Camembert Cheese stuffed with Bacon and Watermelon Preserve and Baked
Happy Year of the Dragon to one and all! I have always been an avid fan of these majestic mythical creatures and have been threatening to paint a Dragon triptych for about fifteen years. I did spend...
View ArticlePickled Pig Porter Beer and Cheese Bread.
it with what I was convinced was a bottle of milk of magnesia! Out came the Victorian table cloth, and we were served exactly the same meal year in and year out. I guess that our family were the...
View ArticleGreen Eggs for Breakfast!
Eggs in Bubbling Mozarrella and Basil Pesto for Breakfast. Eggs fried in butter and swimming in melted mozzarella cheese and basil pesto is described as ‘green eggs’ in la casa Tripepi. Just like the...
View ArticleMfino & Ricotta Quiche Recipe …. The Dinner Diva Semi-Finals Begin!
Mfino & Ricotta Quiche is ideal for a summer lunch or your picnic basket! I am an ardent fan of Kobus van der Merwe’s blog, Sardines on Toast. I envy his ability, and more to the point, the...
View ArticleHoney, Nut and Pancetta dressed Camembert … a Quickie!
My Life Today ……………………………….. in pictures! Can’t chat! Spring Cleaning ……… RESPECT! The Grim Reality! ‘Moi’ at the end of the day …………. So it’s a quickie post today! When I was in Cape Town for the...
View ArticleDinner Divas: Finals Challenge #1 … the Show Must Go On!
Chicken Campagnola with Riso alla Povera and a Rocket and Fennel salad. I spent so much time agonising over my decision to enter Dinner Divas. Entering meant signing a contract that could mean that I...
View ArticleLight and Lean: Spicy Avocado, Cream Cheese & Herb Wrap …. only 247 calories!
I have so many blog posts on the go that I am starting to confuse myself! I KNOW I am harping on about being on Die-T but it rather does determine the nature of the food that we are eating at the...
View ArticleThe Kings Breakfast … Scrambled Eggs with Parma Ham & Parmesan Cheese
Scrambled eggs with Parma Ham and Caviar … fit for a King! Last week, I was sitting in my garden on the bench, staring blankly into my pond. This is my sacred place, where I go to sit quietly, to...
View ArticleKwa Cheetah Mfino Gnudi … Baked Ricotta Dumplings … Africa on a Plate!
Once upon a time there was a beautiful ballet dancer called Rosemary who lived in England. She fell in love with a very handsome life saver who came from a land far away! He came from a place called...
View ArticleCannoli Siciliani ……. with love on Mother’s Day
This is a time that makes me reflect on the many ‘mothers’ I have known. And I use the word ‘mother’ in a very broad sense. One does not have to give birth to be a mother. I have been ‘mothered’ by...
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