cocktail hour????

with summer on the way and hundreds of beautifully plump strawberries in season, why not!!!

strawberry-ginger caipirosca (serves 2)
10 fresh strawberries, hulled & quartered
handful fresh mint leaves
1/4 lime sliced into pieces
1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
2 tablespoons sugar
2 cups cracked iced
1/2 cup vodka

place strawberries, mint, lime & ginger in a shaker. sprinkle sugar over the top. crush the mixture with a long spoon until almost pureed. add ice & vodka, shake well. divide and serve.

Cookie Boy

How creative?

Makes us want to go and bake up a storm!

http://www.cookieboy.boy.jp

Very Cool Carafes!

They can open both at the bottom and the top which allows

you to fill them with eye-candy goodies...we like a lot!

Another genius invention from Yuppie Chef

www.yuppiechef.co.za

Crush!

South Africa's 1st digital magazine by foodie Michael Olivier.
We love it.

http://www.crushonline.com

effortless, delicious, meat-free mondays

caramelised onion & cheese sandwich
yield 2 sandwiches

2 small onions
6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
sprig of thyme
1 bay leaf
salt & pepper to taste
4 slices of bread of your choice
cheese such as gruyere or mature cheddar
2-3 tbsp butter

for the caramelised onions: peel & slice onions thinly. heat olive oil and saute onions with bay leaf until soft & deeply caramelised - about 15 minutes, stirring every few minutes.
pull the leaves off the sprig of thyme and mix in. season with salt and pepper to taste.
spread the onions on one side of bread, top with cheese and second slice of bread.
butter the outside of the sandwich and fry in a pan until cheese melts and the outside is golden brown.

Mixer Love

How hot are these new summer Kitchen Aids?!

I love the cool silver...

Thanks, again, to Yuppiechef!

We have decided to take one day in our week, Monday or any other day,

to have a meat free day

and help reduce global warming pollution!

Get on board and do your bit to save this beautiful planet of ours!!!!