The first time I made risotto I promised myself it would be the last - it was a disaster. But, I decided to tr

Baba Ghannouj (Baba Ghannoush) is best described as a dip! The dish is from Middle Eastern cuisine and is comm

I love mushrooms - all sorts and I found an exotic mushroom mix at Woolworths. As soon as I put these into the

Being chosen as a Foodbuzz 24x24 Gulf Ambassador for Foodbuzz was really great. As it states on their website:

For those of you who are regular readers of my blog, you will know that I have been setting food challenges fo

I learnt one good thing while in Italy - the simpler the pasta sauce, the better!  They might get fancy, but

Recipe from Taste Magazine

There are a few reasons I have never made carrot cake before, but now that I have, I am going to make it again

Once a week, I try to make a totally vegetarian meal - but that does not always go to plan. Bacon is the ingre

I am so inspired by Gordon Ramsay - he really appeals to me. At first, I could not watch one of his shows - th

For the challenge I splurged out and bought a boned leg of lamb and made lamb with salsa verde. Lamb loves bei

I love new challenges, and for me this was one of them. I have never eaten gnocchi. I know for a lover of all

Having made nero pasta for the first time ever I knew I had to make a sauce that would stand out - and this on

For this week's challenge I made a comforting, delectable and warming malva pudding - making sure to leave eno

Using squid ink for half and the batch, I made black and white pasta. I always get kitchen gadgets for my birt

At the recent food bloggers conference there were two Le Creuset pots that were give aways. One went to Collee

Being up for my own challenge I made a savoury Fennel, Gorgonzola And Walnut Tart. This is a perfect starter o

This recipe for Pasta Tomato Sauce is featured in Lavender & Lime, the recipe book I wrote over 10 years a

I love anything and everything to do with chocolate. So, the challenge fell into my hands to bake another tart

This is an easy pastry to master

Mushrooms have to be one of my favourite ingredients to cook with - they can never be overcooked, and take on

My contribution to the challenge was a dish prepared in my tagine, and I made enough of this Indonesian Chicke

Nothing can beat the smell of fresh dough proving, and then being baked to perfection. Bread Ingredients 625ml

I am convinced that less is more when it comes to pasta sauces and this Pasta With Salmon And Avocado was defi

Babotie is a traditional Cape Malay dish that usually contains sultanas

This recipe comes from my Cooking Moroccan recipe book. Chermoula is both a marinade and a sauce and can be fo

My own recipe for a savoury Soufflé was one I made up and it worked the first time I made it. Then I went on

Now that we have made the vanilla purée we can make some pastry cream. I have made this for the Soufflé chal

I just love mini pork sausages instead of the big fat ones, as they cook quicker and there is never a chance o

Tuna is by far my favourite fish! It is so versatile and can be treated like any good fillet steak.  Having n

Raymond Blanc has provided the best advice for cooking steak in his autobiography. Follow this recipe and you

A couple of years ago, Dave and I got a cooking Moroccan recipe book from a friend as a Christmas gift. I have

I thought long and hard about what my entry would be to the Woolworths soup competition and decided that this

If you have ten minutes to prepare a meal, then this Seared Tuna Served On A Bed Of Noodles recipe is perfect.

This recipe for tuna with  ginger relish is a lovely way to spice up your supper. It is important to just sea

This recipe for pasta with a Scallop, Pea And Bacon Pasta sauce is a bit decadent, but worth trying! I though