Mzansi Style Cuisine

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 [...]

  “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.  [...]

I would like to think most of my readers are working men and women.  So, that means we don’t have time, we are jugglers: work- family-social life etc.   Yes, we love looking after our loved ones, but most of the time we come back from work tired.  During such times we need something easy, quick to prepare, [...]

  Oh, I love chocolate products, especially if they have nuts, chocolate cake, chocolate mousse, chocolate pudding…..Oh, my guilty pleasure!!! Lord have mercy on me!   Enough about my confessions of a chocoholic.  Last year I tried a Choc Nut Cake recipe from the Pick ‘n Pay Fresh Living magazine.  The recipe was comprised mostly [...]