Mzansi Style Cuisine

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May 2, 2013 | 0 Comments

Creamy Amadumbe and Basil Pesto Mash

Amadumbe, brown hairy potatoes also known as Taro potato originating from South ...

May 1, 2013 | 6 Comments

Chakalaka Chicken Evuzisa Izinkcwe (Mouth-Watering)

I have to give props when they are due, the first time ...

January 15, 2013 | 8 Comments

Mouth-Watering Blueberry Dipotchefstrooms (Township Scones)

� I prepared these on Expresso Show on the 18th of December ...

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May 18, 2013 | 0 Comments

Cooking Latkes with the YouTube Cooking Sensation: Sarah Hesselman

On my first meeting with Lisa prior to the filming of the show, she spoke about her second mom and played a YouTube video of Sarah Hesselman preparing Gelifte Fish… She didn’t know she was being filmed as Lisa was using the camera on her Macbook laptop. The video has over 10 000 hits! [...]

May 11, 2013 | 0 Comments

Sneak Preview: Tomorrow’s Episode: I Am Woman Series

I’m sure some of you have seen the episode promo by now……. A while ago I was asked to be one of the women featured on the second season of the show… My mom was just out of the hospital at the time and therefore couldn’t take part in the filming of the episode. [...]

April 17, 2013 | 0 Comments

Dinner is Sorted with Werda Salads

Hey guys! They say there’s a first time for everything, right? I did two video shoots for I Love Cooking with Werda Salads and the Dinner Diva production company, Two Blondes and a Red Head…. I had never done a cooking video before so the experience was very interesting and informative. The production team [...]

April 5, 2013 | 4 Comments

What’s For Dinner Moroccan Beef & Date Tagine

I got few goodies at the Eatout Foodnetwork Awards including several packets of the Knorr Stock Pots. Luckily, they were given away freely with recipes to try out including the Moroccan Beef and Date Tagine. I’ve owned a tagine for two years now and never actually used it. So when I saw this recipe I [...]

April 4, 2013 | 3 Comments

Chicken Hearts, Carrots & Mushroom Stir-Fry

Early this morning as I was on my way to the Expresso show studios to present this recipe then BOOM! Out of nowhere, another car comes to my lane hitting my car on the passenger side. Anyways, I didn’t get to the studio as we had to wait for the traffic officers and take statements….. Back [...]

April 3, 2013 | 2 Comments

Restaurants: Sakhumzi’s Restaurant, Vilakazi Street, Soweto

When I started blogging I did a couple of restaurant reviews, i.e. restaurants offering South African cuisine, your Shesa Nyamas etc. Now, I’ve been getting a lot of requests to suggest restaurants Cape Town and in Joburg. I thought I would bring it back. So here it here is. Back by popular demand…. A friend of [...]

April 2, 2013 | 0 Comments

Chicken, Sausage & Potato Tray Bake by Drizzle and Dip

I have my two boys (my brother and nephew) visiting for the school holidays….all the way from the Eastern Cape. Now my challenge is to cook them delicious meals everyday as they are at home all by themselves during the day. Both of them have a huge appetite. Having them helps because I have not one [...]

March 8, 2013 | 0 Comments

Product Review: Maize in a Minute and a Brownie Recipe

The ladies working at Bowmans Ingredients’ New Product Development team (they are in my Food Technologist/ Scientist Clique) gave me a sample of Maize in a Minute last year already…… I took the sample home and read the labelling. According to the instructions on the label, one can prepare breakfast porridge, stiff porridge (stywe pap) and phutu [...]

February 26, 2013 | 6 Comments

Cookbook Review: Scrumptious Food For Family & Friends By Jane-Anne Hobbs

“The best home-cooked food is all about simplicity, freshness and flavour. It’s honest food, cooked with love, generosity and an open heart.” Jane Anne Hobbs, author of the cookbook Scrumptious food for family and friends….. First and foremost, the cookbook itself is SO beautiful, I didn’t want to mess on it when trying out recipes. [...]

February 13, 2013 | 0 Comments

Celebrating The Month Of Love At Grootbos Nature Reserve

It is Feb, the month of love and Valentine’s Day is in a few day’s time. Most people who celebrate the day are probably looking at ideas for pampering their loved ones…. Some prefer experiences while others prefer gifts such as perfumes, jewellery or chocolate. Personally, I prefer the former. Experience is something that [...]

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