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This brownie chocolate cake is so moist and so delicious you might not stop at one slice. I made a simple mascarpone icing to go on top. If you do the same keep in mind it needs to be devoured the same day. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Brownie Chocolate Cake ♥ … Continue reading Brownie Chocolate Cake With Mascarpone Frosting
May 2020 saw South Africa enter Level 4 of lockdown. There was so much we could not do, like buy underwear (don't ask). Anything that is not essential could not be purchased. And the determination of that boggles my mind. Needless to say, I am not buying anything for my kitchen right now. This has … Continue reading May 2020, Showcasing In My Kitchen
I am going through a lot of ginger right now as I am adding it to my cooking and the tea I am drinking. I also made ginger coffee popsicles during lockdown as an afternoon treat. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Ginger Coffee Popsicles ♥ Just before lockdown we had a huge … Continue reading Ginger Coffee Popsicles Using Gingerbread Spice
20th Victim opening line: Cindy Thomas was tuned in to her police scanner as she drive through the Friday-morning rush to her job at the San Francisco Chronicle. My blurb: Is killing a criminal a crime? This is the question being asked by the Women's Murder Club. But Detective Lindsay Boxer knows the answer to this. … Continue reading 20th Victim: Women’s Murder Club
I am always looking for recipes to remind me of Italy. Especially as we have not been able to travel as yet this year. I made these baked masala figs when figs were in season. And then topped my brownie chocolate cake with them. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Baked Masala Figs … Continue reading Baked Masala Figs
Sourdough bread takes time and is not always the easiest bread to make. But with a little bit of love, and a lot of patience, sourdough is amazing to work with. This post is how I set about reviving sourdough. Making your own sourdough starter I was lucky enough to be gifted some dried sourdough … Continue reading Reviving Sourdough Or Make Your Own
If you asked me to choose a flavour combination I would enjoy, I would never have chosen this. But one taste of my white chocolate salted caramel popsicle and I was hooked. So much so that I had to make a second batch of these. This now is my new favourite. Head straight on to … Continue reading White Chocolate Salted Caramel Popsicle
News Of Our Loved Ones opening lines: Sirens. Was that what she'd heard? My blurb: Geneviève might live in America, and have American children, but she is French. Her life has been shaped by her childhood in Caen. And her experiences of World War II in her home town and Paris. She feels adrift amongst … Continue reading News Of Our Loved Ones, Abigail DeWitt
Inspired by Lorraine I made preserved lemon egg salad. This is a bit of an exotic twist on the classic. Eggs are a great addition to your diet as they contain Vitamin D, B6 and B12 as well as copper, iron, selenium and zinc. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Preserved Lemon Egg … Continue reading Preserved Lemon Egg Salad With A Hint Of Sumac
All Sorts Of One-Dish Wonders is the latest recipe book from Chantal Lascaris. She says that the recipes are meant to broaden the possibilities for creative cooking, and are simple and easy to prepare. All Sorts Of One-Dish Wonders Author Chantal Lascaris is the first to admit that she’s a messy cook, so the concept … Continue reading All Sorts Of One-Dish Wonders
I love that I can make different popsicles all at once. Using the same base I came up with three flavours. The first one was this chocolate malt popsicle which I had all to myself while Dave was at work. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Chocolate Malt Popsicle ♥ For three weeks … Continue reading Chocolate Malt Popsicle Sweetened With Honey
I was really impressed with my version of Lorraine's tart. I made a blueberry tahini ganache tart and here I am putting the entire recipe together for you. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Blueberry Tahini Ganache Tart ♥ Before we went into lockdown, the vacuum cleaner at work broke. It was old … Continue reading Blueberry Tahini Ganache Tart
Dave and I flew World Traveller Plus on British Airways from Gatwick to Cape Town. We were warmly greeted at the door and made our way to our seats. These are wider than the standard seats and have more legroom. Always a plus in my books. As the plane had a 2/4/2 configuration, we chose … Continue reading World Traveller Plus British Airways
I made this warm aubergine salad twice as the first lot of photographs did not do it justice. The second attempt also have me the opportunity to change up the recipe and make a dish I much preferred to the original. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Warm Aubergine Salad ♥ DSTV had … Continue reading Warm Aubergine Salad With Spring Onion Dressing
Into the Fire opening line: The industrial sliding doors heaved open to a burst of bitter alpine air, a dizzying flurry of snow, and a barrage of hoarse cries. My blurb: Evan Smoak wants to be done. He wants one more case, one more person to save. And then he wants his life back. A … Continue reading Into the Fire, Gregg Hurwitz | Book Review