by Alet | Apr 9, 2025 | Cooking
What fun to bake bread rolls for lunch – by the ouma (granny) and 6-year-old granddaughter! We used 500g plain flour, 2 sachets of instant yeast to speed up the process, 5 ml salt, 15 ml butter and a little more than 50 ml lukewarm water to get a soft and sticky...
by Alet | Sep 17, 2021 | Cooking
Brilliant, beautiful, impressive, tasty, classy – and so easy to make! I’ve impressed many a guest with this treat – a very nice bite-sized snack while we’re waiting for the barbecue fare or even as part of a light lunch. First of all, the must-have item in my fridge:...
by Alet | Sep 15, 2020 | Cooking
Brioche rolls with a twist – literally! Of course, when you want to go to more than usual trouble to serve brioche rolls, you need to have an occasion. This time around we invited our children to come for brunch – with their lovely little 2-year-old as well as Sabi...
by Alet | Sep 10, 2014 | Cooking
When baking, one should follow the recipe to the T – and I do that. But, when making risotto, I tend to hop along happily, improvising, tasting, adapting and … enjoying. So, here is my secret recipe: Risotto – for 2 people, about ½ to 1 cup dry risotto rice Chopped...
by Alet | Feb 17, 2014 | Cooking
What a privilege to dig up new potatoes from our own garden! (Not me, but my very able husband who loves gardening.) So I had to whip up a lovely Sunday lunch – to be enjoyed outside with the patio heater making up for the winter sun not being able to give the...
by Alet | Sep 25, 2013 | Cooking
What to do when you have bought a packet of ready-made puff pastry for a household of two? Make chicken pies, then a beautiful strawberry dessert, then start thinking about the next application…. Ingredients: Ready-made puff pastry (or make your own!) Fresh...
