Food and Recipes
We love eating! If life is a journey, what better way to enjoy the ride than with good "padkos!"(road food). Here are some of our favourite recipes and food ideas... Some are not necessary the most healthiest, but they are the "lekkerest!" 🤣
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Jane’s Pancake Recipe
“If I tell you I love you, will you make me pancakes?” I always remember my mom’s pancakes on a rainy day….yummy!😊And they are delicious when the sun is shining too! Here’s the…
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Homemade Fudge
So we finally got Jeff to make his famous fudge for us. I think the last time he made this was at least 15 years ago! But he still looks like he’s in…
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Meringue with Caramel Yoghurt Topping
This is sort of a combination of meringue and a basic pavlova. It’s best to make these the day before you intend on serving them. You need: (To make 6 big meringues) 4…
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Jane’s Chocolate Cake Recipe
I eat cake because it’s somebody’s birthday somewhere.” This is one of the sweet things I remember my mom baking for almost every birthday or event. I think she originally got the recipe…
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Easy and Delicious Oxtail Recipe
One day it was still summer and the next day….bam…the cold was upon us and it’s winter. Well, that’s what it felt like to me! Although I’m more a summer type of person,…
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Biltong Paté
“Tis the season to be jolly, fa la la la la la la la la…” I can’t believe it’s December and Christmas time again! It’s really hot and dry here in the Free…
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Homemade Dulce de Leche
Dulce de leche which translates to “sweet of milk” is a heavenly treat. (Or an evil temptation depending on which way you look at it.) We ate a lot of this delight when…
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Make Stampmielies for Your Next Braai
Now that we’re back in sunny South Africa we’ve had a few lekker braais already, including a leg of lamb spit-braai with the family on Heritage Day.(Braai Day) This samp tart or stampmielie-tert/gereg…
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Watermelon Salad 2015
Happy 2015 to you all! 😄 Hopefully all the chocolates, sweets and festive season leftovers are now finished and you have formulated your healthy eating and exercise plans to start the new year…
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Vietnamese Rice Wraps
A few if us went to an asian cooking class presented by Chef Lauren. She taught us how to make sweet-chilli sauce, bread dough, dim sums and these Vietnamese wraps. We also…
