This hearty vegetarian salad is the second recipe in a series of four that I’ve created with LemonGold, #WhenLifeGivesYouLemons. It is a wonderful combination of umami-rich roasted aubergine and earthy …
roasted vegetables
Broccoli, kale & spinach salad with parmesan and toasted seeds
I know a lot of people that don’t like kale. It’s a relatively new thing in South Africa (although much better known in some other parts of the world) …
Lentil salad with roasted vegetables, lemon & goats cheese
When I heard the word “lentils” when I was in my twenties, I immediately associated it with people who go over-the-top on health foods. Lentils sounded boring, brown and tasteless. …
Creamy roasted butternut soup with spicy roasted seeds
When I was a student, there used to be a place in Church Street called Spice Café that served various soups daily with a slice of bread of your choice. …
Roasted vegetable lasagne
The colder months in Stellenbosch are magical. Trees turn gold to orange to deeply auburn, then shed their colourful leaves in the streets before standing bare against the moody grey …
Roasted sweet potatoes with brown sugar & orange
When I was a child, my Mother used to roast whole sweet potatoes in the oven for dinner, skin and all. She didn’t do much to them, so they didn’t …
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 …
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 …