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Hi, I'm Dani. Some people call me Mrs Rooibos.

South African flavours, cooked my way.

Join me as I explore life, flavour and myself.

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Dani Speek, home cook and creator of Blissful Bites

As seen on

  • The Taste Master SATop 4, season 6
  • National TVGuest baker

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Hand dipping a piece of toasted bread into a bowl of creamy peri-peri chicken livers

New · Appetiser

Peri-Peri Chicken Livers

Creamy peri-peri chicken livers with onion, red pepper, double cream yoghurt and a splash of brandy. Ready in 20 minutes. Serve with crusty bread.
Dark chocolate mousse with honey salted caramel in a glass bowl, a spoon lifting out a scoop

Dessert

Dark Chocolate Mousse with Honey Salted Caramel
Rooibos and apricot lamington cut open to show the sponge and apricot layer, with coconut lamingtons behind

Dessert

Rooibos & Apricot Lamingtons
Biltong pap croquette broken open in two hands, with a plate of golden croquettes behind

Appetiser

Biltong Pap Croquettes with Atchar Mayo
Golden Shanghai butter mochi cakes on a blue plate, one lifted to show the crisp edge

Dessert

Viral Butter Tteok/Shanghai Butter Mochi
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Dani Speek smiling at a kitchen counter with a plate of scones

The cook behind it

Food is how I make sense of things.

I'm a home cook who made the top four of The Taste Master SA and has been a guest baker on national TV. You'll find a fair bit of me in these recipes, and a few stories along the way.

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The shop

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Chunky Cookie Recipe Bundle

Chunky Cookie Recipe Bundle

Unlock cookie perfection with the Blissful Bites Chunky Cookie Recipe Bundle! Featuring six indulgent recipes, from the vibrant…

R290,00
Dehydrated Sourdough Starter – Alice

Dehydrated Sourdough Starter – Alice

Bake real, homemade artisan sourdough bread with ease! Our dehydrated sourdough starter is naturally fermented, long-lasting, and beginner-friendly.…

R260,00

Brands I've worked with

  • Spicemaster
  • Food Lover’s Market
  • Cafe 28
  • Spicemaster
  • Food Lover’s Market
  • Cafe 28
  • Spicemaster
  • Food Lover’s Market
  • Cafe 28

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I make recipe content for food and lifestyle brands. If your product belongs in a real kitchen, I'd love to hear about it.

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  • Recipe developmentOriginal recipes built around your product, tested at home.
  • Short-form videoReels and TikToks, shot and edited in my kitchen.
  • Honest reviewsReal use, real opinions, tagged and credited.