I need a stew right now. This is stew weather in Cape Town. Warm and bright during the day and bitterly cold at night. This is hearty warming food. Stews are one of my favourite types of recipes.
Stews are the ultimate in real, comfort food. I also love slow cooking. For me a stew is [...]
Kalaharituber Pfeilii – The gold of the desert.
Kalahari truffles are in season right now, and it’s your chance to buy some of these delicious goodies and discover their subtle, nutty, earthy taste.
I bought four chunky ones a few days ago in Melissas and they cost R38. That’s not bad when you consider that that made four [...]
There are bold things to eat. And then there are forbidden edible pleasures. Pork crackling comes under this heading.
No doubt the food police would not approve, but hey, some things taste so good that you keep wanting to go back for more. There is one thing about pork crackling; it happens to be difficult to [...]
While visiting the Nuy Valley (located between Worcester and Robertson) yesterday I was at an olive oil tasting and came across this woman cooking over an open fire. My curiosity
got the better of me, and it turned out that she was baking bread the old fashioned way, in a cast iron pot, over burning embers.
I’ve [...]
The Cookme range of pasta mixes and risottos are all in one meals made from dehydrated vegetables and herbs.
You add water, olive oil, mix it with pasta and that’s it.
The products are dehydrated slowly, retaining 98% of their nutrients and are 100% natural. No artificial flavourings, colourants or flavour enhancers are used.
So I decided to try one [...]
Autumn has fairly and squarely arrived in Cape Town.
Woolly jackets, boots and dark colours are the order of the day. In the food department we are turning to stews, casseroles, roasts and soups.
Here are my top 4 soup recipes.
They are easy to prepare and taste really delicious because fresh ingredients only are used.
Celeriac Soup.
So here’s [...]
This is a guide filled to the brim with great insights and useful information. It shoots from the hip. It’s just what you’d expect from the author who brings out the excellent Roussow’s Restaurants annually.
The book starts off with a selection of maps of Western Cape wine regions. The author says the book is about travelling to [...]
It’s Easter time, and chocolate in one form or another is on the menu, or should be.
For adults who find that the supermarket offerings for kids too sweet and sickly there are always other options.
One good one is this recipe for luscious, wicked, dark chocolate cake. It’s not for sissies, and it’s so rich you won’t [...]
“If ye have no daughters,
Give them to your sons,
One a penny, two a penny,
Hot cross buns”
These sweet spiced buns are made with raisins and currants and leavened with yeast. The spices used are usually cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves, but could also include orange zest, allspice and even ginger.
Hot cross buns are as much a part of Easter [...]
Tiramisu is so easy to make, so I am amazed at the amount of bad ones that I have tasted.
My tiramisu is radical in that there are no cups of sugar added.
My feeling is that there is enough sugar already in the biscuits and liquer for it to be sweet enough already. It’s completely unnecessary to add [...]
This recipe is a new take on the traditional cottage pie. I think it’s tastier. Instead of potatoes you use cauliflower as the topping, which adds a new and interesting twist to a familiar dish.
This recipe serves 4.
500g mince.
2 onions, chopped.
4 garlic cloves.
2 teaspoons of worcester sauce.
1 small head of cauliflower.
5 stalks of celery, chopped.
2 [...]
Serves 4.
Ingredients.
2 red peppers.
4 cloves of garlic, sliced.
4 tablespoons of olive oil.
2 tomatoes.
4 tablespoons of Willow Creek Tapenade with Anchovies and Capers.
1 small brown onion, chopped finely.
Slice the peppers in half and get rid of cores and seeds. Wash and place on baking tray.
Use tinfoil to steady them.
Skin the tomatoes by pricking with a fork, [...]
Believe it or not, that’s all it takes.
This recipe serves 4.
Ingredients.
1kg bag of frozen corn.
1 vegetable stock cube. I like to use an organic stock cube called Kallo, available in health food stores.
2 tablespoons of chopped coriander.
1 litre of water.
Boil the water in a saucepan, crumble in the stock cube and stir until dissolved.
Add corn and stir until [...]
With 10 minutes prep time you’ll have a dish that will pack a punch.
1 tablespoon olive oil.
1 large onion, chopped.
1 red pepper, deseeded and chopped.
2 garlic cloves, crushed.
1 heaped teaspoon hot chilli powder.
1 teaspoon paprika.
1 teaspoon ground cumin.
500g lean minced beef.
1 beef stock cube, I like to use the organic Kallo stock cube – widely available.
400g [...]
The best fishcakes are made at home. Most restaurants are stingy with the fish content or oversalt them. Sometimes you even wonder about the ingredients!
This recipe serves 4.
3 potatoes cut into chunks.
1 400g can of pink salmon in brine.
3 tablespoons of mayonnaise.
3 tablespoons of Greek yoghurt.
1 tablespoon of plain flour.
4 Tablespoons of chopped parsley.
4 tablespoons of olive [...]
This is the easiest, tastiest dish ever. Great for a quick supper, or even a last minute dinner party, you can make it look really special with a nice sauce and garnish.
This recipe serves 4.
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
125g Mozarella cheese, torn into small chunks.
50g of strong cheddar, grated.
1 tablespoon of wholegrain mustard.
8 rashers of smoked [...]
This recipe serves 4.
150g dark chocolate (min 60% cocoa solids).
60g butter, cut up into cubes.
3 eggs.
200 ml (3/4) cups sugar.
1/2 cup or 125ml of flour
125 ml (1 cup) mixed roasted nuts.
Chocolate sauce to serve.
Heat the oven to 160 degrees and melt the chocolate in a bowl over simmering water. Stir it often.
When melted let it cool, [...]
This is the easiest, fastest chicken curry to make. The brilliant thing about it is that if you serve it at a dinner party you won’t get stressed, your guests will love it, and will probably ask for seconds. So make an extra portion and if you’ve any left over you can freeze it – and [...]
This is such an easy dish to prepare, and is extremely tasty. It looks great and would make an ideal starter to serve to friends.
Serves 4.
100g Noodles. My favourite are Woolworths Ready to Cook Pad Thai Noodles.
20 cooked prawns.
1 Head of pak choi. Available Pick n’Pay.
1/2 cup of peas, fresh or frozen.
Squeeze a quarter lemon [...]
I love risotto but was never too thrilled to be standing in front of a hot stove stirring, stirring and more stirring….. So I was thrilled
when I came across this recipe and tried it out. It works a treat, so no more stirring!
Serves 4.
250g pack of smoked bacon, chopped into small pieces.
1 onion, chopped.
25g butter.
300g [...]
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