If you haven’t cooked with bulgur wheat before, you’ll be amazed that it only needs 20-30 min soaking (no boiling). You can’t mess it up! Apart from that, it’s …
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Mediterranean food
A Mother’s Day mezze platter with Poetry stores
This Mother’s Day, dare to do something different and exotic for your Mom with a Middle Eastern and Mediterranean mezze platter! The team from Poetry stores have asked me once …
Bruschetta with labneh and slow roasted tomatoes
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of joining labneh cheese maker Shelly Zaidman at Fairview for a look behind the scenes at their manufacturing plant, and a taste …
Baklava
If you have a serious sweet tooth like me, I can recommend a culinary trip to Greece. These people really know their confectionery, and baklava is only one of many …
Mediterranean seafood soup
Every December, we go to Keurboomstrand on the Garden Route to spend our holiday – one of the most beautiful places in the world. We have a long family history …
Mediterranean-style focaccia
Focaccia bread is very similar in style to a regular Italian pizza, but is usually a bit thicker and stuffed or topped with herbs and/or other ingredients. In this recipe, …
Herbed mackerel butter
Cured mackerel fillets must be the Mediterranean version of smoked Cape snoek! These fabulous little fish fillets are much smaller than snoek, but can be used very much in the …
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. …