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I know that winter is still here for a bit longer, but this week spring started to show itself just a little. So, in the spirit of spring, I have been inspired to share ways to make salads sing and get you […]

I was first introduced to tofu during a shoot we did for an American food website about two years ago. Having never even thought of buying it, never mind cooking it, before then, it was a real foodie first for me! […]

Cauliflower is one of my favourite vegetables; I think it’s because it’s so versatile. Most of us associate it with cheese sauce, but it’s also delicious roasted in a simple Italian tomato sauce with lots of […]

Baking has never been my area of expertise, I still remember the first batch of blueberry muffins I ever made. I was in grade 9, the winter holidays were a bit dull, so I decided to make a batch of muffins. I’m […]

A cold and wet weekend of rain pelting against the windows of my flat meant any hopes of enjoying the great outdoors were dashed. Instead I succumbed to the charms of Woolworths range of winter desserts because, […]

Flour is without a doubt the superstar of my pantry. Whether it’s a tablespoon for the base of a white sauce, or a cup sifted into my Sunday morning pancake mix, there is very little that this humble ingredient […]

I like to think of myself as a big of a sports fanatic! The sports I like might not be the run of the mill ones – don’t get me wrong, I enjoy a good game of rugby but I won’t spend the whole afternoon […]

The weather in Cape Town has been a bit miserable recently so I thought I’d whip up my favourite sunshine food – corn fritters. Sweetcorn is one of our nation’s favourite foods and is high in insoluble […]

Pita breads are, in my opinion, underappreciated. These gorgeous rounds of soft bread only get a fraction of the recognition they deserve. When heated, they yield a soft inside with a slight crunchy crust and […]

I was never a big fan of smoked chicken breasts in the past, but that’s probably because I usually ate them on a sandwich without anything to make them more exciting. There are plenty of things that are […]

I can’t believe it’s five years since I started working at TASTE! When I first started I was 19, overwhelmed, over-excited and super eager to learn.

About a year into my time here, we did a travel story to […]

Remember my post about food for men from just a few days ago, Monday in fact! That really was a weekend of seriously rich food, great wine and good company which was awesome.

Before that it had been a few weeks […]

I was visiting my friend Claire at her Dad’s house in Port Owen up the West Coast, when I was reminded of how much men love their meat. My boyfriend, Callan, is no different – almost every meal we cook together […]

Frozen food shelves today are heavy with innovative and delicious fruits, vegetables and prepared foods. They aren’t at all like the frozen foods selection that I had when growing up. To be honest, we hardly […]

Beautifully crisp and fragrant croutons have been one of the food gods’ biggest gifts to soup and salad, but in recent years they’ve been down-scaled to overly crisp bits of stale bread or oily little blocks of […]

Few dishes get me as excited as a big bowl of perfectly al dente pasta, the simpler the better!.

Even though my boyfriend Callan and I recently discovered the utter joy of making our very own fresh pasta, […]

I found the most delicious and adorable selection of open tarts at Woolworths the other day. They’re perfect for a lazy Saturday lunch with friends, and just as easy to heat up and serve after a long day at the […]

Isn’t it great how happy cooking can make you! This week has been one of those inexplicably mad weeks. Maybe it has something to do with the end of the month drawing near, but at around 4pm this afternoon my head […]

I really love what I do and getting paid for it, so I can keep doing what I love, makes me one really lucky girl. But sometimes my job takes me well into the night, and last night was one of those days.

I came […]

It’s that time of the month when the contents of my fridge is looking a touch bleak, and pay day is still a week away. It makes me realise that I’m an extremist.

I love to completely spoil myself in the first […]