leave you. The ones that creep up at in appropriate times. Cravings that whisper in your ear "that just doesn't taste right" when you eat something that isn't what you crave. Fill your mind to the point where not even your favourite series, your child's laughter or your husband's loving words can penetrate the thoughts of making or eating that which you crave?

Mysterious Murders at the Five Flies

2012-05-23T03:15:00.000-07:00

The nights are getting longer, the tempratures is dropping. Mist creeps into the city in the dark hours. Something sinister is happening at the end of Keerom street... STOP! No need to call in the police. The detectives are already there but they need your help. From Egypt to England, New Orleans to Peru and even as far South as Antarctica murders are happening and YOU are the key to

Baa Baa bolognese

2012-05-14T08:18:00.000-07:00

I love when plans come together. When you have a tiny seed of an idea and with the right kind of nurturing it starts to grow into the seedling of something amazing. Some ideas, like some seeds, when planted at the wrong time or in the wrong place never sprout but others, oh they even surprise. That was why I was cooking supper for Jon from i shot images. I had an idea, I thought he might be

Sharwood - Easy as 1, 2, 3

2012-05-11T01:49:00.000-07:00

Food 24 used to have forums, maybe they still do but I haven't been to them in years. Most often than not,. they were filled with Vegan v.s. anti-vegan debate (read: flame wars) but soon it as obvious that there had to be a different platform for people to share recipes. So the food blogs were born and I took to blogging like a duck to water. Some light entertainment from a talented dancer

Canderel Yellow - The experience

2012-05-01T03:51:00.001-07:00

There is much bandied about in the blogesphere about freebies. Some love them, others hate them, some get to many and others sulk for lack of any. For me a freebie are welcomed like any gift, as long as the giver understands that I will be honest in my review (if they expect one). Canderel didn't expect one when they invited me to cook up a storm at The Cook's Playground. All they wanted was

Trinchado

2012-04-20T00:54:00.002-07:00

The start of something beautiful When you have a relationship with some one for many years, living in the same house, sharing meals, you learn their preferences, their quirks. You discover what makes them turn up their nose and what makes their ears perk. After 7 years with Jack I can happily say that I KNOW the man and I KNOW what he loves. My misfortune is that my husband is a man that eats

At the Palms Market (photo blog)

2012-04-17T00:14:00.000-07:00

I had all the good intentions in the world, I had all the right ideas. I wrote all the details down and I was ready and willing to put it ALL here. Then life happened. You know that thing that gets in the way of what we want to do, all those things we NEED to do. As I mentioned in the previous Monthly Mingle post, my grandmother is not well. My mother had to fly to be with her and help her

Heart Healthy Roundup - Feb Monthly Mingle

2012-03-01T02:08:00.000-08:00

What an interesting month February proved to be. My heart swelled at times and broke a little at other. My little boy has been hitting his milestones ahead of time which makes me so proud but at the same time my grandmother is ill and we may not get to see her in person again as she lives in Israel. Work has been work and nothing exciting or engaging has happened in a while and all this time

Palms Market - West Coast comes to Cape Town

2012-02-12T03:03:00.000-08:00

A few years ago the idea of a Saturday market was a dream. Something that happened in Europe, far away from where we were. The closest we could find here in Cape Town was a flee market and apart from a few Tannies (for my overseas readers, directly translated that means Aunty and is a less formal but still respectful way of referring to a lady) who made jam at home and oily fast food, these

Monthly Mingle - Heart Healthy

2012-01-31T05:17:00.000-08:00

When I got February as my month for the Monthly Mingle I knew I wanted it to tie in to Valentines day. I didn't want it to be too cliched though and thought long and hard about what I could use that would not exclude people and what hadn't been used before. I decided to go with Heart Healthy. A little bit cheesy, a tiny bit punny but connected it was. You need your heart to love and then to

Ready Steady Cook 2012

2012-01-31T05:00:00.000-08:00

A while back I hosted a very successful Ready Steady Cook competition on my blog. I had a lot of fun hosting it but because I had offered prizes there was no way I could take part. That's why I farmed out my idea to anyone willing to bite so that I could have a chance to cook in it myself. Tandy over at Lavender & Lime was quick to offer her blog as host and after a few false starts away we

Chinese Custard Tarts - Happy Chinese New Year

2012-01-22T23:59:00.000-08:00

Every culture seems to have a New Year of their own at different times of the year. I know for me as a Jew there are 2 New Years, Passover in Spring and "The Head of The Year" Rosh Hashana in Autumn. Then there is the secular New Year which by all accounts is just an excuse for a party. While the only tradition for secular New Year seems to be bubbly, cultural New Years all have their

Buffet style sweet & sour dumplings

2011-11-30T01:21:00.000-08:00

When TheHusband and I started dating I was living in a digs in "Little Mowbray". I wasn't really a student at the time but my friends were and well I was tired of living at home. My relationship with my parents was strained from moving out of home and smoking and (not really) working for my dad. In walking distance from our house we had some great food options. Some for the begining of the

