With the weather feeling decidedly chilly, I’ve turned to one of my favorite comfort foods: Pasta. With Italian-style meatballs in a tomato, chilli and basil sauce. So YUM.
7 Space-saving tricks for small kitchens
I love these very useful tips on how to make small spaces seem bigger.
Black Olive Foccacia Bread
Just returned from lovely Sri Lanka, and after nearly 2 weeks of (very deliciously fragrant) curries, rice and weird and wonderful vegetables, I find myself craving … BREAD! So here’s an easy, must-make recipe for Italian foccacia bread with black olives (as well as some pics of beautiful Sri Lankan produce).
Bran and date molasses muffins with toasted almonds
This is one of those recipes that has stood the test of time. The molasses is a new addition to the list of ingredients and adds subtle sweetness and stickiness.
9 Ways to a fabulous kitchen
By now you’ve probably gathered that I love kitchens. So when I saw these really easy steps to a fun and cheery kitchen, I had to share them.
Lemon Meringue Pie with ‘marshmallow’ topping
There’s nothing on earth like a good lemon meringue. And when the base of lemon custard has been baked and then topped with Italian meringue (that’s the soft, un-baked kind) it’s taken to new – heavenly – heights.
Bircher muesli with toasted hazelnuts and berry coulis
With this crazy hot weather we’ve been having lately, this Bircher-style muesli is the answer.
Contemporary Japanese Kitchens
I had such a great response to my recent post on country kitchens that when I saw these unbelievable Japanese spaces I realised I couldn’t NOT share them. Eastern kitchens are designed in such a way as to bring people and families together – “spaces that incorporate cooking, eating and relaxing”. Sounds good to me.
Spanish-style sardines from Noordhoek
Noordhoek beach was teaming with sardines on Saturday morning! Sadly I was at Glencairn for a swim – on the wrong side of the 2 oceans – when I got wind of it. Luckily, I managed to persuade (or more like ‘order’) Tall Paul to get down there and catch some for lunch. This is what I made…
Inspirational kitchens
I love kitchens. Especially contemporary country spaces. Here are some ‘rustic’ kitchens with an eclectic edginess, which I absolutely love.
Prickly Pears & Pomegranates
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Spaghetti meatballs with tomatoes, chilli and basil
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