An easy weekly menu filled with comfort food.

An easy weekly menu filled with comfort food.

A South African Affair Each day goes by and I miss South Africa slightly more and slightly less. It is a weird feeling to describe. As a...

Learning New Things Everyday Recently I celebrated a milestone birthday. I had many ideas growing up about what my life would and...

Simple is often the best I consider myself to be a world class obsessive mom - not in the super annoying sense but I generally have a...

International Burger Day - 28 May No matter where in the world you live, burgers are more than just food — they’re a way of life. There’s...

For the Love of Salt One thing South Africans and the Dutch undeniably have in common? A deep, unapologetic love for fries . In South...

The Strawberries Are Not Always Sweeter on the Other Side When I lived in South Africa, I used to dream of having a beautiful kitchen....

Three Different Pizza's As you know, last Friday in our house was family pizza night — at least in theory. The idea is simple: relax,...

The Dirty Kitchen There are habits we roll our eyes at growing up, and others we eventually grow into. As a child, I remember watching my...

The cost of food I am a currency converter, I have told you this many times. I am slowly but surely running out of fancy ideas to...

The weight of the world This week I struggled through, as many people do. It seemed as if everything was happening all at once and that...

The Kitchen of Love For me, some of my fondest memories are rooted in the kitchen. When I think back to my childhood and the people I...

No Palette Fits All A common problem in every household is that not everyone eats all meals, in some cases it's very extreme for example...

The cost of living People usually ask what are the biggest things that changes when you move abroad. One of the things that has changed...

Underutilized Resources This is a strange concept—the idea that we can have things lying around our house for years but not fully know...

As many of you know, I am exceptionally lazy. I love a quick recipe that does not require much effort on my behalf, but I also love to...

To Soup or Not to Soup Creamy Pumpkin Soup Tradition in a strange thing, we seem set in our ways and then we learn a new way and that...

This week is an unusual week, the kids are on vacation and it is the beginning of Ramadaan. Snacking During the week, I love to snack...

I say I eat everything, but we all know that’s not true. Deciding who does what in any household is always a great debate, especially in...