EXCERSISES ON HOLIDAY

This can be a touchy subject! WHO WANTS TO EXERCISE WHILE ON HOLIDAY? Well, there are ways and means to achieve this.
1. Make it FUN
2. Make it SHORT
3. Make EVERYONE do it! ha ha
No, really, an example of this, is to go to places where you have to WALK a bit, or CLIMB/CLAMBER up or down. Swimming is GREAT excersise. I hope you find this information helpful. I will now share with you some of the exersises I did while on holiday ...

Now THIS was extreme sport!
Don't try this at home ...
Till later xx

FISH IN THE MIDDLE

We had invited a few friends over for a late lunch on Sunday, so wanting to make something special, I woke up at 6am and tootled down to the kitchen. Lots of prep for this dish, so hold onto your hat as I go thru the process!
After collecting parsley and spring onion from the garden, the lemon was waiting to be squeezed and the peel grated off. An hour of chopping, grating, squeezing, beating, measuring, flaking went by. I thought there must be something wrong with the clock! How could this have taken me sooooo long? Into the oven it went ... half hour later, I knew it was worth it! Do you want the Recipe?? I know you do!



SALMON & DILL CAKES
1 tin Salmon, drained & flaked
1 big Onion, chopped finely
30ml fresh Dill, chopped
30ml fresh Parsley, chopped
30ml fresh Spring Onion, chopped
15ml fresh Lemon juice & grated peel of 1 Lemon
4 Eggs
300ml Milk
30ml Cake Flour
5ml Mustard pwd
Salt & freshly ground black pepper
500ml grated Cheese
Spray your muffin fan with 'spray&cook'.
Mix the salmon, onion, herbs and lemon together.
Beat the eggs, milk, flour, mustard and seasoning together.
Add to salmon mix and add 3/4 of cheese.
Spoon into muffin pan - I suggest you line it with paper cases).
Top with remaining cheese and bake in oven of 180C for 30min.
If you have too much batter, spoon the rest into a small ovenproof glass dish and bake at same time.
Enjoy at room temp with salads.
What a great afternoon; good food, good company! I can do this on a regular basis!
Till next time, love xx

TIME FLIES !!!

Wow ! I cannot believe 2009 is over and done with ... :( Time waits for no man : ) or woman. Well, I have not been posting any articles for a while, so its time to catch up.
Lots of visitors later and many ups and downs ... I know, its no excuse! I will have to make up for it somehow.
We have, thanks to visitors to our fair city, discovered a few more treasures right under our noses. One place we were delighted to find, is a restaurant/deli in Rondebosch. If you love olives, you will love this place. Great for meals - breakfast specials - and to stock up on all products olive. The Olive Station. Not at the Station, in a shopping centre. They are upstairs at the entrance to the first level of the just-renovated Rondebosch Main shopping centre. (Above Pick 'n Pay on Main Road in Rondebosch.) The centre now has plenty of parking. You HAVE to pay them a visit. You wont be sorry ... go hungry! Visit their web page at www.theolivestation.co.za for a sneak preview.
Another spot we discovered is a nature reserve on the slopes of Table Mountain, near the three towers. Van Riebeeck Park. Wonderful for picnics, hikes up the slopes or just taking amazing photos. Cant wait to go there again!
We have been enjoying wonderful sunny summer weather here in Cape Town, cooled by the ever present breeze/wind. Personally, I prefer it when the air is moving, helps to keep us cool! Today, however, a cold front is moving thru and clouds and drizzle are the order of the day. Nice change : )
Till next time, when I share a special salmon recipe using dill, chives and parsley...yum!