Nothing beats fresh organic ingredients, straight from the farm, still warm from the sun. My friend John House recently surprised us all by buying a neat piece of land outside …
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Vegetables, salads and soups
Ultimate chicken liver pâté with brandy and cream
Liver is a strange subject: either you love it or you don’t. I love it, my husband doesn’t. My parents love it, my siblings don’t. My 1-year-old daughter surprisingly loves …
Grilled nectarine salad with roasted chicken, feta, rocket and peanuts
A serious heat wave is currently ruling the Cape. Over the last few days in Stellenbosch the mercury has risen to 40 degrees Celsius. On days like these it is …
Warm potato salad with blanched asparagus, crispy bacon and gruyere cheese
After about 2 weeks of blissful beach-holiday delight, I am back in my own kitchen and back in front of my keyboard. And it feels good! I suppose this holiday …
Quick and smooth butter bean soup
To make a great soup, you need to start with great home-made stock. You also need time, because the ingredients need to get comfortable with each other in the pot, …
Moroccan chicken soup with couscous
One of Mariah Carey’s new babies is called “Moroccan.” Not Morocco, Moroccan. Strange but true. It makes me pull a face that I hope will never be photographed. This Moroccan …
Roman gnocchi
As mentioned before on this blog, I love gnocchi: light, fluffy, potato dumplings smothered in my favourite gorgonzola sauce. But a few days ago I discovered a new culinary gem: …
Beetroot salad with cumin
I hated beetroot when I was younger – despised it as a kid, but hated it right up untill I was in my mid twenties. My mother always dished up …
Baked vegetables with a gruyere and parsley crumb
An adaptable, flavourful vegetable side dish, baked with a crispy herbed gruyere crumb. Inspired by fellow blogger Sam Linsell’s “brinjal & courgette bake with a garlic & parmesan crumb” on “Drizzle & Dip”.
Split pea soup with smoked pork hocks
With the African summer sun starting to fade, autumn comfort food is taking center stage in my kitchen. My split pea soup with smoked pork hocks is a seriously simple, …