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I set the challenge for this month's I MADE IT based on two criteria. One, I had never made a sabayon before and really wanted to make it, and two, I had a lovely egg topper that needed showcasing. A sabayon is a light dessert that tickles the palate. It is traditionally made with marsala … Continue reading Honey Liqueur Sabayon
I Made It Challenge Sabayon | Zabaione Thank you to all the bloggers who have committed to taking part in this I Made It Challenge Sabayon | Zabaione. You may use any recipe that you choose. Please make sure that you follow all of the 'directions' below! you must link back to this post in … Continue reading Sabayon | Zabaione | I Made It Challenge
I have given a lot of though to starting up my weekly challenges again, and decided against it because of all the hard work, and because we all lead such busy lives that a weekly challenge is too difficult to achieve. So, I have come up with a new monthly challenge theme I Made It. It … Continue reading I Made It, A New Challenge For Bloggers
I have been experimenting using my bread maker to make jam, with some success. As I had been given a selection of Apples by Sam, and not wanting them to go to waste I decided to make apple jelly. I used 500g of apples and a few sprigs of rosemary (picked) to make the jam, … Continue reading Apple And Almond Bread
I love hosting dinner parties, and what better excuse to combine great food, and great friends with a great company! This is the 3rd year that Yuppiechef is hosting a cookathon. The first year I made Jool's Pregnant Pasta from Jamie Oliver's Recipe Book and I managed the entire 3 courses in the 30 minutes he … Continue reading The Jolly Cookathon From Yuppiechef
I am always up for a challenge, especially one issued by Yuppiechef, the company responsible for most of the bling in my kitchen. Before you can make cake pops, you have to bake a sponge cake (or buy one if you are lazy). But as a sponge cake is so easy to make I would … Continue reading Cake Pops
My Amarula Cured Ostrich Carpaccio was served on a bed of fennel with an Amarula and mushroom ice cream. A unique combination. I was invited to celebrate Amarula as part of South Africa's heritage and create a dish where I could possibly win a luxury getaway in the Bushveld. To this end, I was provided … Continue reading Amarula Cured Ostrich Carpaccio
I made Braised Oxtail With Peanut Sauce (Karé-Karé) for the Eat For The Earth initiative. The Eat For The Earth initiative from Yuppiechef is being held for the second year running. I hosted a meal on World Environment Day and made a donation to Soil for Life. If you would like to make a donation of any … Continue reading Braised Oxtail With Peanut Sauce
Inspired by MasterChef Australia I made a Layered Sponge Cake since with a vanilla, coffee and chocolate layer, topped with honey frosting. I have never taken part in an Aspiring Bakers Challenge before, but when I saw challenge number 18 on Sweet Sam's blog I knew that the idea I had been playing around with … Continue reading Layered Sponge Cake
I want to thank all the bloggers who took part in this challenge. At the beginning, I was not going to take part. But, Paula was going to have her ingredient list 'orphaned' so I decided to participate. I love making food with a random set of ingredients and so this challenge is a pleasure … Continue reading Turnip And Spinach Soup
I am going to incorporate my weekly ingredient challenge with the Ready Steady Cook Challenge. Ready Steady Cook is all about using ingredients in inventive ways. If you did not read the original post, this is how it works. The blogger version is similar to the TV version. Each person will be assigned a blogger to … Continue reading Ready Steady Cook | Ingredient Challenge
Figs For The Something Sweet Challenge I have not got to many of my own challenges recently, and next week I will be away for 6 days and off the internet. But, I am still going to set a challenge and I hope you all find something lovely to make. The challenge this week is to … Continue reading Figs For The Something Sweet Challenge
Rocket For The Regional And Seasonal Challenge As no one has taken part in the last Regional And Seasonal Challenge I am going to carry over the give away. I do not set these challenges for any other reason other than to challenge myself, so I am not at all concerned about the lack of participation. … Continue reading Rocket For The Regional And Seasonal Challenge
I love a challenge and last year had an absolute blast with the Community Cookathon hosted by yuppiechef. So, I had to take part in this year's Enkosi Cookathon, not only for the challenge, but because I love supporting yuppiechef. Part of the challenge was to cook 7 dishes - and for me, where to start? Should … Continue reading Enkosi Cookathon Hosted By Yuppiechef
Ingredient Challenge: Cream And Nam Pla This is my tenth ingredient challenge in this format - if I ever get the time I will tidy up my blog and have the format the same for each challenge. Here I challenge fellow bloggers to use a set of ingredients to come up with a recipe. Much … Continue reading Cream And Nam Pla | Ingredient Challenge
Something Sweet Challenge To Use Buttermilk Or Soured Cream This weekend I am going to try and bake as much as possible. I have a challenge or two to complete and it should be fun. As I did not bake last week we have had no cake for dessert this entire week. I am sure … Continue reading Buttermilk Or Soured Cream Challenge
Something Savoury Challenge Shin I am posting the challenge today, instead of tomorrow morning as I have a community post scheduled for this evening which will have to double up as my Saturday post. Last week I issued the Regional and Seasonal Challenge which includes a give away - do go and take a look … Continue reading Shin For The Something Savoury Challenge
Something Sweet Challenge To Use Almonds The biggest challenge for me is to bake something new. I have my trusted cake recipe and so I tend to stick to that once a week for our post dinner treat. So, to challenge myself I have taken the first recipe out of my file. This week, the Challenge To … Continue reading Almonds For The Something Sweet Challenge
I had mixed feelings with the first month of my participation in The Secret Recipe Club, on the one hand the ups are all the lovely new bloggers I met, and who I am now following. On the down side was the fact that the person whose blog I was given did not leave a … Continue reading Chicken And Sesame Noodles
I did not win the Woolworths soup competition even though I thought the recipe was amazing. Laura at Woolworths tells me it may be because it is too similar to what they already have on the shelf. I chose to make a beef short rib and carrot soup and not only did it taste good, it … Continue reading Lamb Burgers