I love pineapple… fresh, sweet & juicy. Did you know Basil goes really well with pineapple for a dessert that is fragrant and delicious. It’s so simple Peel, core and chop a pineapple, take the rind and juice of 1 lemon, chop 5-6 leaves of fresh basil and combine them all in a dish. Cover…
Author: davidwhipps
The journey continues……. So, last night, I was going to blog but Jet Lag claimed me….. I can never understand how no matter what you do to avoid it, Jet Lag WILL get you. It’ is however a small price to pay for visiting Los Angeles. This was one of my favourite views from our…
Ok lets try this again
I am back………… I realised I have not blogged anything on here since October 2015 That’s pathetic! my last post was full of reasons (excuses) as to why I hadn’t blogged for a while, I’m not going there again……. Just know I am back and on a mission I need to loose a serious amount…
It’s Been a Long Time
But I am back….. A lot has happened since my last post on here, but before I delve into all the nitty gritty, I would like to thank everyone who has continued to log onto the site waiting for a new post, for all the emails, for all the twitter peeps who continue to follow…
A Gem of a Restaurant
We were in Missouri for Valentines Day this year, and our friends who we were staying with told us that D was organising a night out for all of us. He kept the restaurant a secret, and after a day in St Louis we pulled into a side street and headed into a small cafe…
Your People
A.K.A South African Comfort food! What I find really interesting in life, is sometimes people you meet you connect with on a simple level, they become “people you know” and then sometimes you meet people who become “Your People”. You know what I mean. “Your people” are the people you connect with, you click with,…
Perfect Parsnips
I love Parsnips! Not just at Christmas time, but all through the Autumn and Winter season. This is my recipe for Perfect Parsnips. You can’t be bashful about using fats when cooking these perfect parsnips. They are not for those on a diet!! For a large side portion of Perfect Parsnips take 1kg of Medium…
A Sprout is not just for Christmas
Christmas Time – Sprouts. Yes it’s the best time of the year to eat sprouts, they are in season, they are small nutty bundles of sweet green vegetable! A lot of people don’t like them, proboably because they are associated with small mushy bundles!! Try them this way and you may just like them, or…
Curry -vs- Pie
So the left-overs battle continued during the Christmas/New year break. We had friends over for dinner, and I could not for the life of me decide whether to do a Turkey & Ham Thai green curry, or a traditional “left-overs” pie. I do love some pastry post Christmas. Well, I decided that the battle could…
