Perfect Brunch

Perfect Brunch

When you have had a busy weekend with friends and family and have all sorts of leftovers, or if you just want something a little different for breakfast or brunch, try this fantastic recipe. It is full of flavour, is inexpensive and can easily be adapted to what you...

Deep fried tuna nuggets

Deep fried tuna nuggets

I had a great time down the Natal South coast over Easter where we went deep sea fishing. We hauled out a few yellow fin Tuna but with 3, 12 year old boys with us, seared tuna was off the menu so I tried out a simple batter and it turned out great. (Of course we had a...

Meatballs with Ratatouille

Meatballs with Ratatouille

This is budget cooking at it’s best that tastes fantastic. The meatballs recipe and the ratatouille recipe can be used together or separately and you can use whatever starch you have available. It’s a great recipe to serve with creamy mashed potato, rice, potato bake...

Chicken sausage with creamy mashed potato

Chicken sausage with creamy mashed potato

I came across these chicken sausages that were herbed and looked fantastic uncooked and decided to do a straight forward sausage and mash with caramelized onions. It tasted really good and will be a regular week day meal for me. This is a simple recipe to adjust for 1...

Mediterranean chicken sausage

Mediterranean chicken sausage

Chicken sausages are really great when you only have a few minutes to prepare a tasty wholesome meal. This recipe is great for those on a no carb diet or simply add some nice creamy mashed potato and you have a tasty, filling meal meal for the whole family. This...

Garlic prawns

Garlic prawns

This is the easiest garlic prawn recipe you will come across and is extremely tasty. I love to serve it with a simple vegetable stir fry that has a large handful of bean sprouts tossed into it instead of carrots. They are steamed and by far the best steamers are the...

Sweet and sour pork

Sweet and sour pork

Sweet and sour pork with this homemade sweet and sour sauce is just fantastic. I often have sweet and sour pork at Chinese restaurans but prefer strips of meat as opposed to cubes which seem to be most popular in Chinese retstaurants. The meat is thinner,  more tender...

Beef with asparagus and oyster sauce

Beef with asparagus and oyster sauce

Beef in oyster sauce is most often served on its own but adding asparagus or mange tout for that matter, makes it so much nicer. It's really quick and best to use a nice piece of fillet. The asparagus still have a crunch to them which really appeals to me.. at least I...

Pineapple duck

Pineapple duck

I was in a game meat shop last week and spotted these beautifuk duck breasts that were just begging to be cooked up and I had recently read the quickest pineapple duck recipe I have ever seen so decided to give it a go. Well, it was fantastic and took just a few...

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