HEALTHY SUMMER FUN RECIPES for HERS Fit Girls

"Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live." ~Jim Rohn Izelle Hoffman is SA's newest rising star in the culinary industry and although she never formally trained as a chef, growing up in a household where great food was always a comfort and source of nourishment, it seemed a natural progression for her to take inspiration from the dishes she grew up with and turn it into a modern, playful and healthy experience.

Born with Congenital Hip Dysplasia and 14 operations later she is adamant to make people aware of the health benefits of eating the right foods.

She is also no stranger to television and print media and can now be seen as the lifestyle chef on one of SA's largest television breakfast shows, Die Groot Ontbyt, as well as on the Home Channel's Health program called Real Health and her cooking inserts called Better Choices. She also hosted several cooking inserts on SuperSport where she created her mouth-watering signature dishes with the assistance of SA's top PSL Soccer Players. Izelle is a CANSA Ambassador, the food editor for Muscle and Fitness HERS Magazine.

If you are a summer person, there are so many reasons to welcome the warm weather with open arms.

We love stripping off the layers of clothing and breaking out our favourite summer dresses, t-shirts and shorts and get a healthy dose of Vit-D! Our taste in food also changes, we looking for fresh, light foods that is easy to pre-prepare, who wants to spend hours in the kitchen when the weather is just beautiful outside, right? Our Food Editor and Lifestyle Chef, Izelle Hoffman has some delicious and healthy recipes for us. And what is really great about these, they can be pre-prepared and popped into the freezer. An added bonus is that these recipes can be enjoyed warm or cold.

BOBOTIE BURGER PATTIES

PREP TIME: 15 MIN COOKING TIME: 10 MIN SERVINGS: 5

INSTRUCTIONS

For the patties

Add the onion, all the spices, and raisins to the mince and mix well.

Add the lemon juice, honey and whisked egg and mix through.

Form 5 patties Pre heat a large frying pan with olive oil Cook the patties to your desire and allow to cool of slightly.