The great thing about making small batches of this jam is you can use what you have – even 2-3 plums, just remember the ratio of fruit is equal to the ratio of sugar Chai Spiced Plum Jam (small batch) Ingredients: 1:1 ratio of fruit to sugar e.g. 300g Plums 300g Sugar 1tsp chai spice (ground cardamom,cloves, cinnamon) 10ml lemon juice Method: 1. Roughly chop plums and add to a small pot with sugar, lemon juice and ground spices. 2. Simmer on medium heat until it reaches 104 degrees Celsius. 3. Sterilize a jar and fill with hot jam, seal lid tightly and refrigerate after opening. Tips: You can ..read more

I had a whole list of yummy things to make in the holidays, but I was obviously living my best life and didn’t get to this one. I have an old recipe from 2017 of Korean BBQ chicken wings here but have been meaning to re-do it once I had Gochujang. This new recipe is not that different to the old one and uses similar ingredients but the ratio’s are different as well as the cooking method! One tip I’ve realized over the years with chicken wings, is to keep it simple! It’s all about the chicken and cooking method after all. A lot of the Asian methods follow this process of cooking the chicken fi ..read more

Please forgive me for this super delayed post. To say Working From Home got the better of me is an understatement. I’ve never been pre-occupied with work as much as I have since last year! I honestly miss going into the office and teaching students face-to-face, but alas what can one do? So long story short, this is overdue but I hope you will forgive my tardiness and just make this recipe because its just too bloody delicious. I used this recipe, with a few changes… INGREDIENTS: Bun Dough 1 cup milk 10g dry active yeast (You can also use 7g, 10g makes a very light dough) 60g brown sugar 42 ..read more

This cinnamon loaf is a quick bread as it uses bicarbonate of soda to rise. It literally is quick and not to mention really easy to make! The secret ingredient is Fair Cape Dairies Amasi, which they kindly sent to me.   Ingredients 2 cups flour 1 cup white sugar 1tsp bicarbonate of soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup buttermilk 1 egg 1/4 cup oil Sugar Swirl 3tsp ground cinnamon 2Tb sugar (brown or white) Vanilla Glace Icing (Topping) 2Tb icing sugar 1 cap full vanilla essence 2 cap fulls milk Method Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees celsius. Prepare a loaf tin with greaseproof paper and spray n c ..read more

As promised but a little bit later than expected – the recipe for the prawn curry I made last week. I added coconut milk to this, but if you prefer a tomato-y curry then leave it out. INGREDIENTS: 350g butterflied prawns, cleaned and de-veined 1tsp cumin seeds 1tsp black mustard seeds 6 – 8 curry leaves 1/2 onion, chopped 1tsp garlic paste 1tsp ginger paste 1tsp crushed red chillies 1/2 tsp turmeric 1tsp ground coriander 1tsp salt 1/2 tin chopped tomato, blended (or 2 fresh tomatoes) 1/2 tin coconut milk Coriander for garnish peas, optional METHOD: In a wide bottomed pot, heat 15ml of oil ..read more

These waffles were inspired by my favourite breakfast/meal from Woolworths Cafe, which is the corn waffles with poached eggs. I made it for supper, so it needed to be a bit more substantial and served it with crumbed chicken and sriracha mayo. You can pretty much add anything you like to this batter, so go wild.   INGREDIENTS: 1 cup flour 2tsp baking powder 1/2 cup sweetcorn kernels*** 2 spring onions, chopped 1/4 – 1/2 red onion chopped coriander (as much as you like), chopped 1 fresh green chilli, finely chopped 1 tsp salt 1 egg 1 cup milk grated cheese – optional METHOD: Add all d ..read more

This cake is also known as crazy cake, but I prefer the name “the Great Depression cake”, because it has no milk, butter or eggs and these ingredients were really scarce and expensive at the time. Its a quick and easy recipe, very straightforward. Everything gets mixed in the pan that it bakes in and you literally need to equipment. A fork or whisk will do. Saying that, it really does need some sort of icing or topping. I made a simple chocolate ganache and added some unicorn sprinkles for a touch of whimsy. Enjoy and don’t forget to tag me in your creations. FYI I used this recipe from:  ..read more

This recipe is great when I need to use up yoghurt before it expires. I don’t know why but I always end up with about 1 cup that takes forever to finish. I normally make the two ingredient dough and use it up that way, but this one is really good too. I found a Donna Hay recipe which I changed up quite a bit because I didn’t have most of the ingredients but it inspired this so…take a look. INGREDIENTS: 2 eggs 1/2 cup oil 1 cup double cream/greek yoghurt 2 Tb lemon juice 1 cup castor sugar 1 cup fine desiccated coconut 1.5 cups cake flour 3tsp baking powder METHOD: Preheat your oven to 180 ..read more

I bought a pack of four corn on the cob, because I felt like eating roasted mielies…and then I never got down to making them. In a desperate attempt to salvage them, I cut the corn off the cob and pan fried the whole batch to make salad bowls with. I thought it was a great idea and would last me the whole week. Well, it did…because I didn’t eat it like that either. So here we are, third time’s a charm: Savoury sweetcorn muffins.   INGREDIENTS: 2 cups, corn kernels 2 eggs 1/2 cup oil 1 cup milk 2tsp sugar 1tsp salt 1/2 cup grated cheese a few basil leaves 1 spring onion (other seasoning ..read more

I was in a baking mood, but not in a cleaning one so I made these blueberry muffins using Golden Cloud Vanilla Muffin mix. I added a few handfuls of frozen blueberries and made a streusel topping to give these an extra oomph! It did not disappoint. In other exciting news, My Hungry Husband was selected by Feedspot as one of the Top 25 Cape Town Food Blogs on the web. Can you even deal?! Here is the recipe for the streusel topping I made: INGREDIENTS: 3 Tb butter 6 Tb flour 3 Tb sugar 2 Tb oats METHOD: Rub the cold butter together with the other ingredients, using your fingertips until it ..read more