Category: South African

The Ultimate Comfort Food: Baked Chicken Fingers and Rice

Chicken Fingers and Rice bake

I went to Nursery between the ages of 3-6 and I still remember how every Friday was baked fish finger and rice day.  ‘Til this day I love it still.

Peppermint crisp fridge tart

When I was little my mum always made a massive spread for my birthday each year.  One of my favourites was Peppermint Crisp tart.

The Ultimate Potato Salad

My Ultimate potato salad

There are a few staples that you will always find at a South African braai: pap, sous, greek salad, garlic bread and potato salad.  This is my ultimate potato salad recipe.

Sweet potato bake

Creamy Sweet Potato bake

My sister-in-law’s sweet potato bake hits just the right spot!

Fluffy basmati rice

Rice

Whilst growing up my mother only cooked brown rice.  By the age of ten I was an expert in cooking brown rice.  Then I move to the UK, met my hubby and a new chapter in my life started: Basmati rice…