One sip at a time
There are so many beautiful dog breeds in the world and wonderful mixtures (pavement specials) as well. When I was growing up we had Fox Terriers and then Border Collies, both loyal breeds with lots of energy. Hubby and I both liked Boxers and we thought we might get one, one day. But it didn’t happen and
It is so sad that I have to start off my first blog post of 2015 by saying goodbye to a wonderful dog. Pets bring such joy and laughter to our lives and they all have their own personalities. We just lost our dear Tyson this morning and what a dog he was. The runt
This recipe is very special to me as it was served at our wedding reception over 20 years ago. Neil and I were married in the Lutheran Church in Assagay Hillcrest and our reception was at the Valley View Restaurant (which is now called Intaba View). I can’t remember the name of the guy that owned the restaurant
It is part 5 of my baking series and today I am going to give you the recipe for Lemon Yoghurt Cake. The recipe came from Kitchen.net on Facebook and I have made it 4 times. 125ml plain yoghurt 250ml caster sugar 2 eggs 10ml vanilla essence 125ml oil 375ml self-raising flour Lemon zest Pre-heat oven to 180C. Mix together the yoghurt, oil,
As I said on the Lemon Meringue post I would not be using the other pastry base for another lemon meringue. Nooooo this pastry base would be filled with our family’s other favourite treat – Milk Tart!! My daughter can even make this. You truly are set for almost instant sweet treats if you keep a pastry base or
This recipe is one of my husband’s favourite and he would eat it all the time if he could. When I married Neil he had a homemade recipe book from his Mother and this was one of the recipes inside. Firstly you need to make the pastry base for the lemon meringue. 113g margarine 2 Tablespoons sugar 2 Tablespoons oil 1 egg
For part 2 of my baking series I am going to give you the recipe for the most delicious chocolate cake. I love this chocolate cake as it is rich and decadent and delicious. This recipe was taken out of a party cake book from Australia. I had quite a library of party books when my kids were growing up
Welcome to the start of my baking series. The first recipe I am going to share with you comes from the wonderful Ideas magazine. I love getting Ideas as it is filled with all the things I like : stationery, craft, food and decor. This particular recipe comes from their October 2014 issue on page 49 and 50 and I
On Monday the 4th August I helped take children from the Hillcrest Primary School down to Durban to the Holocaust Centre. I could take four in total, but only Laura and two other girls came to the car. We waited a bit and I stopped her teacher to tell him that I had space for one more. So he asks