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Homemade Tomato Sauce

Knowing how to make Homemade Tomato Sauce, is a great basic recipe to have in your cooking repertoire! You can use it as a base for so many delicious recipes. It is also something you can make in advance and either store in the fridge or freezer until you need it. You can blend the Tomato Sauce after cooking and use it as an alternative to store-bought tomato sauce.

Homemade Tomato Sauce

Homemade Tomato Sauce

This recipe for my Fresh Homemade Tomato Sauce will make quite a large quantity, which is perfect to store for later use. You can use it on homemade pizza or when preparing a quick easy weekday pasta dish. I have used chilli’s in this recipe but if you would like to make it suitable for small children, simply leave them out.

Homemade Tomato Sauce

Ingredients for the Fresh Tomato Sauce

  • 1 tin large plumb tomatoes in their juice (or 2 smaller tins)
  • 15ml tomato paste
  • 2 -3 garlic cloves(crushed or finely chopped)
  • 1 Tbsp. fresh or dried oregano (If fresh then chop finely)
  • 1 Tbsp. fresh or dried basil (If fresh then chop finely)
  • 2 tsp. chilli paste or 2 small chilli’s (chopped finely)
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • A splash of balsamic vinegar

In a large saucepan heat a tablespoon of olive oil and then add your garlic, chilli and herbs; sauté over a medium heat for 1-2 minutes. Then add the tin of whole tomatoes to the pan and cook on a gentle heat for 10 minutes. You can begin to break up the tomatoes now, then add the sugar, tomato paste, salt & pepper, balsamic vinegar and stir to combine. Continue simmering for a further 20-30 minutes to soften the tomatoes and reduce the liquid. Once you are happy with the consistency remove from the heat and set aside.

Homemade-Tomato-Sauce Recipe

Once the tomato sauce has cooled you can pour it into either glasses bottles or jars for storing in the fridge or into freezer proof containers and place in the freezer. This sauce will store for up to 2 weeks in the fridge and 2-3 months in the freezer.

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Vanilla and Berry Smoothie

Vanilla-&-Berry-Smoothie

I recently published an article on Superfoods, featuring some of the amazingly wholesome foods that should feature in your daily or weekly food intake. With this in mind I thought I would share a few nutritious recipes that are perfect to add to your everyday recipe file.

Todays recipe is for a delicious Vanilla and Berry Smoothie. Smoothies are great for grown ups and kids too, especially if you have fussy eaters. You can cram a huge amount of nutrition into something which is fun to make and yummy to drink, you can even sneak a bit of vitamin C powder in, to help boost your families immune system!

This smoothie recipe, which I am sharing with you, is a firm favourite in our home and was recently featured on Pasella, as part of a healthy lunch box recipe.

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Ingredients:

2 Cups of Sliced Strawberries

1 Cup of Blue Berries

1 Cup of Raspberries

1 Banana

1 Cup of Pineapple (optional)

1 Cup Low Fat Vanilla Yoghurt (you can add more depending on how thick you want it to be)

Fruit Juice (Apple or grape)

1 Cup of Ice

*Vitamin C powder

Vanilla & Berry Smoothie Collage

Crush the ice in the blender, add the berries, pineapple and banana and blend. Once the mixture is smooth add the yoghurt and a splash of fruit juice if necessary. *You can add Vitamin C powder to the smoothie for an extra immune system boost. Once you have blended everything together either pour into a glass and enjoy immediately or if you are packing it in as part of your lunch, pour into a mini flask to keep it cool. Shake gently before drinking.

Vanilla and Berry Smoothie

Recipe Type: Drinks
Cuisine: African
Author: Fiona Rossiter
Prep time:
Total time:
Serves: 3-4
Smoothies are great for grown ups and kids too, especially if you have fussy eaters. You can cram a huge amount of nutrition into something which is fun to make and yummy to drink, you can even sneak a bit of vitamin C powder in to boast your families immune system!
Ingredients
  • 2 Cups of Sliced Strawberries
  • 1 Cup of Blue Berries
  • 1 Cup of Raspberries
  • 1 Banana
  • 1 Cup of Pineapple (optional)
  • 1 Cup Low Fat Vanilla Yoghurt (you can add more depending on how thick you want it to be)
  • Fruit Juice (Apple or grape)
  • 1 Cup of Ice
  • *Vitamin C powder
Instructions
  1. Crush the ice in the blender, add the berries, pineapple and banana and blend. Once the mixture is smooth add the yoghurt and a splash of fruit juice if necessary. *You can add Vitamin C powder to the smoothie for an extra immune system boost. Once you have blended everything together either pour into a glass and enjoy immediately or if you are packing it in as part of your lunch, pour into a mini flask to keep it cool. Shake gently before drinking.

