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Green Bean Dish

May 2, 2012 in Veggies

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Green bean Dish

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Green beans and potatoes

Green beans is one of my favorite veggies.  When ever my mother use to cook Sunday Lunch I would usually sneak into the kitchen to have a slice of brown bread with thick butter and a tablespoon of the mashed green beans and potatoes on top of my bread. That “stolen” tablespoon of beans hit the spot every time!

This is a healthier version and serves as your veggie and starch portion. It’s also delicious eaten as a vegetarian dish on its own. If you don’t want the starch you can have it without the potatoes.

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Soy, Honey and Sesame Chicken Wings

March 29, 2012 in Chicken and Poultry, Potatoes, Veggies

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Soy, Honey and Sesame Chicken Wings

Soy, Honey and Sesame Chicken wings

There is a first time for everything….even green Asparagus.

Yes I know! How is it possible that I’ve never eaten green Asparagus yet I love white Asparagus spears so much.

When we just got married (many, many moons ago) I tried to cook green Asparagus and it tasted horrible, I thought it was just the Asparagus that tasted bad, off course way back than I wasn’t able to cook an egg properly either. :)

Don’t be fooled,  the actual star of this meal is the Sticky Soy, Honey and Sesame Chicken Wings served with a potato Rosti.

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Quick Savoury tart

March 23, 2012 in Snacks, Tarts, Veggies

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Quick Savory tart

This is the quickest savoury tart that you will ever make! Great for lunch and even greater when you have unexpected quest.

It’s great for the children’s lunch boxes and sophisticated enough when cut it into bite size diamond shapes top with a dollop of mustard and served on your best plates.

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Home-made tomato ketchup

February 20, 2012 in Sauces and dips, Veggies

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Home made tomato sauce

Do you have any idea how good home-made tomato ketchup can be!

I’m an advent fan of Jamie Oliver’s cooking.  I mean what is not the like, the bloke is funny, charming, good-looking and he can cook! (I still love Gordon Ramsay more but that’s mainly for my weird obsession with the man…I find him strangely attractive).

Jamie always impress with his home-made recipes and this Tomato ketchup is one of them.

The only ingredient I couldn’t find was a fennel bulb (countryside, do I need to explain!). Off course it is virtually impossible for me to follow a recipe so I did add 40 g of tomato puree right at the end where you cook the sauce before pouring it into your bottles, use it don’t use it.

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Chicken and Pineapple “Potjie”

February 19, 2012 in Chicken and Poultry, Potjie, Veggies

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Chicken and Pineapple potjie

What is summer without a potjie?

Slowly but surely the weather is changing and one of these days it will be winter again, my favorite season! Now don’t get me wrong I like summer especially when it comes to the vegetable garden, or just relaxing next to the pool, what I don’t enjoy is all the mosquitos.

My husband is actually the Potjie King but since he was to busy installing the laminated flooring for me I decided to make a Chicken pineapple potjie to reward him with.

If you don’t have a potjie don’t be discouraged to try the recipe, even on the stove the interesting flavor from the pineapple and Ideal milk with the chicken will leave you craving for a second helping.

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a Hearty Bean salad

February 14, 2012 in Salad, Veggies

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Bean Salad

I don’t know if this is an age thing, but somehow Valentine’s day is getting more enjoyable as the years go by….Somebody should have told me years ago that being in your 30′s is far better than being in your 20′s. Let’s hope the 40′s is even better!

Well since I’m sharing my son’s Valentine chocolates tonight I should make up for it with a healthy salad tomorrow, you know, just to balance things out. ;)

If you love beans you will love this salad.

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I’ts a Chicken pie! a healthier Chicken pie.

February 8, 2012 in Chicken and Poultry, Pie, Veggies

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Chicken pie

I LOVE Chicken and mushroom pies, the type you buy at the filling stations. Yes that one’s! you know for a fact that you will have heartburn from eating them and still you end up buying one.

Well unfortunately my hips don’t lie and I had to make a healthy Chicken pie, so we ditch the puff pastry swap it for filo pastry, ditch the cream and use low-fat milk and just to add some flavour and fibre we add some courgettes, served with roasted butternuts on the side…yum.

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