basics

Simple Tomato Relish

This tomato relish has lots of flavour – it goes great with vegetable fritters, on steak or steak sandwhiches.

Make your own Moroccan spice mix for superior flavour without all the fillers that come with supermarket spice mixes.

Homemade hummus has become one of my favourite snacks to make lately. Here’s the recipe I use.

Homemade mascarpone is easy to make and much cheaper than the store bought variety. And it is absolutely delicious to eat!

Almost as easy as store-bought frozen chips, the homemade variety are tastier and healthier and you can jazz them up with different herbs and spices.

Damper is a quick, easy and frugal bread to make – no waiting or kneading! This rosemary olive damper is a tasty variation on an old classic.

A basic white sauce is a useful and versatile recipe to have in your cooking repertoire. Here’s a fool-proof method for making it.