PinkPolkaDot’s menu for a week from 4 to 10 March 2013-03-03
One of my friends, who enjoys reading my blog, recently requested me to a weekly menu, with a list of the ingredients required. I agreed to this and this is my first weekly menu. I have never realised...
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My sister mailed this recipe for a four minute cheese cake, containing only three ingredients to me a couple of weeks ago. There was no cheese to be seen in the ingredient list so I renamed it to a...
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One of my friends asked me to post a weekly menu with a shopping list. Unfortunately I said yes, without realising how much work will go into something like that! This week I was challenged / asked by...
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Things in life do not always work out according to plan, but I strongly believe that God’s plan is always better. I was planning to attend the Eat-Out produce awards at the Old Biscuit Mill on Friday...
View ArticleThe weekly menu
I never had time over the Easter weekend to do a menu for the week, but at last here is one for this week! I do acknowledge the fact that some people did not find the last menu budget friendly, but my...
View ArticleOld-fashioned apricot jam pudding
My mother used apricot jam quite often when she was cooking or baking. She had a whole repertoire of apricot jam recipes, from apricot jam biscuits to this apricot jam pudding. Since this pudding needs...
View ArticleThe weekly menu
This is my weekly menu for the week 15 to 22 April 2013: Tuesday:Canneloni with a meatloaf topping and a green salad: Friday: Rustic biltong and three cheeses Quichewith a tomato, cucumber and lettuce...
View ArticleThe weekly menu
I get lots of e-mails of people telling me how they appreciate the weekly menu with a shopping list and that makes this so worthwhile. If you do not like any of the dishes on this week’s menu or feel...
View ArticleOld Fashioned Lamingtons
Although lamingtons apparently originated in Australia, I regard it as traditional South African fare. Ystervarkies (hedgehogs), as it was called in the Afrikaans community where I grew up, were...
View ArticleOld fashioned vinegar pudding
I love eating baked puddings in winter. It is a very good aid against the winter blues! I especially like making old fashioned puddings such as Jan Ellis pudding, Roly-poly or Apricot jam pudding. I...
View ArticleThe weekly meny
This week’s menu contains dishes suitable for the winter and cold days. I hope it will bring some warmth into your house! If there is anything on this menu that you do not eat or find to difficult to...
View ArticlePhyllo cones filled with Milo chocolate
I made these delicious phyllo cones with left over phyllo pastry form Pick and Pay. I bought the pastry for Pick and Pay’s Blogger competition that I am currently participating in. I filled these...
View ArticleAmarula, Chocolate and Pear Pudding
This week’s Freshlyblogged challenge was the most enjoyable up to now! The ingredients provided were for something sweet. I love baking and enjoy eating desserts so these ingredients suited me...
View ArticleSpicy skewered deep fried chicken livers and spicy white chocolate cream with...
The Freshlyblogged competition is currently featuring the 6th week’s entries and only 24 bloggers are left. Four bloggers are getting eliminated weekly and the competition is very tough. Visit the...
View ArticleLime Tart
I made this lime tart with basic ingredients that I have in my grocery cupboard. It is a quick and delicious dessert to make and only takes about 15 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to bake. You can...
View ArticleEaster
Everyone has their own traditions over special times such as Christmas and Easter. My family’s traditions are closely linked to food! We always bake biscuits for Easter and I always bake some chocolate...
View ArticlePassion Fruit Cream
Passion fruit or granadilla, as it is called in South Africa, is very popular. Granadilla flavoured soft drinks are one of the best sellers in South Africa. Passion fruit is often used in desserts,...
View ArticleChocolate Fondant pudding and Magnum Pints
Today is International chocolate day and a month ago, on the 7th of June was International Chocolate ice cream day. If you required an excuse to indulge in chocolate and chocolate ice cream, you now...
View ArticleChocolate and Peach dessert
Nothing makes me and my family happier than eating dessert in the middle of the week! It brings the holiday feeling back. Although the holiday season is over, one thing that is far from over is summer....
View ArticleMilk tart Swiss roll
What do you get when you combine two old traditional favourites; milk tart and Swiss roll together? You get a decadent treat. A Swiss roll is very easy to make. Timing is the key factor. Make sure...
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