I’m not trying to replace the classic, iconic South African braaibroodjie! However, I do love trying new things and marrying French and South African favourites. This is my take …
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Lunch at Pierneef à La Motte
In December last year I was invited to visit Pierneef à La Motte Restaurant in Franschhoek at the esteemed La Motte Wine Estate in Franschhoek for lunch with my family. …
“Lekkerbek” bobotie
Bobotie is one of those South African dishes that most of us know and love. But I’ve had some pretty bland boboties in my life, ranging from under seasoned to …
Two of the best malva pudding recipes
This is my third post about malva pudding in the past 3 years – just shows how much I love this classic South African dessert! I first posted about it …
Soetkoekies
The taste of these old-fashioned sweet buttery biscuits takes me straight back to my childhood home in Stellenbosch, where I baked several batches of these each year before our annual …
Souskluitjies
The first time that I had “souskluitjies” for dessert, was at my Grandma Naomi Uys’s house in Johannesburg when I was about 15 years old. My Ouma was a very …
Bobotie with dried apricots and cashew nuts for RSG
A respected and well-loved fellow blogger, Nina Timm from www.my-easy-cooking.com, invited me to a cook-along at her house on Tuesday. Myself and 2 other bloggers, Ishay Govender-Ypma from www.foodandthefabulous.com and …