Coconut oatmeal with blueberries

Now THIS is how you start your day off with a spring in your step.

In the cold winter mornings of January and in an attempt to begin the year with a healthy diet, I began making oatmeal in the mornings for myself and my boyfriend. 

1 cup oats/1cup Koko milk (a coconut milk alternative to regular milk)/1 cup boiling water.

Allow to simmer lightly on the stove for 3/4 minutes until the oats have swelled and cooked.

Top with blueberries and sizzles of honey to serve.

Good morning!! 

Rice stack with Prawns and Steamed vegetables

The perfect light dinner, and easy to make - start by boiling the rice until fluffy, I usually find one part rice to two parts boiling water does the trick for perfect rice. To create the stack I added a small amount of butter to the cooked rice and pressed it into a cup before turning it out upside down on a plate.

The vegetables I chopped roughly and added to a pan with garlic, ginger and olive oil.

To sauté the prawns flash fry in a pan with some herbed butter until pink and cooked through.

Top the whole lot onto the stacked rice and finish with a splash of soya sauce.

 - it's too easy!! 

Homemade Spiced Potato Wedges

Despite not eating chicken, I do love a trip to Nando's for their Peri Peri wedges. Deciding to attempt them at home, I was delighted with the results! And they are pretty easy to conquer:

Wash and dice a handful of medium potatoes, the amount according to your required quantity/appetite.
Make sure you don't cut the potato wedges too thin, and you want to have the soft fluffy interior and crispy exterior once done.

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C.
Boil the potatoes on the stove, leaving the skins on (this adds both nutrients and flavour) - cook the potatoes until they are soft, and a knife can easily be poked into the centre of the wedges.

Now on an oven dish, display the cooked potatoes and smother them with a generous splash of olive oil. Coat the potatoes with paprika, chill flakes, ground ginger, cumin seeds and if you have some Zimbabwe Peri Peri at hand (my sister lives in Zim and hand delivers mine) throw that on there too.
Mix it all together making sure the wedges are coated evenly. Place under the grill for approximately 30 minutes or until golden.

Serve with Peri Peri mayonnaise. Delicious!