Recipes

Herbs are some of my very favorite garden plants. They’re so easy to grow and incredibly versatile. Many make for great ingredients in all of your favorite dishes,while some have health-boosting properties and are useful in all sorts of homemade goods, cosmetics, curatives and more… and a few special ones can do both! Case in […]

Tattie Scones are not like the traditional English scones you may have enjoyed, split and slathered with butter, a dollop of strawberry jam and topped with fresh cream. The scone derives its name from a potato, called a ‘tattie’ in Scotland. A tattie scone can be served as an accompaniment to a hearty breakfast with

The persimmon tree originates from Asia and is renowned as a delicious diet-friendly fruit that is high in fiber. One average-size persimmon contains around 55% of the recommended daily intake of Vitamin A, a vitamin crucial to immune function. The fruit is also high in a number of other vitamins, potassium, calcium, iron, and antioxidants

You know, I think I have a food obsession…seriously, what is this, my umpteenth article about food? Well, if I’m a foodie then I’d best put together something interesting. The only question is: what to write? Hmm…How about a list of delicious cast iron recipes to try? Yeah! That sounds good! Apart from being affordable

This recipe can be really delicious with some added stir-fried vegetables, or as an accompaniment to meat or fish. It can also be made vegetarian if you use a vegetable broth instead of a meat based one. Lentils are included in stockpiles because they last a reasonably long time – around 3 years. Although they

Yes, you can reheat leftover oatmeal. It’s one of the easiest ways to use up the leftovers and a quick means of making breakfast. But if reheated, oatmeal doesn’t get your taste buds drooling, you might want to try some of these amazing recipes to use up those extra already-cooked oats. Using up leftover cooked

Bobotie (pronounced Bab-oor-ti) is a casserole dish that South Africans get very excited about because of the depth of flavor in the curried ground beef combined with fruit like apples and raisins. It is one of those comfort foods that remind people of home, and has spread from Cape Town outward across South Africa, and

No matter where they settle in the world, South Africans will find a fellow countryman who can make boerewors, or they will learn to make it themselves – that’s how much they miss their traditional sausage. Boerewors, translated from Afrikaans, a language derived from the Dutch settlers, means farmer’s sausage; the word boer means farmer.

To Swedish children, meatballs are what chicken nuggets are to American kids. They are served on celebratory occasions and as warming suppers. Ikea made them even more famous by serving them at their stores. This hearty dish provides plenty of nutrition especially in the colder months. The Swedes mix ground beef and pork in a