Fall/Autumn Recipes

Easy Rosemary Shortbread

Buttery, melt-in-your-mouth shortbread studded with finely chopped fresh rosemary. These cookies are simple, elegant and a little unexpected, which is exactly why it deserves a spot in your Christmas Cookie box. They are quick to make (I love using the…

White Chocolate Pistachio Lemon Drizzle Cookies

These are not your standard lemon white chocolate chip cookies. They’ve got roughly chopped pistachios folded through the dough for crunch and color, sweet white chocolate chips in every bite and a simple, zippy lemon drizzle on top that takes them ove…

Salted Caramel Chocolate Chunk Cookies

These salted caramel chocolate chunk cookies are everything I want a cookie to be. Crisp, butter edges that shatter when you bite into them, soft and chewy centres, big pools of melted caramel and chunks of chocolate in every single bite. And then that…

Brie en Croute

Golden, flaky puff pastry wrapped around warm, melty brie and sweet fig jam. This brie en croute is the ultimate crowd-pleasing appetizer that looks impressive but takes just minutes to put together. Perfect for holiday entertaining and parties! Ingred…

Easy Balsamic Vinaigrette

This classic Balsamic Vinaigrette is a salad dressing every cook should have in their repertoire. It jazzes up a boring bag of store-bought lettuce in an instant and is ridiculously simple to make. At its core, this is just balsamic vinegar, good olive…

Garlic Parmesan Shortbread Crackers

These shortbread crackers flavored with garlic and parmesan cheese are rich, savory and incredibly moreish. The perfect addition to any cheese board and a delicious snack to have on hand. I have wanted to develop a simple, savory cracker to make as eas…

Easy Greek Meatball Bowls

These easy Greek Meatball Bowls have become a constant in our dinner rotation. Not only are they so simple to put together but they are absolutely delicious and packed with all the good stuff. Ingredients and Substitutions For the meatballs I used my A…

The BEST Peppermint Crisp Tart

If you’re South African, Peppermint Crisp Tart needs no introduction. If you’re not, let me be the one to introduce you. This iconic dessert makes a constant appearance at birthdays, braai’s, family gatherings and it’s synonymou…

Ground Beef Curry / Curry Mince

This ground beef curry (or Curry Mince, if you’re South African) is a delicious, budget-friendly dinner. Ground beef cooked with onions, garlic and warm spices in a rich, saucy base, served over golden turmeric rice. Curry mince is a South Africa…

Easy Banana Baked Oatmeal

Easy baked oatmeal is the make-ahead breakfast of dreams. Warm, comforting and endlessly customizable, this has quickly become one of our family go-to’s. The base is rolled oats, milk, eggs, a little sweetener and whatever flavors you want to add…

Bangers and Mash with Onion Gravy

Bangers and mash has been one of our family favorite dinners for years and years. It’s pure comfort and so incredibly simple. Good quality store-bought pork sausages, creamy mashed potatoes and a super easy, showstopper onion gravy. What more cou…

Easy Spicy Tuna Crispy Rice Salad

Meet my new hyper-fixation meal. Crispy rice, tuna, cucumber and avocado all tossed in a creamy, spicy dressing. Perfect for an easy, high-protein lunch or light dinner. The crispy rice is the star here. Cooked rice seasoned and air fried until golden …

Garlic Butter Naan

My Naan recipe delivers soft, pillowy naan drenched in garlic butter and is honestly sometimes the only reason I crave curry. The dough comes together quickly and can be made either by hand or with a stand mixer. Homemade naan sounds intimidating but i…

The 15-Minute Dinner Formula

Every 15-minute dinner I make follows the same formula. Once you know it, you’ll never stare at the fridge wondering what to cook again. The formula has four parts: one quick-cooking protein, one easy starch, a sauce or dressing to bring it toget…

Moroccan Chicken Couscous Bowls

These Moroccan chicken couscous bowls are one of the most satisfying meals I make and they come together so quickly. Warmly spiced chicken over fluffy couscous with marinated chickpeas, diced cucumber and jewel-like pomegranate seeds scattered over the…

Easy Shakshuka

This is a super easy, absolutely delicious Shakshuka recipe that makes for an effortless breakfast, lunch or dinner. We love it topped with plenty of herbs, sliced chillies and crusty bread for mopping up that delicious sauce. We absolutely love Shaksh…

Spicy Tuna Rice Bowl

This Spicy Tuna Rice Bowl has become a firm favorite for a wholesome lunch and speedy dinner in our home. We love topping our bowls with avocado, cucumber, sliced radish, edamame beans and a good drizzle of chilli crunch for spice. This bowl is packed …

Seed and Nut Rusks

These easy Seed and Nut Rusks are a South African classic. Ever-so-lightly sweetened, crunchy with plenty of texture from the seeds and nuts and the perfect snack or breakfast served with a hot cup of coffee or tea. If you grew up in South Africa, you …

Prep Once, Eat All Week

This is not a full meal prep Sunday where you spend four hours batch cooking and portioning 20 containers. This is one hour on Monday evening while you cook dinner, and that single hour sets up the rest of your week so every other dinner comes together…

Butter Chicken Meatballs

These butter chicken meatballs are everything you love about butter chicken but in meatball form. Juicy chicken meatballs simmered in a rich, creamy, warmly spiced butter chicken sauce and served over rice with naan for scooping. Ingredients and Substi…

Creamy Peri-Peri Spatchcock Chicken

This creamy peri peri spatchcock chicken is two of my most popular recipes combined into one show-stopping dinner. The spatchcock technique from my baked peri peri chicken (butterflied for faster, more even cooking and crispier skin) meets the creamy p…

Easy Fried Rice

This easy fried rice is a recipe I make often. It’s budget-friendly, great for clearing out the fridge (making it endlessly customizable) and doesn’t call for expensive ingredients you might not always have on hand. The beauty of fried rice…

Easy Overnight Oats

These overnight oats are the breakfast I make when I want something delicious waiting for me in the morning without doing a single thing before coffee. Four ingredients, 5 minutes of prep the night before and you wake up to a creamy, ready-to-eat break…

Easy Homemade Chicken Stock

This chicken stock costs nothing to make. It’s made entirely from things you would have thrown in the bin: rotisserie chicken bones, vegetable scraps you’ve saved throughout the month, a few herbs that are past their prime and some garlic c…

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