Anything for love "huevos" rancheros

2011-09-11T01:14:00.000-07:00

If you have a partner you have been where I was this morning. Dreaming from the night before about using my texmex left overs for my very first attempt at Huevos Rancheros. Getting up I asked "TheHusband" if he would like a cheese omelette and got a resounding "yes" so bounced (as much as an 8 months pregnant lady can) off into the kitchen to make our respective breakfasts. I open the carton

Le Creuset & Silwood treat us for a night

2011-08-24T07:31:00.000-07:00

Picture yourself on a boat on a river...or alternatively in a car on the M5, with 2 fabulous food bloggers (Butterfingers & FoodandtheFab), heading towards an evening of unknown decadence. You have the menu in front of you. It seems basic but you know there is going to be more. Often words are not enough to give you an idea of what to expect and having a air of mystery behind an event can lend

Truffle Salt Risotto

2011-07-18T08:02:00.000-07:00

I was never very good at physics, in fact I was shocking (no pun intended). Even if I memorised the rhymes till I turned blue in the face, when it came down to a test or making something work I didn't know my positives from my negatives and failed every time. On the other hand, when it came to chemistry I was "Queen of the Lab", I loved the way things worked and how 1+1 did not always =2.

Breedekloof Soetes & Soup 2011 weekend

2011-07-14T00:38:00.000-07:00

Wine. Soup. Market. Cabaret. Witblitz. If any of those words make you smile then check out what Breedekloof wine estates has coming up to make you smile some more: WARM UP THIS WINTER AT SOETES & SOUP: 22-23 July 2011 Beat away the wintry blues at the annual Breedekloof Soetes & Soup 2011 weekend which takes place on Friday 22 July and Saturday 23 July. Live music, a farmer’s market and

Sour Cream Brownies - Rich and delicious

2011-07-06T09:56:00.001-07:00

I have always been a lover of "loot", I am never one to turn down a gift for any reason. Sure, I will do the polite "aw you didn't have to" but I will be very glad you did. I am equally excited about giving gifts and often leave gift buying for the last minute to avoid having to wait to see someone's reaction to a gift I bought which I felt was perfect for them. Sometimes I make it the other

Flapjacks & The Green Pan - Recipe & Review

2011-06-28T01:05:00.000-07:00

I was never built to be a full time slave. I run out of steam way to quickly and concentration is not my strong suit. So when I was given the opportunity to work at a job which kept me busy for only 5 hours out of the day I was ready and waiting. Of course a full time job pays better and longer hours at the office mean less chance for me to spend money but it also means spending every hour

Caramel Bread

2011-06-22T01:48:00.000-07:00

TheHusbands brother loves to cook. So when we're up for a visit I try and see where his interest lie and how well he executes them. So far I have seen him do 2 things. 1) Wreck a really good piece of meat and 2) Caramel Bread. His way: Buy bread dough from the grocery store, make little balls, place in a baking tin and cover with Caramel Sugar and Cream. Leave to rise then bake. This is the

Homemade Lux - A father's post for father's day

2011-06-19T04:47:00.000-07:00

When you say "midlife crisis" you immediately think of balding men with hairy chests sporting gold chains, luxury cars and models on their arms. In my world, my dad's midlife crisis has been nothing short of delicious. It started a simply with an interest in creating labaneh like we had had in Israel and progressed...um....naturally into sausages, so that he could make my mom's favourite salami

Planet restaurant - out of this world (what can I say, queen of cheese)

2011-06-10T06:16:00.000-07:00

All images courtesy of Mount Nelson Hotel Lets for a moment talk "Portion size". When were you last at a place where the portions were just right? Where you could comfortably make your way through three courses without feeling the need to deflate at the end? I can tell you that that was a small but very important part of what made my dinner at Planet so wonderful, but I am skipping ahead to

Orange Yoghurt Cake

2011-05-19T03:14:00.000-07:00

To be honest, this post was meant to hold a good ol' South African dessert. Only fair after the All American post before it but not all is fair in pregnancy and cravings and so the Local is Lekker post will have to wait. Don't you worry though, this post is full of sweetness just right for the winter season. The perfect cake to bake if you don't want to spend too long out from under the covers

Oreos - Home made is better

2011-05-16T03:34:00.000-07:00

As much as we like to deny it, our lives are full of America. The TV shows we watch and the foods we crave, the good ol' US of A is all around us. It frustrate my husband no end that we are "allowing them" to brainwash us with their cool shows and delicious fast food but I am not complaining. Some things are just better with a twang. One such thing, is the oreo. How we all rejoiced when they

Roasted veg with Walnut & Rocket Pesto

2011-03-24T04:05:00.000-07:00

Winter has come for a quick educational* before it's arrival in a month or so and with it come the visions of warm comforting food and snuggling up with a hot drink while watching TV or reading a good book. It brings to mind the Afrikaans saying "Maagies vol ogies toe" meaning when the tummy is full the eyes want to close. This is all well and good if you hadn't had a pig-out weekend like mine.