Coming soon! FTW.

So as with everything in life, it is time for a new chapter.  My Taste buddies is going to be shutting down in the next few days and you can meet me over on my new website, FTW. FTW, or FoodTravelWine, is about an experience. From travel advice, to wine pairings to worldwide restaurants to try, FTW...

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Banting for Dummies.

Ok, so you are a Capetonian and you eat bread. Who are you even? The banting craze has taken the Cape by storm. Literally. It's the real meal revolution. Yes, I know I seem behind the times but I like to let everyone else try something new before I jump on the band wagon. I am not one for fad diets and truly...

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Easy Caulifritters

Ok so I am on a mission with cauliflower at the moment. I am really enjoying inventing different substitutions for carbs that I would usually eat on a daily basis. When I get stuck into something, it often becomes a bit of an obsession so you will probably be seeing a few more cauliflower recipes. This...

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Light lunchtime Tuna salad

So this one is super easy and so delicious.        What you will need...        Serves 2 1 tin of tuna, drained 2 pieces of celery (long) chopped half a fennel bulb, with stalks, chopped 1 large apple, diced, 1 red onion, diced, 1 carrot, grated 250ml full...

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Thai Ginger Chicken Stir-Fry (Pad Khing) with Cauli-Rice

Ok so I am not going to go all 'banting crazy' here as I am not completely convinced... but I do think it is smart to limit carbs in general, especially at dinner time. I attempted cauliflour pizza's on the weekend (recipe to follow soon) and it was so tasty! I was craving stir fry today so thought I'd try cauli-rice...

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Best red quinoa salad

This is so simple and so delicious... even better the next day for lunch.  Ingredients 1 cup of cooked red quinoa 250g baby rosa tomatoes 1 tablespoon of Pesto (your choice!) 200g feta 3 green onions 4 medium chicken breasts Pumpkin seeds 1 avo, chopped 1 tin chickpeas, drained Salt,...

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Healthy and delicious Ostrich meatballs

I am NOT a big meatball or burger kind of girl. I make wide circles around burger joints and pretend I can't hear people when they make suggestions like Spur burger special two for one. I just don't do them.  That being said, I made an exception to the rule recently after coming across a similar recipe...

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