With winter upon us now, soups bubbling away on the stove are a quick save when ravenous kids come off the sports field after it’s already dark. So often, this is a pre-dinner meal in my house, and I love that everyone can help themselves to a ladle of soup while I get on with…
Month: May 2023
Minted Pea and Courgette Soup
If you’re looking for a light soup to warm you this winter, this minted pea and courgette soup is just the thing. It makes a great lunch on the go, or supper with a crusty bread and since it’s Monday, I thought I’d share a meat-free recipe. (As an aside, these little green guys go…
Easy Chicken Curry
As winter sets in in SA, I cherish this recipe that one of my neighbours taught me to make when I was really just learning to cook. This is a Durban-style curry. A good old South African version that I still turn to as my quick, go-to chicken curry for a winter weeknight supper. (Admittedly,…
Best Vanilla Sponge Cake
Making birthday cakes for the children in our family has become somewhat a tradition. I couldn’t very well do this for my siblings’ kids and not continue for my own. And just when I thought I was done, the next family baby arrived! Creating these special cakes for their birthdays with the help of my…
Cheffy Mom 