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My easy cooking will change the way you think about food and cooking forever. I share with you a selection of easy recipes, hints and tips that will make your time spent in the kitchen most enjoyable!!!

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Aug 17

Jamie Oliver's Chicken - Simple Food, just the way I like it!

Jamie Oliver cooks simple food, period! I am sure at his restaurants he will dolly up the plates, 'cause that is the cheffie thing to do, but what I love about Jamie, is that he has made home cooking popular again. I dare anybody to sit and watch a J (read full article)

Chicken, Chicken Recipes, fairview, Jamie Oliver, oven casseroles, sa blog awards

Aug 16

Thai Event - The Winners!!

Finally we are ready to announce the winners of the Thai Blog Event. It was my first blog event and I have to  be honest I did not even expect to get 1 entry, but I got 8 entries and they were all so good that I refused to make the final decisio (read full article)

blog events, Thai blog event, Thai Food, wang thai

Aug 11

This Panini Steak Sandwich could easily be my best ever!

I'm a sucker for a good sandwich! What do you mean "it can't be" Of course it can,  I mean really, it has all my favorite ingredients....bread(in whatever form or shape), butter, fresh lettuce and whatever else I fancy to slap on. Have you, fell (read full article)

beef, grilled steak, panini steak sandwich, South African Blog Awards, steak sandwich

Aug 05

Fairview Bloggers Competition - let the voting begin!

Fairview Bloggers Competition, sounds easy doesn't it? Recipe has to include Fairview Camembert, still no problem right? Wait until you see the food gurus I am up against and you will know that I am stress  beyond belief, because no longer am (read full article)

cheese, Dairy, fairview, Pasta, South African Blog Awards

Aug 02

Event #1 - Thai - Roundup

I was so excited to host my first blog event, My Easy Cooking Event #1 - Thai. For those who do it on a regular basis, I am sure your first event was also nerve racking. What if no one bothers to take part. Well I am ecstatic with all the entries I r (read full article)

blog events, Cape Town, cape town restaurants, my easy cooking event one, proudly South African

Jul 27

Chicken En Papillote - Surprisingly good chicken!

En Papillote literally means to cook "in parchment". It is a French term for something that the Italians call al Cartoccio. Cooking en papillote is a method in which you seal the food in a pouch and bake. The food essentially steams in the oven in (read full article)

Chicken, easy chicken breast recipes, en papillote, parchment cooking, roast chicken

Jul 21

Verlaque Contest - I chose not to cook at all!

My first taste of Verlaque products I had at the Food and Wine Show of  2007. I was fascinated with all the different flavors, splashes and infused balsamic reductions. At the time, my favorite without a doubt was the Lemon Olive Oil & Goose (read full article)

Cape Town, easy salads, easy snacks, fruit, picnic food, verlaque, verlaque foods

Jul 19

Sticky Chicken - only 3 ingredients, I promise!

I have various recipes for sticky chicken because on Fridays we eat finger food and for my children finger food would not be the same without Sticky chicken. Many years ago there was a big craze for cooking chicken in all kinds of liquid. Fruit juice (read full article)

Chicken, coke, Easy recipes, Hong Kong Chicken, Sticky chicken, wang thai

Jul 14

Thai Corn Fritters, A review of a Thai restaurant and my first event!

How do I combine Thai Corn Fritters, a Thai restaurant and my first event into one post, you might ask. Well, it is actually quite simple. My recent visit to a very good Thai restaurant inspired me to try out their recipe for corn fritters that had m (read full article)

corn fritters, my easy cooking event one, Restaurant Reviews, thai recipes, vegetables, wang thai

Jul 07

ClemenGold Tarte Tatin - my bribe for your VOTE!

When I received my box of ClemenGold Eesy Peelers last week, the ideas just kept coming and coming. Luckily for me, there were more than enough naartjies to sustain my creativity. My favorite recipe from the batch had to be the Risotto With Maple and (read full article)

Baked goods, ClemenGold Tarte Tatin, fruit, oranges, tarte tatin

Jul 03

Rissotto has only one "s" - Risotto!

Rissoto/risotto, I am ashamed to say, only crept into my foodie repertoire a few years back. I can't tell you why I was is intimidated to try this Italian classic, but the truth of the matter is, I was too afraid to even try. I don't remember what in (read full article)

blue cheese., cheese, ClemenGold, risotto, rissotto, taste magazine, Woolworths

Jul 02

Coconut Chicken and Noodle Broth

Vietnamese Coconut Chicken and Noodle Broth! Just imagine the flavor and textures in this easy soup or broth if you prefer. Creamy coconut milk, the intense heat from the curry paste and the chillies and not to mention the different textures that awa (read full article)

Chicken, coconut, soups, Thai Food, vegetables, Vietnamese cooking

Jun 26

Bread Pudding with Berries in Winter?

Bread pudding with........jam, chocolate, fruit or just about anything you fancy is one of those desserts that feel like a hug-in-a-bowl. Something so comforting and satisfying, you cannot help yourself for wanting a second "hug". Bread and butter pu (read full article)

berries, bread and butter pudding, desserts, warm desserts, winter puddings

Jun 24

Chunky Basil Tomato Soup!

A Chunky Basil Tomato soup that you can have on the table in less than an hour sounds like a good idea doesn't it? This soup delivers big on taste, nutrition, color and not to mention the little effort it takes to make. As many of you know, I have tw (read full article)

basil tomato soup, soups, tomato recipes, tomatoes, vegetables

Jun 21

Chocolate, Easy, Sauce and hot - great combination when making dessert!

Chocolate, easy, sauce and hot are all words that comes to mind when I dream of desserts. If all those words are combined into the same dessert, I am a one happy cook!I can also tell you which words I do not think about when planning to make dessert (read full article)

Chocolate, chocolate sauce, desserts, Nomu, sauce, self-saucing chocolate pudding

Jun 18

Potato rosti - Ich liebe es!!!!

Potato rosti, Ich liebe es! Yes, it is a recipe so good, it almost inspires me to learn a new language. Potatoes on the menu in any form or shape and I am definitely excited. It is so amazing how versatile potatoes are and every method of cooking pot (read full article)

potato rosti, potatoes, rosti, vegetables

Jun 15

A Lemon Tart inspired by FBC 2010

Lemon Tart and FBC 2010! How on earth do I bring these two things together? This becomes even more of a puzzle if you take into consideration that I did not even attend the FBC 2010. Well, let me tell you I may not have been there in person, but I go (read full article)

Baked goods, easy tarts, FBC 2010, james martin, lemon tart

Jun 14

BBQ Plans for the weekend? Let's make Spicy Chicken Kebabs

BBQ plans for this weekend? I sure hope so. With soccer fever at an all time high here in South Africa, there is just so much to celebrate and when we here in South African have some celebrating to do, nothing works better than a good old fashioned B (read full article)

"braai", bbq, Chicken, Kebabs, marinades for chicken

Jun 09

Fish Cakes or Crab Cakes - you choose!

I have posted many fish cake recipes on this site, because you see, fish cakes go down really well in this house. Let me see, first there was Fish Cakes with Mushy Peas, then Fish Cakes made with Healthy Sardines and last but not least Thai Fish Cake (read full article)

easy snacks, fish cakes, Fish Recipes, Seafood, Thai Food

Jun 07

Spicy Butternut soup to easy off the cold - Revised

I get so many requests for my Spicy Butternut Soup recipe that I carry copies of it in my handbag and online, it is one of my best performing pages, so I guess I have a winner here. Why would I want to post an old recipe again, I hear you ask. Well f (read full article)

butternut soup, easy soups, vegetables

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