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When Dave and I barged the Midi Canal in France we started our journey In Toulouse. I made Dave eat cassoulet for dinner on our first night so that he could compare the one made in Castelnaudary. Cassoulet is a dish traditional to the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. No one is quite sure where cassoulet … Continue reading Cassoulet
These Amarula Chocolate Bon Bons are better than any truffle I have tasted. You can use any liqueur of your choice to make these sweets. In February I was sent a bottle of Amarula with a recipe for macaroons. I stuck the recipe onto my fridge as the filling was something I knew I was … Continue reading Amarula Chocolate Bon Bons
I Made It Cassoulet This month, Joanne who blogs over at The Food Crew is hosting the I Made It Challenge. She has tasked us with making cassoulet and I must say I am really excited about this challenge. I have tried this dish three times in France, all while barging the midi canal. Dave … Continue reading I Made It Cassoulet Challenge For September
When I started submitting my avocado recipes for the Afrikado challenge - which I did not win by the way, one of my Facebook friends sent me her recipe for preserved avocados. Funnily enough, a few days later I saw it on another friend's Facebook page so I am not sure who 'owns' the original … Continue reading Preserved Avocados
Dave and I attended an evening hosted by Tanqueray Gin at the Lindt Chocolate Studio in Cape Town. I love Lindt chocolate as they make the most amazing sugar free varieties. Sadly I have only been able to get these in Europe and when we have been in Switzerland I have stopped in at the Sprüngli shop … Continue reading Chocolate Fondant
Mission Impossible Mission Impossible: I've been absent lately, but Tandy has asked me to do this months "I made it challenge" I thought it should be difficult, none of this "make a chocolate pudding" malarky for you lot. something with some meat to it. or should I say.... without any meat to it.... so - … Continue reading Mission Impossible | I Made It Challenge
These Soft Sugar Free Jelly Sweets are my submission to the I Made It Challenge. When Tami set the challenge this month for I Made It I was really worried. Even though I have a sweet tooth, I am not a sweetie person. I love chocolate and when it comes to sweets the only thing I … Continue reading Soft Sugar Free Jelly Sweets
I am not in the running for the public vote prize at all for Freshly Blogged, but your support throughout this competition means so much to me. Thank you to everyone who has voted thus far! This week I have made Tempura Pilchards And Cabbage Parcels. We eat tinned fish at least once a week … Continue reading Tempura Pilchards And Cabbage Parcels
As soon as I saw the challenge theme and ingredients for round 3 of Freshly Blogged I knew I was going to make bobotie – or a version thereof, using the ostrich sausage. To me, bobotie is the quintessential South African dish, together with melk tart, koeksisters and mealie pap! Given that mealie meal was … Continue reading Ostrich Bobotie
The moment I got my email for round 2 of Freshly Blogged I knew I was going to make beef dumplings served in broth. I have wanted to make Chinese dumplings for quite some time now, and this challenge presented the perfect opportunity. Dumplings are traditionally served in a broth and given that it is … Continue reading Beef Dumplings Served In Broth
I have wanted to make an avocado based chocolate mousse ever since I watched Skye make one on Masterchef Australia Season 2. So when Linda from The Squashed Tomato sent me an invitation on behalf of ZZ2 to participate along with 13 other bloggers in their "More than just guacamole!" Afrikado Blogger Challenge! I knew straight away what I … Continue reading Avocado Chocolate Mousse
This tasty vegetarian wellington served with a pineapple and chilli relish will appeal to vegetarian and meat eaters alike. Our first challenge for Freshly Blogged was to come up with a vegetarian dish using 2 packets (500g each) of Findus Wok Thai vegetables. The challenge was aptly named Frozen Assets and I can tell you that these Findus … Continue reading Vegetarian Wellington
I Made It Challenge Gumdrops This month, the I made it challenge is being hosted by Tami who blogs over at Rumtumtiggs. She has challenged us to make gumdrops / jubes. This is going to be a real challenge for me to make a sugar free jelly sweet. In order to take part, here are … Continue reading Gumdrops For The I Made It Challenge
I made Smoked Ravioli With A Butternut Filling for the I Made It Challenge. This month I chose the I Made It Challenge based around the fact that I thought I could turn my electric frying pan into a smoker. The electric frying pan has not been used for at least 8 years, and has been … Continue reading Smoked Ravioli With A Butternut Filling
The I made it challenge for this month is smoking. And I am not encouraging any of you to put anything into a pipe and smoke it. What I am encouraging you to do is use smoke in your kitchen. I have read all about tea smoked duck, smoked garlic, hot smoked salmon and cold … Continue reading Smoking For The I Made It Challenge
This month, the I made it challenge set by Blue Jelly Beans was for croissants and pain au chocolat. I had already made croissants using a Viennese recipe and so I decided for the latter. And to do so I would use the Parisian recipe. I also changed how I rolled up my croissants as … Continue reading Pain Au Chocolat | A Parisian Recipe
I Made It Challenge: Croissants And Pain Au Chocolat This month Giovanna from Blue Jelly Beans is hosting the challenge: Croissants And Pain Au Chocolat! You can find the challenge here. In order to take part, here are the rules. you must link back to the original post in your post please link back to this … Continue reading Croissants And Pain Au Chocolat
I made Sourdough Monkey Bread for the I Made It Challenge. The I MADE IT challenge for this month was to make monkey bread. Some days I feel like this monkey bread must feel when people start eating it - all torn up in different directions. I set last week Sunday aside to not only make the … Continue reading Sourdough Monkey Bread
These Mussamam Curry Pork Chops were made for the What's In The Box challenge. One of my favourite TV shows has to be Chopped. Here, contestants are given a mystery box of ingredients in 3 rounds and they have to come up with a starter, main course and dessert. Four contestants start the first round and … Continue reading Mussamam Curry Pork Chops
I Made It Challenge Monkey Bread This month, my dear friend Ange has set the challenge! This month: I Made It Challenge Monkey Bread. You can find the challenge here. In order to take part, here are the rules. you must link back to the original post in your post you must link back to this post … Continue reading I Made It Challenge Monkey Bread