Monday, June 23, 2014

End of the month salticrax, not with this budget friendly recipe!

Today is the 23rd of the month. Automatically, you know what that means.  The petrol gauge is flirting with the wrong side of the half way mark and the improvised wine collection is running dry. 
And then of course, there is that box of salticrax that just happens to be lurking at the back of the cupboard looking awfully austere and not the least bit tempting.

Don’t despair we have a fabulous and budget friendly cauliflower risotto recipe for you to try out. 
At the risk of rambling I am not going to get into just how delicious and completely satisfying this recipe is.



This meal cost in the region of R50.00 and is more than enough for two people.

Ingredients 
·         1 x medium sized onion
·         A head of cauliflower 
·         A punnet of button mushrooms
·         A clove of garlic
·         A fresh chilli
·         Parmesan cheese
·         2 cups of chicken stock
·         Dried rosemary
·         Olive oil
·         Butter 

Extras – If you have leftover bits of cold meat in your fridge why not slice these up and add to your risotto for a slightly more luxurious taste. 

Directions
1.      Thinly slice your onion, brown it in some olive oil or butter.
2.      Add your chopped garlic clove and chilli.
3.      Slice the mushrooms, smear some butter on a baking tray, lay your mushrooms on it, season with black pepper, salt and dried rosemary, bake at 170 degrees Celsius for around 10 minutes.
4.      Use a grater or a food processor and make rice out of your (washed) cauliflower.
5.      Put your pan (with the onion mix) on a medium to high heat, add the cauliflower rice to the pan and cook for a minute. Start adding in your chicken stock 1/4 cup at a time. Stirring all the time, when the liquid has reduced, add the next little bit, do this until it is finished.
6.       Turn your pan onto a low heat, add your baked mushrooms pieces to the pan and simmer for a bit. Expect your risotto to become nice and creamy.
7.       Top it off with some Parmesan.

Easy, cheap, TASTY and filling. 
Everything you want in a budget meal.

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Father's Day - Our top 10 worst gifts

Father's Day is looming. 
And alongside with the pressure of having to try and arrange the perfect day 
for dad, there is also the added stress of finding him that perfect gift!

In today's blog post we highlight The Top 10 Worst Father's Day Gifts! 


The Top 10 Father's Day Gifts to Avoid


 Nose hair trimmer

 The dreaded soap-on-a-rope 

A boring old tie. 
This just screams "I was short of time and couldn't really think of anything else"

 World's best dad certificate. 
The height of laziness not to mention cheap...

The AB enhancer. 
I kid you not people have actually bought these!

BBQ pork flavoured cologne - now that is truly inspired!!


This is a particularly thoughtful gift, 
a portable breathalyzer.


For the balding man in your life, 
how about a tattoo toupee?

For dad's who love beer, this very stylish beer belt. 
 Now dad will never have to get up off the couch for a refill.




World's Best Dad T-shirt... 
DON'T DO IT, this is just tacky.