Diet Pickled Beetroot
I suspect we are not the only ones to return from holiday with permanent Bentley Belts adhered to our waists! As such, lean meat, chicken and salads have been on the menu at Chez Sous and as there is...
View ArticlePreserved Ginger – easier to make than you think!
I was wondering around in my local veggie shop, as ya do, when I spied some fresh ginger and I had a yen to make some preserved ginger. I made some a few years ago and it was so useful for adding to...
View ArticleBudget Beater Minestrone Soup made from everyday ingredients you have in your...
I think most of us are feeling the pinch, food is getting outrageously expensive, another increase in petrol is only going to fuel further price hikes (pun intended). I find myself using cheaper cuts...
View ArticleBudget Beater for Meatless Monday
Himself has not embraced Meatless Mondays with any degree of fervour, in fact he started to play squash on a Monday “don’t do supper for me babe, I’ll eat at the club” So I fool him every-now-and-then...
View ArticleSweet Potato & Pepperdew Soup
Recently Woolworths (the South African equivalent of Marks & Spencer) held a competition, the prize being R50,000 for the best original soup recipe. I wracked my brains but nothing came to mind...
View ArticleBudget Chocolate Mousse – serve 8 for under R30.00
Like most people I have a repertoire of tried and tested hairy old favourite recipes that I have used for years, this chocolate mousse is one of them. It’s easy to make, feeds 8 and doesn’t break the...
View ArticleCherry Brandy Brownies
Hi there……long time no see! Hopefully my mojo is back to stay cos Himself was bemoaning the fact that the quality of his food has declined since I took my blogging break. Cheek of the man! These are...
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