Today is the 7th of January 2013, and most of us have decided on a set of New Year’s resolutions. I can bet you that somewhere on that list is …
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Vegetables, salads and soups
My secret dinner
On Saturday the 27th of October, I had the honor of hosting one of the Secret Dinners as part of the Spier Secret Festival – a food and wine celebration …
Slow-roasted root vegetables
Every now and then my good friends at Genesis Organic Farm provide me with a box full of their latest seasonal produce. And every time it feels like Christmas! A …
Ultimate Braai Day Salad
This year on the 24th of September, I want to place more emphasis on side dishes than the braai meat. Of course I love a great piece of steak, chop …
Roasted beetroot and goats cheese salad
Beetroot can be the most boring thing on your plate, or the most magnificent. As a child, I used to hate beetroot. We always had the store-bought grated version, and …
Moroccan-style roast potatoes with coriander yoghurt
I regularly use pesto to flavour my roast chicken and other meats – it gives a fantastic thick coating of intense flavour and colour, and is such an easy way …
Spinach and feta flapjacks with horseradish cream
Although most people eat their flapjacks at the breakfast table with maple syrup, there is no reason not to go the savoury route for a change! I recently twisted up …
Mediterranean chicken kebabs with olive marinade
While the rain is keeping us all indoors here in the Western Cape during the height of Winter, I’m mostly in my kitchen preparing hearty dishes like stews and soups. …
Creamy leek and potato soup
These days I see bunches of leeks everywhere, so I figured they must be in season! I only recently became a real fan of leeks after eating them whole and …
Grilled, marinated aubergines
There are few things I love more than lazy, extended, tapas-style eating. Although the term “tapas” was coined by the Spaniards, I still prefer my snacks mostly Italian, very simple, …