Cook Book Cafe

Rugby Breakfast

2011-09-11T11:25:00.000-07:00

The World cup Ruby has Kicked off...so let's have breakfast while we watch.... So the world cup has kicked off and we watched the first game this Sunday that South Africa played in, what fun, and yes i love rugby and love watching it with my hubby. So because the first South African game was in the morning i didn't want to do the whole rugby snacks thing so i decided to may a fun & easy

Crumbed Pork Chops

2011-09-11T07:41:00.000-07:00

So what to make for dinner you ask? Something that is still quick & easy and seems like you are a professional. So here is a recipe i make for my family every so often, goes nicely with mash & veg, my family like sweet peas. The recipe is almost no effort. So here we go: What do you need: Pork chops 2 eggs Crumbs mix Maizena Oil for the pan Quick tip before we start: If you add Maizena

Pasta Bolognaise

2011-09-08T14:29:00.000-07:00

I love pasta, i could eat it everyday...i truely love it..so i thought i would put up one of my favourite dinners that i make almost every week. It is quick and easy, i make it in about 30 minutes. If you have a lot of people over and don't know what to make that is easy and doesn't hurt your pocket...this is it. So here we go: You need the following: Bag of pasta 500g to a 1kg mince (

Plain old MA*SH (Microwave)

2011-09-08T06:48:00.000-07:00

I used to love watching the series *M*A*S*H*, when i was younger, it was funny and serious at the same time...so here's a quick one to show how to make mash...i know some people think it is such a difficult thing to make but really easy peesy and always yummy. This method is for those people that don't like to fuss and only have a microwave...i only cook my mash in the microwave, gives me time

Chopping an onion

2011-09-07T02:17:00.000-07:00

My first attempt a video, so bare with me...hope this helps you all

All Bran Flakes Rusks

2011-09-06T14:05:00.000-07:00

If there is one thing that I know...coffee with a piece of Rusk in the morning is absolutely devine...There are some pleasure in life that you can savour without actually having it in front of you.. This is an all classic recipe that I actually got from my mom...love these rusks, and I hope you enjoy them to. So here is the basic ingrients before we start: Printable Version: 1 kg Selfraising

French Beef Stew (Boeuf Bourgignon)

2011-09-05T13:21:00.000-07:00

I love cooking and love looking through books with recipes..I actually have a box full of them, which I'm busy sorting i might add, but through the years i have seen and read through tons of recipes and cookbooks and i also have the same problem....I don't always have the ingredients or the know how on how to make the recipe....but i have no decided no recipe will be to big for me...thus i have

Beef Stroganoff (Messy Style)

2011-09-01T07:37:00.000-07:00

So I was wondering what to make in my new Electric Steamcooker, do you know you can hardly find a recipe or any ideas of what to cook in it...well so I play and play. It tasted awesome, but I must admit my pictures are nothing like what the real thing "should" look like. I love making food with creamy sauces and mushrooms are my favourite..the correct Beef Stroganoff is placed on a bed of pasta

Heavenly Creme Brulee

2011-08-30T13:49:00.000-07:00

Have you ever eaten something so delictable, so amazing that you had to have more..well some time ago we went out for a dinner & a show, for dessert I ordered the Creme Brule...and my world has been changed from then on... My mission life now is to make the perfect Creme Brulee...and of course now to share it with you. I'm still struggling a bit with the topping to get it perfectly smooth, i

Cook Book theory

2011-08-29T05:17:00.000-07:00

Your looking for something fun and easy to make, that your family will love...impress time.. you open up a cookbook, and you look and look and look, until you come across some beautiful picture of some kind of meal that looks absolutely delectable...but you are so confused with exactly what to do and how to make it..and your end result doesn't look anything like the picture...well what went wrong