Polenta and Prawns
Inspiration for dishes comes from all sorts of places. This dish Ash found on a fitness website and was drawn to the fact that the...
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- Jan 31, 2022
- 1 min
Teriyaki Salmon bowl
We are a pretty consistent meat and two veg household in the week and in an effort to spice things up we went for a fish and two veg...
- Jan 11, 2022
- 2 min
Spicy Chicken Tacos
This is a great week night meal, its quick and easy to make and filled with flavor. The method detailed below for cooking chicken ensures...
- Jan 5, 2022
- 3 min
Made with McCain Cottage Pie
Its back to work week, which means that some of us are meal prepping and looking for easy things to make and dishes that can be frozen...
- Dec 29, 2021
- 3 min
Honey Butter Fried Chicken
My brother came to celebrate Christmas with us and as a treat I asked him what he wanted, he said fried chicken and silly me thought he...
- Dec 26, 2021
- 1 min
Christmas Gammon Frittata
The only thing better than feasting on Christmas Day is knowing you'll have a fridge full of leftovers to go through the next day. The...
- Dec 24, 2021
- 1 min
Sweet Corn Fritters
It's Christmas Eve and to everyone celebrating that means a special time of the year long awaited is just on the horizon. Most of us will...
- Dec 17, 2021
- 2 min
Pumpkin, Corn & Red Kidney Bean Enchilada
We've recently been looking at ways to buy ingredients sustainably and reduce our food waste because of my injury. McCain offers a...
- Dec 14, 2021
- 1 min
Spinach & Quinoa Patties
These vegetarian patties are packed with flavour and nutrients. They're also surprisingly filling due to the addition of the rolled oats...
- Dec 8, 2021
- 2 min
Peanut Butter Chicken
This meal is very near and dear to my heart as it's one of the first recipes I came up with myself. It started out as one of the most...
- Dec 6, 2021
- 1 min
Olive Oil Ice Cream
More ice cream adventures! Ash has been craving this olive oil ice cream since she tasted one at the Creamery in Cape Town. I wasn't...
- Dec 4, 2021
- 2 min
Spicy Garlic-Miso Butter Steak, Greens and Roast Butternut Salad
This meal was all inspired by recipes from Chrissy Teigen's "Cravings: Hungry For More". Its great for a light meal that can be made on a...
- Dec 1, 2021
- 2 min
Carrot Cake Ice Cream
We recently got married and found out 2 things first hand: firstly you really don' t get the chance to eat and fully appreciate your cake...
- Nov 29, 2021
- 2 min
Charred Vegetable Chili
This incredibly delicious vegetarian meal is great for a hearty midweek dish and a good way to use up any leftover vegetables you may...
- Aug 26, 2021
- 1 min
Sundried Tomato Pesto & Chicken Pasta
Pesto is so easy to male at home everyone should be doing it. A simple pesto just requires herbs, nuts, parmesan and olive oil. We added...
- Aug 23, 2021
- 1 min
Crispy Chicken Thigh w/Corn Puree and Veggies
With our wedding coming up we're trying to eat more vegetables and decrease the amount of refined carbs in our diet. This meal was really...
- Aug 15, 2021
- 2 min
Coconut Chickpea Curry
In an effort to cook with what we have at home, I decided to try this chickpea curry that I keep seeing all over the internet. It was...
- Aug 13, 2021
- 2 min
Orange and Milk Pork Carnitas
Let me introduce you to one of my favourite YouTube chefs, Chef John from foodwishes.com, he makes wonderfully delicious and easy food...
- Aug 5, 2021
- 1 min
Chicken, Butternut & Blue Cheese Salad
A quick, easy and light salad that is full of great flavours. The pecan nut crumble is almost praline like and adds a great crunch and...
- Aug 3, 2021
- 1 min
Arancini
Risotto never heats up as well for leftovers so I always find this a much better use for it. Arancini means little oranges and that name...
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