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Flu Season & Parenting
We have avoided totally skipped Covid19 which I am truly grateful for. After New Zealand began opening up, all the bugs that were there in lockdown, magnified and got more when we don’t have any lockdowns. The winter bug this year is viscous, the bugs going around at kindy’s is no exception. It’s hard to […]
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The Best Fried Chicken
We all love a fried chicken, dipped in some barbecue sauce or tomato sauce or even something with a little spice. My husband made this fried chicken strips, from a recipe that he got from Facebook. After so many trials and tribulations, we finally made the perfect fried chicken. They are super crunchy and soft […]
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Coconut Crunchies
Running out of oats and having to use the original recipe that is already on my blog and adding more coconut. It came out delicious and super crunchy and sweet. A great snack or lunch box snack that is healthy too. Ingredients:2 Cups of Flour3 Cups of Desiccated Coconut1 Cups of Oats1 Cup of Soft […]
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Flavourful Beef & Onion Dumplings
This recipe happened by accident. I would call it a good accident, cause we made the most flavourful, delicious dumpling in one bite. I was trying to make a gluten free dumpling dough, and it completely flopped. My husband told me about the already easy to use dumpling dough that is available in our supermarkets. […]
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Beetroot Cupcakes – Gluten Free, Dairy Free & Keto Friendly – with Frosting to your own Preference
Inspired by going gluten free, dairy free and keto friendly. Found a recipe online, and used the ingredients and converted it all to make it more health friendly. This recipe was my inspiration and it came out delicious. Ingredients:3 and 3/4 Cup Gluten Free Flour1/2 Cup Vegan Dairy Free Buttermilk100g Unsalted Butter25ml Vanilla Essence2 Eggs1 […]
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Breakfast Pancakes / Flapjacks – Dairy Free, Sugar Free & Keto Friendly
Ever wanted to make flapjacks or pancakes that is delicious and sugar free and guilt free then I got the recipe for you. Ingredients:1 and 1/2 Cups Gluten Free Flour1 and 1/2 Cups Almond Milk / other dairy free milk2 Eggs1 and 1/2 Tsp Baking PowderPinch of Salt40ml Sweetner / Sugar alternative15ml Vanilla Essence Method:Add […]
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Dear Moms
You come in all shapes and sizesYou are dog momsYou are single momsYou are moms to other people’s kidsYou are heartbroken over the babies you have lostYou’ve got babies in heaven and still you carry so muchYou have the whole world on your shouldersYou carry everyone and have the whole weight of the family on […]
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Coconut Caramel Sauce – The Crock Pot / Pressure Cooker Method – Keto Friendly, Gluten Free & Dairy Free
It’s quite interesting when you trying to find coconut caramel sauce, and only find coconut condensed milk. The easiest recipe. Not necessary to add any more sugars. Anyone can make this. I wanted to have coconut caramel sauce, for one of my recipes or dishes I wanted to make (will follow in the next post). […]
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How to make your own Biltong/Cured Meat as known around the world
Growing up in the sunny, beautiful country called South-Africa, I wouldn’t take a second guess as how it is made. It was always available, at every shop and even big biltong shops. At every street corner. Arriving on New Zealand shores more than 4 years ago, something that we took for granted so easily, learning […]
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Kaos Café
This café is the little gem in our town. Its buzzing with clinging of glasses and footsteps, the music playing over the speakers that make you feel right at home. With friendly staff to accomadate you and service that is top notch, I would recommend them highly. Their food is also scrumptious and delicious in […]
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Pizza Dough Made with Warm Milk
I made this pizza dough a little different than usual. Instead of using lukewarm water, I used lukewarm milk. It made little small bubbles and was fluffy and soft. I think if I would have knead it more, more bigger bubbles would have formed. In a mixing bowl add in:6 cups of flour1 Tablespoon Soft […]
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Shopping with Toddlers
When you get babies,They grow up to become toddlersThere streaks and pushing boundries is becoming harder to manage as they get older and their will get stronger All parents can relate and even mom’s who have no other choice but to take their kids with them when they go shopping 🛒 The meltdowns and tantrums, […]
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Pork Stirfry with Capsicum and Cauliflower / Broccoli Rice (Keto Friendly)
My husband made some generous pork chops in the deep pan. I just took mine and sliced it into slices. The pork chop is just seasoned with lemon juice, coarse salt and pepper. Fry some capsicum and some green beans in a pan till soft and golden. Serve with your cauliflower/broccoli rice that you fried […]
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Chocolate Keto Cake
I was on google searching fot keto cake recipes. I wanted a recipe where it tastes just like your normal chocolate cake, if not better. I found chocolatecoveredkatie.com to be really helpful in keto recipes even vegan recipes. It’s mouth watering delicious and only lasted a week in our house, it’s that good and my […]
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Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting (Keto Friendly)
I made this cream cheese frosting for the keto chocolate cake I baked. It was so delicious you don’t taste the difference, it’s that good. My husband loved this cream cheese frosting. The keto chocolate cake recipe will be on my next blog post. I used the butter at room temperature and the cream cheese […]
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Pumpkin Malva Pudding with Caramel Sauce – Keto Friendly
This dessert purely started out of experimenting trying to make a dessert using just pumpkin goodness with caramel sauce. You read that right. When I tried to make my pumpkin fritters keto friendly and gluten free. The pumpkin fritters totally fell apart and I end up throwing them together and pouring caramel sauce in between. […]
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Peanut Clusters – Crockpot Recipe
This is my own recipe, adding my own quantities and ingredients. I saw this on Facebook and couldn’t resist not trying this. It makes making peanut clusters so much easier and hazzle free. Ingredients:1kg Blanched Clear PeanutsA few tablespoons of peanut butter 250g Creamy Milk Chocolate Bar200g Dark Chocolate150g White / Caramilk Chocolate Slow cook […]
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Caramel Sauce
This is a really easy caramel recipe. My own recipe. Ingredients:4 Tbs Butter4 Tbs Soft Brown Sugar125ml Evaporated Milk On the stove top in a non stick pan add in your butter and sugar. Melt on low heat until melted completely. Whisk continuously until sugar is dissolved. Add in your evaporated milk while whisking slowly. […]