Shabana’s Astro Cookies

My friend Shabana loves Astros, and this recipe was created especially for her almost 14 years ago…

Green beans

I have no idea where this recipe came from. It’s delicious and my usually fussy 10 year old loves it…

Puri’s

This is my SIL’s recipe, and always turns out well.

Kids Jellies

My MIL makes these for the kids, and they go absolutely crazy over it. My youngest is 6 and is finding fasting half day a stretch, so to keep him busy, I tell him, “Come let’s make something together for iftaar”. This time it was this recipe, paired with lego ice moulds…

Chicken Thighs in Airfryer

I will start off as saying I hate dry overcooked chicken. This is not that. The key is to keep the skin on, so the chicken is lovely and moist. If you are calorie averse, don’t eat the skin, but keep it on when cooking.

Belgian Waffles

Every time I make waffles, I google a recipe, and then either love it (make a mental note to try it again) or hate it(make a mental note not to try it again), but then invariably lose it and/or forget which one I’ve made. So in order to avoid that, I’m posting my latest favourite waffle recipe right here…

Ground Beef Taco Filling

If you know me, you know I LOVE mexican food. If you’ve been following the blog, you’ve probably seen the Jalapeno Poppers, the Enchiladas & of course the Nachos. This recipe evolved out of necessity, I usually buy the tacos that come with the beef seasoning, but the Woolies box just comes with Tacos. Luckily I had a recipe of Chilli Con Carne from an old PnP fresh magazine. I left out the beef stock and the red and green peppers, but you can add that if you want to make it more “chilli con carne-yyy”

Roasted Chilli Paste & Cashew Noodle Stir Fry

This is a copycat version of one of my hubby’s favorite noodle dishes at a restaurant in South Africa. Its fairly simple, and the secret is in the sauce…

My MiL’s Bread Pudding

My mother-in-law makes this delicious, easy bread pudding, that is perfect for a cold winter night, and is not too sweet. My late father used to love it, and my mil always made it a point to send for him whenever she made it. It always reminds me of my dad…

Burfee

This is my mothers amazing burfee recipe, and about my only contribution to Eid other than my Eid milk recipe. I usually make 2 batches, one almond, and one pistachio. My mil likes it, so I’m tasked with it every Eid, feeling like I at least contributed something…

Coffee Milkshake

I tried this milkshake for the first time a few years ago, and instantly fell in love with it…

Lemon Chiffon Cake

It’s been a while. Finally have a laptop again, so kicking off with a fairly easy lemon chiffon cake, light and fluffy, rises beautifully…and has been sitting in my drafts for close to 6 months.