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  I saw someone doing marinated tomatoes on tv not so long ago and for the life of me, I can’t remember who it was. I can’t even remember on which channel it was which makes me [...]

As you might recall from my Cheesy Meatballs post, I have an intense desire to be like a real Italian Mama one day. I want my children to adore me like Italian children adore their mothers and I [...]

Now, it might not be ‘comfort food’ season in South Africa but it certainly is in the Northern Hemisphere. And quite honestly, yesterday I needed comfort food. It was one of THOSE [...]

I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, I LOVE QUICHE. For me, there is nothing better on a warm night than eating delicious quiche with a crisp salad. I think the love of this [...]

I am a bread addict. There, I said it. Everything about bread is just perfect to me. The crunchy crust, the soft, pillowy ‘inners’. I mean really, what’s not to like? For this [...]

Most South Africans have a memory of Tamatie Bredie (Tomato stew in Afrikaans), but I am not one those South Africans. I absolutely hated stew as a child so whenever it was made, I ate salad or [...]

Chicken, potato and tomato tray bake is an easy family dinner recipe perfect for busy weeknights. Everything goes into an oven dish and the oven does all the work. I saw Jamie Oliver cooking this [...]

Succulent, flavorsome lamb curry cooked low and slow to ensure tender lamb in a rich, aromatic curry sauce is the perfect make-ahead dinner recipe. If you’re cooking on a budget, curries [...]

Roasted Roots Risotto. Don’t you just love the sound of that? Alliteration at it’s best I tell you! Of course, this is yet another recipe to add to “Ally’s Love Affair [...]