Growing up, Christmas for me was always about coming together as a family and sharing the best food we could cook. I remember even when we decided to spend…
My understanding of the word “shito” is that it is the Ghanaian word for pepper. Whether you are dealing with scotch bonnet or chillies, or the fresh peppery salsa,…
I made this recipe by accident… as I usually do. It is an intensely indulgent dish which I tried to tone down from its original chicken in creamy mushroom…
I wanted to do Christmas this year using some authentically African ingredients and thought goat would take centre stage at my table. Why not? Everywhere I look, my pals,…
I remember when I started this blog, a lot of people asked “why a burnt orange?”…
Chef Fran’s recipes from the Portuguese Country Cooking School. Once back at the farmhouse from our market excursion, I was in real knead of some bread so the adventure began.…
Whilst we sourced much of the food we were to cook at the Aljezur Market, all he herbs and most of the salad came from the Portuguese Country Cooking…
One of the things I love about Portugal is that not every single thing is on a map, kind of like in many countries of Africa.…
One of the highlights of my getaway was indulging in a Portuguese Cooking lesson. It was so quick and convenient to organise. In fact much to my surprise, I…
Welcome back to the 7 day challenge meal plan. If you missed part 1, see our previous post. Thursday That was a busy work day for me but I managed…