Category: Food Category

Cute custard filled bao

Fully cooked bao in the shape of pigs and dogs.

They say you eat with your eyes… Why not have fun at the same time?! I loved bringing out my creative side when I made these super cute custard filled bao.
Not only were they a treat for the eyes, but they were delicious too. In this post I will take you through the fun-filled process on how I made these gorgeous little steamed buns.
*No piglets or doggies were harmed in the making of this confection!

Steamed bao (buns) in the Instant Pot!

A bao with celery and crispy chicken with hoisin sauce.

Sometimes things seems impossible to recreate at home. That is until you know how to! In this post I will show you how easy it really is to make bao from scratch.

Soft Kaiser bread rolls with crunchy poppy and sesame seeds

Baked Kaiser roll with black poppy seeds still on an oven tray as it has just been pulled out of the oven.

Kaiser rolls looks so very fancy, yet it is really simple to bake. If you are able to bake a decent loaf of bread then these rolls will be a doddle!

Hertzoggies (Sweet South African coconut meringue pastry)

Fully baked Hertzoggies

Afternoon tea just isn’t the same without a Hertzoggie. A cheeky guilty pleasure!

Lepelsteeltjies (South African savoury snack)

Lepelsteeltjies savoury snack

Sweet and salt meets in one bite to give you a taste explosion that will unlock long-forgotten memories.