Passion for food

 These are 3 awesome appetizer recipes for new years day, or any day! Here are the recipes for Sausage Roll wreath / Spinach Artichoke Dip and Fried Mozzarella sticks>          spinach artichoke dip Recipe:    Click for Printable version           Sausage Roll Wreath Recipe:    Click for Printable version          Fried Mozzerella Cheese Sticks Recipe:    Click for Printable version

There's really no way to BARK up the wrong tree with an easy candy recipe like peppermint bark! It combines two smooth layers of chocolate with the minty crunch of the crushed peppermint candy canes! This is a holiday / Christmas classic for sure and it just couldn't be easier to make!           Peppermint Bark Candy Recipe:    Click for Printable version  

  As someone who doesn't love the traditional Christmas Fruit-cake I wanted to come up with my own version that I could actually be excised about eating. And this amazing Fig, Date, Cherry & Chocolate fruitcake is what I came up with, and I love it!           Chocolate, Fig, Date & Cherry Fruitcake Recipe:    Click for Printable version

 Bobotie, a South African classic or national dish? It depends who you ask! But either way this spicy sweet curry dish is a wonder addition to anyone's cookbook! The sweetness of the fruit is perfectly counter-balanced by the spicy curry and slight crunch of the almonds.  South African Bobotie Recipe: 2 medium onions, minced 1 ½ pounds ground beef 4 cloves garlic 1/4th cup raisons 1/4th cup almonds 2 tablespoons chutney 1 tablespoon curry powder 2 teaspoon salt ground black pepper to taste For the topping: 1 cup milk 1 large egg 1 pinch salt 2-3 bay leaf Bake @ 350 for 25 minutes. Enjoy!