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Seed and Nut Rusks

Alida Ryder — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:55:36 +0000

These easy Seed and Nut Rusks are a South African classic. Ever-so-lightly sweetened, crunchy with plenty of texture from the seeds and nuts and the perfect snack or breakfast served with a hot cup of coffee or tea. If you grew up in South Africa, you need no introduction to rusks. These twice-baked cookies/biscuits are...

Seed and Nut Rusks

Prep Once, Eat All Week

Alida Ryder — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:26:05 +0000

This is not a full meal prep Sunday where you spend four hours batch cooking and portioning 20 containers. This is one hour on Monday evening while you cook dinner, and that single hour sets up the rest of your week so every other dinner comes together faster, easier and with significantly less stress. The...

Prep Once, Eat All Week

Butter Chicken Meatballs

Alida Ryder — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:50:31 +0000

These butter chicken meatballs are everything you love about butter chicken but in meatball form. Juicy chicken meatballs simmered in a rich, creamy, warmly spiced butter chicken sauce and served over rice with naan for scooping. Ingredients and Substitutions For the Meatballs For the Butter Chicken Sauce How to Make Butter Chicken Meatballs The Meatballs...

Butter Chicken Meatballs

Creamy Peri-Peri Spatchcock Chicken

Alida Ryder — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:07:36 +0000

This creamy peri peri spatchcock chicken is two of my most popular recipes combined into one show-stopping dinner. The spatchcock technique from my baked peri peri chicken (butterflied for faster, more even cooking and crispier skin) meets the creamy peri peri sauce and savory turmeric rice from my creamy peri peri chicken. The result is a whole golden...

Creamy Peri-Peri Spatchcock Chicken

Meal Plan #26 of 2026

Alida Ryder — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:44:21 +0000

This week we are making Arroz con Pollo, Creamy Tomato Bacon Pasta, Lamb Chops, Chicken Stir Fry and the BEST Seafood Risotto. We’ve also had some requests to include season-appropriate alternatives to some of the dishes (think soups and salads which might not be ideal depending on the season you’re in). We’ve also included a...

Meal Plan #26 of 2026

7 Day Meal Plan On A Budget Part 2

Alida Ryder — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:21:17 +0000

This is the second edition of my budget meal plan and this time I approached it differently. Instead of planning the meals first and then shopping, I started with the specials. I went through the promotions at the stores local to me, spotted deals on tuna, bell peppers, cheese, mayonnaise, bacon, chicken pieces and oats...

7 Day Meal Plan On A Budget Part 2

Easy Fried Rice

Alida Ryder — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:05:21 +0000

This easy fried rice is a recipe I make often. It’s budget-friendly, great for clearing out the fridge (making it endlessly customizable) and doesn’t call for expensive ingredients you might not always have on hand. The beauty of fried rice is that it doesn’t need expensive ingredients or a long list of specialty sauces. Onions,...

Easy Fried Rice

Easy Overnight Oats

Alida Ryder — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:10:27 +0000

These overnight oats are the breakfast I make when I want something delicious waiting for me in the morning without doing a single thing before coffee. Four ingredients, 5 minutes of prep the night before and you wake up to a creamy, ready-to-eat breakfast. Rolled oats, chia seeds, milk and honey. That’s it. The oats...

Easy Overnight Oats

Meal Plan #25 of 2026

Alida Ryder — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 06:01:53 +0000

This week we are making Baked Chicken Breasts, Masala Baked Fish, Creamy Tomato Pasta, Chicken Meatballs and Easy Grilled Chicken Burgers. We’ve also had some requests to include season-appropriate alternatives to some of the dishes (think soups and salads which might not be ideal depending on the season you’re in). We’ve also included a completed...

Meal Plan #25 of 2026

Meal Plan #24 of 2026

Alida Ryder — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:15:51 +0000

This week we are making Smothered Chicken, Pork Sausage Meatballs in Tomato Sauce, Butternut Squash Soup, Chilli con Carne and Burgers. We’ve also had some requests to include season-appropriate alternatives to some of the dishes (think soups and salads which might not be ideal depending on the season you’re in). We’ve also included a completed...

Meal Plan #24 of 2026