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Tomato & Potato Phyllo tart

April 16, 2012 in Uncategorized

Tomato & Potato Phyllo tart

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Tomato & potato phyllo tart

This is an old recipe with a new jacket on! (Sounds a bit like me in winter…lol!)

The original recipe calls for Puff pastry which taste really, really good!. Now I don’t have to tell you how much fat there is in puff pastry do I?. So because I’m such a good girl I’ve decided to use phyllo pastry instead.

This tart is best served hot from the oven to the plate. The leftovers however do not taste nearly as good as the phyllo pastry gets a bit soggy from the tomato and onion sauce.

If you don’t have enough people to feed at once rather make a smaller tart by dividing the recipe by half.

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The Irene Village Market

April 15, 2012 in Uncategorized

April 15, 2012 by Daily Dose of Fresh

Tall Trees

I’ts been a while since we’ve visit the Irene Market in Pretoria. The Irene Market is situated on the Grounds of the Smut House Museum.

What makes this market so special is the great entertainment it offers to children and adults alike, from camel rides and jumping castles to the fresh smell of baked goods and over 300 stalls.

The ambiance from being outdoors, walking through the tall trees sipping on a Red cappuccino and being visually entertained by the great arts and crafts from the exhibitors makes it more than just another market.

My favorite spot is by far the great food stalls that vary from Asian, indian to traditional foods, from Cupcakes to home-made venison pies and everything in between. Be prepared for a treat from the live entertainment while you enjoy your favorite foods. Did I mention that pets are also allowed?

Some of my favorite products is the Olives stuffed with nuts and garlic, the homemade pesto’s, olive tapenade, freshly baked rye bread and not to mentioned the home-made varieties of Cheese spreads.

My ultimate treat is all the spices available. I just had to buy a big bag of my favorite curry mix as well. The magic ingredient to this curry mix is the dry spices mixed with a blend of masala infused oil which makes it a moist mix with an unbelievable taste!

The next market date is the 28th of April, be sure not to miss it!

Irene market - Spices galore

Curry mix

Some more pictures here!

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Healthy oven baked Chimichangas

April 10, 2012 in Uncategorized

Healthy oven baked

Fancy a healthy Chimichanga? Try this oven baked whole-wheat and poppy-seed tortilla. Great for lunch and quick and easy to make when you have your prepared tortilla’s ready.

I usually bake a batch of whole-wheat Torilla’s and freeze them to use them later in the week. Use shop bought Tortillas if you are pressed for time, although I could promise you that once you’ve made your own tortillas you will never buy them again.

My recipe calls for whole-wheat flour and poppy seeds but you could replace it with plain flour if you prefer.

Breakfast on the run? than have a look at my previous post for healthy Breakfast Wraps.

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Ginger, lemon and honey tea

March 31, 2012 in Uncategorized

Ginger, lemon, honey tea remedy for flu and colds

I have flu and I feel really, really sorry for myself. This couldn’t have happened at a worst time. I’ve missed gym for two days :(

Well when life hands you lemons you experiment with home-made flu remedies.

I’ve made myself a steaming cup of Ginger, lemon and honey tea. Although there is no tea in it, it is drank like a tea.

The ginger heat you up from inside, the lemon is a good source of Vitamin C and the honey acts a natural cough suppressant.

Read more about the health benefits here.

Look at this cheaky little visitor!

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Healthy Apple and Grape Crisp (NOT a Crumble!)

January 22, 2012 in Uncategorized

Apple and grape crumble

Very interesting indeed, there is in fact a difference between a crumble and a crisp!

A crisp is a dessert made with a crisp topping that contains oats, nuts, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon  and flour sprinkled over the fruit.  A crisp have a coarser texture compared to the crumble because of the nuts and oats used.

A crumble is made with flour, butter, sugar that is sprinkled over the fruit, basically the same ingredients as a pastry except for the liquid.

Either way both taste fantastic and you don’t have to stick to just apples to make this dessert.

I’ve used grapes with the apples, this created two kinds of sweetness in one pie, just lovely.

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Apples and Grapes in the pie dish

Fruit in the greased pie dish

Apple and grape crumble

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Sausage meets Bread roll – Pure food porn

December 17, 2011 in Hotdogs and Hamburgers, Uncategorized

Worsrolletjies

Oh what a lovely lazy public holiday yesterday was! I went to bed so early the previous night (not by choice, no electricity), woke up feeling completely  refreshed. Breakfast was a simple slice of dark Danish rye bread toasted and topped with creamy scrambled eggs and then just before we got too lazy another power failure leaving us looking for charcoal and fire lighters to make our “Worsrolletjies” for lunch.

Worsrolletjies

Ingredients

1 Pack of sausages

6 White Bread rolls

3 medium tomatoes

1/4 onion

4 tbs light mayonnaise

1 tsp English mustard

Salad leaves

Salt and pepper to taste

On the barbeque grill your sausages.

Deseed tomatoes and dice up. Finely chop the onion and mix with the tomatoes. Add the Mayo and mustard and Salt and pepper to taste. Assemble your Hot dog cutting the bread roll open on the top but not right through. Butter and place salad leaves on both sides. Add a dollop of the tomato mixture onto the bun and place grilled sausage on top and enjoy!

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