Monday memories!

Just thinking of my trip to Zurich last year and thought I would share some of the images with you!

Chocolate Chip Cookies!

I've been on a bit of a baking trip lately! The boys loved the cookies I made last week so I thought I would share the recipe with you too in time for the weekend! I use the following BBC chocolate chip cookies recipe: 

Tandoori Prawns with mint sauce

Tandoori Prawns 
500g prawns
1/2 tsp tumeric powder
1/2 tsp crushed ginger and garlic
1/2 tsp garam masala
1 tsp tandoori masala
2 tsp oil
Salt to taste

Marinate the prawns with all the ingredients above and leave in the fridge for at least one hour. Bake in the oven for 8 minutes.

Mint Sauce
Mint leaves
Natural yogurt

Crush mint leaves and mix with yogurt - serve chilled.

Chocolate Milkshake

My boys and I love milkshakes! Since I am not always able to just make a trip to Milky Lane when we have a sudden craving for milkshakes I have learnt to make my own. So here's what you need to get started:

300ml Milk

2 scoops Chocolate ice cream

Whipped Cream

In a blender add the the milk and ice-cream, blend together and in seconds you have homemade chocolate milkshake! Top it off with some whipped cream and you all done :)

3 Day Trip Ideas For Kids in Kwazulu Natal!

Being a stay at home mum of two very active boys the minute my oldest gets school holidays I am always thinking of ways to occupy them both otherwise i'm in for a very crazy few days! So if you are looking for fun ways to pass the time with your kiddies during the October break here are some fun ways to keep the kiddies and yourself entertained!

1. A day at the beach

Nothing beats a day at the beach, the boys can play endlessly in the water and build sandcastles all day!  Our favorite beach is in Umhlanga Rocks. 

2. Makaranga Lodge 

This is the perfect spot for the kiddies to run and explore through the beautiful gardens, you can also order a picnic basket and enjoy lunch on the grass. 

Hot Chicken Wings

As you know from my last food post here my family and I love spicy food so I thought I would share another easy recipe that is a huge pleaser in my home: Hot Chicken Wings! This recipe is so easy, you must give it a try. 

Ingredients for 4

16 chicken wings

4 chillies finely chopped 

2 medium sized onions finely chopped

Coriander chopped 

3 tablespoons Peri Peri sauce optional

3 tablespoons oil

Salt and pepper to taste

Place the washed chicken wings in a dish and mix all ingredients together, leave overnight or a few hours in the fridge and then bake at 180° in the oven until golden brown. Serve with mashed potatoes or a salad.

Let me know how the recipe goes!

Mel

Euro Disney & Paris with kids

I thought I would share my experience of Disney Land and Paris with a 5 year old and 17 month old at the time. We only spent one day at Disney itself - which really isn't enough time to do much of the rides. With all the queues we ended up going on only 4 rides which was still 4 fun rides! It was June, the French children were still in school but there were so many other tourists there that it was all just a bit too much at times, in the end when I asked my 5 year old son Torrez what he liked the most about Disneyland - he said his Mickey Mouse balloon ;) I would still say if you have children and are going to Paris it is still fun to see the actual theme park which is pretty impressive though it's probably best for children over 6 years of age or to stay at least 3 days so you can really enjoy everything that Euro Disney has to offer.