Paella
We are so lucky to live in a country where we have beautiful, fresh seafood by the plenty. A traditional paella, like this one, is always a crowd-pleaser at dinner parties or lazy Sunday lunches.
Dark-chocolate waffles
We’re all about living a balanced life – and in the kitchen, that means having your cake and eating it too! Before you run from the dessert table, try our totally guilt-free, totally delicious treats dark-chocolate waffles.
Four local-inspired ways with sausage rolls
There’s nothing quite like the excitement (and glorious aroma) of returning from the bakery with a still-steaming box of sausage rolls. No need to get in your car, now that you have your hands on these amazing locally flavoured sausage-roll recipes
Buttermilk fried chicken with apple slaw
Used in sweet or savoury dishes, buttermilk is your secret weapon for delicious food, just like this buttermilk fried chicken with apple slaw!
Make these zesty raspberry flapjacks in your blender
There’s nothing like a quick fix breakfast to get you up and going for the day, especially when they’re as delicious as these zesty raspberry flapjacks you make in the blender!
Friday braai day: Braaied yellowtail with samphire and seaweed
Being a WWF-Sassi ambassador, I felt it would just be right to start off with a nice old favourite. Yellowtail is safely green-listed and it is just amazing with locally foraged samphire and seaweed.
Grab the grapes! These are the tastiest ways to eat them
That satisfying pop when you bite into an ice-cold grape or that gentle sip of red you take after a long working week, there’s something pretty special about these little round fruit that beautifully dots our country’s vineyards. But besides it’s aesthetics and ability to be turned into a beloved alcoholic beverage, we want to explore the wonderful ways in which we can cook with it. So, get your grapes and we’ll meet in the kitchen!
Asian chicken and sweet potato bake
Asian chicken and sweet potato bake
We put a great spin on both the humble potato bake and the chicken dinner by combining the two, as well as adding healthier ingredients and Asian flavours. This sweet potato bake is a perfect mid-week one-pan family meal with hardly any hands-on time and a great way to include protein, carbs and nutrients, making for a balanced plate.
Pesto Princess
Pesto Princess launches an amazing summer recipe book, and it’s free!
If you are as obsessed with pesto as we are (because who isn’t, right?), then you will be as delighted as we were to find out that foodie royale, Pesto Princess has released a downloadable recipe eBook that can be conveniently stored on your computer, tablet or phone for on the go meal inspiration.
Pizza frittata
Pizza frittata
It’s a comfort food mashup! We love pizza (obviously) and we can also make frittata, without encouragement, out of anything we can get our hands on. So here is it, the pizza frittata. And, as a bonus, it’s low-carb and we added red wine.