Tamarind, Date & Cardamom Loaf Cake – Panqué de Tamarindo, Dátiles y Cardamomo

A coworker knows I have a food blog, and although I am sure he has never visit Sweet Cannela, every time he goes to his hometown, he brings me a seasonal ingredient so I can prepare something with it. He always asks what I prepared, and he wants to see...

Best Artichoke Mushroom Pie

Artichoke Mushroom Pie - Last week, my sister sent me a the full size photo of a fabulous artichoke mushroom savory pie or tart she made for dinner.  She did not include a recipe. When the recipe arrived, she sent the following anecdote...

Glass Gravy Fat Separator

Glass Gravy Fat Seperator -   I don't know what I would do without this kitchen gadget. You might not need to have a fat separator sitting on the kitchen counter at all times but every so often it's nice to have one handy. The Catamount model -...

Our lovely Sea Point local: La Perla

I love staying on the seafront in Sea Point. There's so much to love. Sea views from the balcony, lovely promenade walks breathing in the sea air, meandering down Main Road for daily shopping and restaurant visits and of course the people. It's...

Easy Homemade Mushroom Soup

Easy Homemade Mushroom Soup - Today is homemade soup day and I'm making   mushroom soup.   Mushroom soup in all its variations takes the number 1 spot on the list of easy homemade soups. Coming in at a close second is Chinese egg drop soup...

Old Fashioned Homemade Chicken Soup

  Old Fashioned Homemade Chicken Soup – That’s what I’ll make for dinner – in the slow cooker of course. It was going to be a very busy day today so early this morning I pulled out my trusty Rival® crock pot to lend a helping...

Cooking Perfect Chuck Roast

Cooking Perfect Chuck Roast – Cook perfect chuck roast in the crock pot! I didn’t even have to run to the stockyards for this cut of beef. I came across a few pieces of prime beef chuck a few days ago that just screamed to be slow roasted...