Nothing beats the smell of freshly baked cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning. If you set everything up the night before, you can quickly throw this together and leave the dough to rise while wrappers are being torn off presents! What you will need: 1 x 10g sachet of yeast 1 cup of milk, slightly warmed…
Month: December 2018
Basil Tomato Bruschetta
I first tasted these little Italian toasties at a favourite restaurant of mine in Joburg, which sadly is no more. As best I could, I’ve tried to replicate the flavours by using fresh ingredients, gorgeous ripe sweet tomatoes and getting the bread perfectly crisped. Serve these as finger snacks – along with some side plates,…
Sticky Sesame Chicken Wings
Deliciously sticky, these are a great lunch snack, party snack or pre-dinner canapé 50ml of olive oil 50ml of soya sauce 50ml of tomato sauce 50ml of balsamic vinegar 3 heaped tablespoons of Maple syrup Salt and chicken seasoning, to taste Sesame seeds, for sprinkling Combine all the ingredients, reserving the sesame seeds until later,…
This journey begins with Christmas
Welcome to my blog – which, with just one week to go, will start out as a Christmas Blog! While I’ve never really needed occasion to cook, there’s nothing quite like Christmas to get me motivated in the kitchen – combining traditional with new ideas, taking in the intoxicating scents of citrus, cinnamon and clove…