Teresa Ulyate

Fruity wholewheat loaf cake

Published on October 5, 2016September 25, 2017 by Teresa Ulyate7 Comments

I have been on a clearing out mission lately. I started in the kitchen, and was happy to get rid of a big box of utensils and bits and bobs that I no longer needed. As for the rest of the house… the clearing out process has been going much, much slower than I would prefer. I am talking one shelf a day slow. Still, it is better than nothing I suppose. As part of “project declutter” I have also been delving into the deep freezer, cautiously prying open tupperwares from the depths and playing “guest the contents” with various unlabelled ziplock bags.

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Spring vegetable and red pesto tart

Published on September 30, 2016September 5, 2018 by Teresa Ulyate9 Comments

A slice of vegetable and tomato pesto tart.

I do enjoy a cooking challenge, and when I was contacted by the team at Faithful to Nature and invited to participate in their recent blogger competition I was immediately interested. The challenge was this – to create one seasonal, organic, vegetarian family meal using pantry products from Faithful to Nature as well as fresh organic produce. Each blogger received a voucher to purchase their choice of products from the thousands and thousands of products on the Faithful to Nature website, ordered their goodies online and then used them to create a delicious dish.

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Chocolate fudge nut pieces

Published on September 21, 2016December 3, 2017 by Teresa Ulyate2 Comments

Pieces of fudge with nuts and dark chocolate on a plate.

Such naughtiness on the blog today! I was in two minds about sharing this recipe which was inspired by a treat by Tessa Kiros from her book (and one of my favourites on the cookbook shelf) Apples for Jam. You see, when I tried the recipe it did not come out quite the way I had expected. For one thing the picture in her book shows a toffee square that is much darker and (from what I can see) firmer than what I ended up with. I have made this recipe a few times and I tend to end up with more of a fudgy, crystalline mixture. Still, no complaints about that and the family gave these chocolate fudge nut pieces a thumbs up for blog-worthiness, so who am I to argue.

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Spiced apple pie with creamy caramel custard

Published on September 13, 2016September 26, 2017 by Teresa Ulyate5 Comments

Spring has sprung, and in typical Cape Town fashion the weather has gotten itself all confused. It is getting lighter in the mornings (always a good sign), but you usually still need a jacket for the early mornings, short sleeves for when the sun is blazing at midday, and an umbrella on stand-by for any afternoon downpours. Basically you need to make like a scout and be prepared – for anything!

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A photo of a stack of chocolate and vanilla almond butter cookies

Vanilla and chocolate almond butter cookies

Published on September 6, 2016March 31, 2025 by Teresa Ulyate7 Comments

If you are a regular Cupcakes and Couscous reader then you: a.) are awesome and b.) will probably know that I love a good cookie recipe. These cookies came about when the recipe I was actually trying to make went slightly off track, but luckily in a good way!

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Creamy tomato penne with pesto

Published on August 30, 2016September 13, 2017 by Teresa Ulyate6 Comments

We love a good pasta dish in our house, and this is one of my go-to recipes for a quick and delicious week night meal. The sauce is ready in under thirty minutes and can even be made ahead of time and reheated. And I have to say it again – it is so tasty!

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Iced cappuccino crunch brownies

Published on August 23, 2016October 7, 2017 by Teresa Ulyate4 Comments

Earlier this month I attended the Good Housekeeping Celebrity Bake Stars event at D’Aria in Durbanville. There were bubbles and nibbles and foodies galore, and the audience was treated to a demonstration by Zola Nene and Clement Pedro who shared loads of fun recipe tips and tricks.

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Sweet potato and butternut puff pastry tarts.

Sweet potato, butternut and chevin Tarts

Published on August 16, 2016December 2, 2017 by Teresa UlyateLeave a comment

“Paddington thought for a moment. ‘I think I’ll start in the kitchen,’ he said. ‘I may make some pastry. Bears like pastry.’ “

Excerpt from Paddington and the Busy Day – Michael Bond

I cannot make anything pastry related without thinking of good old Paddington Bear. At the age of one my daughter decided he was the best thing ever – so much so that he was the theme for her second birthday party. (You may remember these marmalade sandwich cookies from a while back.) Her younger brother, now almost two, has followed suit, and we would not dream of tucking him in at night without at least one Paddington adventure to send him off to sleep.

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