This recipe was invented by my 3 year old son. A couple of weeks back, I asked him what he wanted to do. So he said "I want to make ginger cookies". I said "you mean gingerbread men", he said "NO, cookies...". So as soon as he finished his breakfast he wanted to get into... Continue Reading →
Chinese spring rolls
My younger sister and two of my nieces love spring rolls. I have never really liked the taste of ready made vegetarian spring rolls, always preferring the home made ones. I tend to make them in a large batch and freeze them so as they are ready to have when ever I want to make... Continue Reading →
Ants on Trees
When I was growing up in Malawi, we used to go to a Chinese restaurant and this was one of the items we used to always have. I don't know why it has this name but I guess that is part of the novelty of having this fun snack / starter / side dish. After... Continue Reading →
Cheese Tomato & Mushroom Toasted Sandwich
When I was growing up in Malawi we used to have cheese and tomato toasted sandwiches with white bread for breakfast on Sunday mornings. We really enjoyed them. I remember my father would cut 2 cm square pieces for us as we didn't know how to use a fork & knife back then. The flat... Continue Reading →
Spicy Mixed Nuts
At any party, nuts are a good option to have and there are many different varieties that go down well with drinks. I recently came up with this version during the summer - a spicy and sour mix of three different nuts. Normally we used to deep fry the nuts first and then add the... Continue Reading →
