Lucky Packet Relish

Ala hubby: Finely chop spring onions/chives, chillies, cherry tomatoes, onions, garlic and olives and throw together with heaps of yummy olive oil. Season and drizzel over the closest thing on hand. YUM.

Start With What You've Got

It's a new year and it holds the promise of many new things. Not least in that it's not last year. So for me it's onwards and upwards and my garden (much to my surprise and delight) is full of lovely surprises.

The seeds we eventually got around to planting in a rather higeldy pigeldy fashion are coming up in a delicious  lucky packet kind of a way. One lovely sunshiny tomatoe hidden amonst other still unidentified veggie growth, spring onions or are they chives, carrots, chillies, onions!, spinach, rocket, cherry tomatoes and cucumbers - who knew! It's messy I'll give you, but marvelous.

Time For A Blooming Rest

I'm on holidayeeah! It's the first time I've had my camera out for a while and this little arrangement on my table made me happy - so I shot it :)

Elevating Macaroni

I know, I'm trying to rise above my station - but I'm inspired. I've become the unwitting victim of Masterchef Australia, so here is my visual version of "so simple but so good" and "whatever it is you're cooking, pack it with flavour".

Jou ma se macaroni!

My Garden Is Finally Paying It Forward

 

My salads look better and taste better for it. Glorious sweet and peppery greens add crunch while the radishes add colour and flavour in hot pink. It's going to be a dashing salady summer - yum.

Wintery Summer

While the rest of you are enjoying a real summer, ours is the horse designed by committee (it turned into a camel).

So this is what's happening in my house today - It's raining outside, there's a potjie on the stove for supper, fire in the hearth and a baked pudding with caramalised nectarines to be served after supper with custard.

I Know Cool People

Yarn bombing by IsaBeauPeep outside the CCIC Cape Town

I happened to drive past  this 'yarn bombing' yesterday and actually recognised the handy work of IsaBeauPeep. It left me smiling from ear to ear - you go girl!