Home cooking for children and adults
Hot Cross Buns are family favorites, especially at Easter, where traditions and spices meet to make the perfect holiday. No matter how tired we are, we always have time to make these spicy buns on Easter Saturday or Sunday. If you are looking for a recipe, why not try my […]
If you ever have the chance to taste this bread, take it with both hands! this is quite literally the nearest thing to a brioche that I have tasted, and yet it is in a league of its own… Hokkaido Milk Loaf is a classic Asian sandwich bread enriched with […]
Chewy yet crispy, crunchy yet soft, sweet yet bitter, the ultimate chocolate chip cookie is impossible to fully describe. A delicate balance between the senses, combining a hint of saltiness and an underlying remnant of vanilla, a great chocolate chip cookie will leave you begging for more. What make a […]
Peri-Peri chicken is one of the great exports from Africa. Many will know it as Nando’s chicken. Something magical happened a few centuries ago when Portuguese explorers returned from South American with chilies and settled in Africa. Africans took one look at the herbs and spices brought by the explorers […]
My version of porc au caramel is definitely not as per the original as we prefer to add in a lot of vegetables to make this a 1-pot dish. However, these are listed as optional and excluding them will keep you closer to the original dish. If you’re looking to […]
Olives, saltiness and bread – what an amazing combination! Just add some butter and it is the perfect accompaniment to just about any dish or soup. Unlike commercially bought olive breads, these are just jam packed with olives and often feel more olive than bread – a great source of […]
Cinnamon rolls, or Christmas rolls, as I have heard them described are simply magical all year round, but tweak them just a little to add some Christmas flavours – dried currants, raisins and cranberries – so often found at this time of the year and just a touch of a […]
Some matches are made in heaven -spicy mayo and chicken burgers or chips or burgers or crudités or sushi or… well, you get the gist. Spicy mayo or perinaise as Nando’s calls it, goes best with just about anything grilled – just wait until you spread it on some freshly […]