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Lunch Punch Sandwich Cutter Giveaway

Lunch-Punch

The dreaded school lunch box can be a moms or dads worst nightmare! It can be so difficult trying to find things that fussy little kiddie winks will actually eat. Well I have some exciting news about a wonderful product called Lunch Punch, by Spotty Frog SA! This fantastic new product is special, easy, fun and healthy: Now you can cut off that unappealing crust and transform your kiddies sandwich into a healthy, fun, interactive and educational experience.

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It is an awesome source of inspiration to create lunch items that will actually encourage your kids to try new things and really enjoy lunch time but wait there is more – it is fun for moms too! I had a great time cutting shapes out of cheese and cucumber! There are so many options when it comes to getting creative with you Lunch Punch and you can get the kids involved with making their own lunch or even using the cutters to make cookies or cut fruit, there are endless possibilities!

Lunch Box Ideas from Lunch Punch

The Lunch Punch® is

  • BPA FREE
  • Phthalate FREE
  • PVC Free and lead FREE
  • Made from FDA certified food-grade plastic
  • 100% recyclable (includes packaging)
  • Kid friendly and dishwasher safe

Lunch Punch Collage

I am super excited to announce that we are giving away 4 Lunch Punch Sets(see the sets above), to 4 lucky readers. They are valued at R200 per set ! Perfect timing for back to school and preparing all those school lunches! All you need to do is complete the entry form below and share the love on Facebook or Twitter, please share and tell your friends and family about the giveaway! Something along the lines of “Make Back to School Fun with @SpottyFrogSA and @Supermomblog ”. Please remember to comment below with your lunch box tips and tell us which Lunch Punch set you would love to have!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Competition Details:

  •  The Lunch Punch Giveaway will run from 17th January 2013, until the 25th January 2013. The winner/s will then be selected via the Rafflecopter form and announced on my blog and on Facebook. The winners will also be notified via email.
  • Please leave a comment on this blog, below the post, stating that you have completed the above, along with your details in the comment section below this post (please use a valid email address). Your details will be used to validate your entry if you are selected as a winner.
  • Conditions of entry: Anyone may enter this giveaway but please be advised that the various companies sponsoring prizes on Super Mom Blog, are based in South Africa and therefore prizes will only be shipped within South Africa. The prizes may not be exchanged for cash. 
  • By entering this giveaway you agree to all the rules and regulations stipulated on the Super Mom Lifestyle Website and on the Rafflecopter entry form.

 

Cape Town Lifestyle, Food, Healthy Eating, Lifestyle

Lucozade All Summer Energy Challenge

As you know coffee is an important part of my everyday existence! Well, I have been given a challenge, wait for it – to try to do with out my cuppa-jo for a week (sounds crazy, I know!) and replace it with Lucozade. Lucozade is a glucose rich energy drink, with a bit of added caffeine, which promises to give me all the vooma I need. I doubt whether this will be a long-term plan but in saying that, I can certainly do with more of an energy boost, especially in the afternoon.

Lucozade is also currently running a competition, where they would like you to capture that all summer energy moment – a moment filled with good times, great friends and that beaming summer smile of yours! All you need to do is send your #AllSummerEnergy pictures in, via twitter or MMS – holding your bottle of Lucozade. There is a daily prize of  R3000, all summer long. There is also a grand prize up for grabs of a cool R150 000. To find out more and how to enter visit the Lucozade website and do not forget to hashtag your entry with #AllSummerEnergy brought to you by @LucozadeZA.

So watch this space – my Lucozade arrived today but I will start my challenge on Monday, it is the weekend after all!  We will see if I manage the week without coffee (my poor family!) or if it all unravels at a rapid rate! 😉

*Disclaimer: I have been provided with Lucozade Energy Drinks for the purpose of the challenge but am in no way affiliated with Lucozade or the competition they are running.

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