It was a pleasant surprise when Dilshad from Hungry for Halaal invited me to a blogger meetup in November last year. I would have the opportunity to taste the new Mugg & Bean Summer Menu at Kenilworth Centre before anyone else! Since I had never been to one before, I was slightly anxious but by […]
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I’m calling this series “Same Same But Different” because I’m using the same ingredients in two ways. They will be tagged in order to make searching easier for you. I love eating different cuisines and tend to get bored easily. Most of what I cook is down to how tired I am after work and
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This dish is loosely based on my Nanima’s Prawn Akhni. You could easily use prawn meat instead but I used shrimp just because of #Januworry. You can buy a packet of Shrimp meat for R34,99 as opposed to 500g of Prawns for R99. As a midweek meal and nothing special, I wanted that Prawn taste
I can’t sell these bowls to you in any other way but to say look at the pictures, I guarantee they are delicious. Topped with cheese, coriander, spring onion, guacamole and corn chips it is spicy, has a great balance between soft and crunchy textures and is utterly satisfying. Ingredients: 250g ostrich mince 1/2 onion,
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I started this post as a recipe/guideline on how to cook healthier chicken. Half-way through I was inspired to turn it into a healthy cooking guide for everyone on the Glow Cleanse or who is trying to eat healthier, ’cause you know 2018 goals. Healthy Eating Tips We are always trying to eat healthy but
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I don’t think this recipe is traditional Chinese in any way and I have no idea where it originated from but everyone in my family makes it and it is everyones favourite (not exaggerating lol). The main component that makes this a Chinese inspired dish is the sweet and sour sauce that goes with the
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Whenever I buy carrots I always prefer to bake with them than to cook with them. I usually make high fibre muffins as they make for a quick breakfast, tea time snack and a lunchbox filler. With everyone trying to eat less sugar, these reminded me of carrot cake but without any of the guilt.
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Deep down, I really enjoy eating simple food. People often ask me what’s my favourite food to eat because of my job, and while I do love trying new places to eat, food that I grew up eating is my favourite. This butter beans curry is one of those dishes. It can be enjoyed with
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In 2016, we started a tradition of inviting our family over for Christmas. Since his family is overseas our first dinner was just my immediate family. I made the starter and main course and my sister made the dessert. It was a really nice way of spending time together and just enjoying the festive season
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I will be honest and say that I got this recipe from Kitchen Queens. I remember seeing it a while ago and thinking what a fantastic combination of ingredients. It ended up being the perfect Christmas themed salad for our dinner party. The original recipe is by Ayesha Randeree but I have changed some of
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