Tomato soup

Tomato soup

I often have tomatoes in the house as I use them for salads, snacks for the kids, soups, stews, chopped with tortillas, food pancakes, salsa..tomatoes are good for so many things. Often, however, I also end up having tomatoes in excess. Instead of throwing them 

Green pea soup

Green pea soup

Beautiful in color, plenty on vitamins, quick to cook and absolutely delicious! I have to say that I vamped it up with pan seared smoked hallibut – this because we had it as a left over from a lunch consisting of fish. But the halibut 

Capsicum salad

Capsicum salad

What better way to start a day than with a varied healthy breakfast with eggs, bread, cereal, yoghurt and some greens. I know…you don’t have time for this every day – but here is a suggestion to a salad which is tasty and refreshing in 

Cabbage salad

Cabbage salad

Cabbage is good…! It is quite long lasting and you don’t need to cook it. Quite often I use either red cabbage or a white pointed cabbage, – or mixed. Most importantly, when using it as a salad, you need to slice it super fine 

Onion Soup

Onion Soup

There is nothing more delicious than a hearty onion soup for a cool winter dinner. Usually, it is all about the onions and cheese – gruyere to be specific. And of course – if you have this – fantastic!! Often I make an onion soup 

Broccoli sides

Broccoli sides

Broccoli sides The other day, I bought broccoli but ended up forgetting about it. Last night, I remembered, but it had already turned a bit yellow and did not look very appetizing. However, instead of throwing it away, I thought I would try something new 

Rice Salad

Rice Salad

What better way to use rice than as a base in a salad? I often cook rice and too much of it too. It is easy to use the left over rice the following day by mixing in some greens and adding a dressing. This 

Green pancakes with mushroom stew

Green pancakes with mushroom stew

A while back, I took note that you could make food pancakes a bit more interesting and juicy by adding spinach, parsley, basil or other green produce to your batter. I often use spinach as this is often a left over in the fridge! As