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Wholewheat pasta screws with pesto, fresh tomato, danish feta and almonds

It has been a while since I had a chance to cook, or play on the internet with any real conviction, what with having a baby and all the madness that comes with the first 8 weeks of parenting (we … Continue reading

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Herbed yoghurt potato salad and marinated chickpea, avo, baby spinach and cranberry salad

I miss seeing my feet. Its not that I have particularly beautiful feet (very few people do), its just that back in the cold I am always wearing socks. Now that we are back from Cyprus, we have returned to … Continue reading

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Dhanya chutney

I have been gibbering it up in Cairo for the past week; stuffing my face part with food that is common all around this part of the world, and that shares many dishes with greek food as well (more on … Continue reading

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Baby spinach, roast sweetcorn, asparagus, almond and parmesan salad

This is another of Vaughn’s delicious salads. This is another part of the dinner in Dundee. Dundee is a fascinating town. Like most South African small towns, it is divided along race and class lines, but there is an old dilapidated fire engine … Continue reading

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Spinach and ricotta pie-lets with strawberry, sundried and baby tomato reduction (and asparagus and almond flakes)

Oooo, its been a while. I have been eating. I just haven’t been at home. So I have a bit of a backlog of deliciousness. This is the meal Dean and I cooked before I went gallivanting off to the big city. … Continue reading

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Banana and almond cake

On Saturday morning one of my favourite people called, and being in town for the morning, asked if she could pop over to say hello. She loves banana cake. I love baking way more than I like actually eating cake. … Continue reading

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Baby spinach and beetroot salad

Almost all of my meals include, or consist entirely of a salad or salads. Generally our salads include whatever fresh ingredients we have. In this case I have to admit a weakness I have for baby spinach at this time … Continue reading

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Beetroot, avo, feta and almond cous cous

So I made my second attempt at the cous cous left in my cupboard. We came back from Hogsback on Sunday evening and the kitchen was rather bare aside from a massive basket of lemons. I did find some beetroot … Continue reading

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Butternut, lentil and feta salad

Last night we made a butternut, lentil, blue cheese tarte tatin and I kept some of the roast butternut and lentil aside for a lunch salad today. Ingredients Roast butternut Lentils Baby tomatoes Rocket Almonds / pumpkin seeds / sunflower … Continue reading

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Wholewheat spaghetti, sweetcorn, sundried tomato, almond, dhanya, chilli and garlic (dinner on the quick)

I got home late and my body hurt from carrying furniture up and down a steep flight of stairs all weekend. My brain hurt from teaching all day. I was so hungry I needed to eat something within 15 minutes … Continue reading

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