I recently needed to buy 200 bagels for a market where I showcased the trout products of my brother-in-law’s trout farming business. I filled them with cold-smoked trout and cream …
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Angel cake with white chocolate ganache and banana cream
This Valentines Day will mark the 1 year anniversary of working with the fabulous food team from The Pretty Blog, Nicola and Tasha. I wrote my first post for TPB …
Ultimate deep fried onion rings with spicy ketchup
The humble onion can probably be classified as the neglected child of the cooking world. It does all the hard work in millions of recipes as the base ingredient for …
Beetroot soup with Greek yoghurt & chives
My friends at Genesis Farm surprised me the other day with another basket full of beautiful organic vegetables: an assortment of chillies, some quirky-looking carrots, perfectly round squash, a few …
Classic Ceasar Salad
Someone once said that you can judge a restaurant by how well they make a Caesar salad. I have to agree. It is such a simple salad, but one of …
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 …
Summer linguine with basil & cashew pesto
Every time I eat linguine or spaghetti with a basic basil pesto, I feel very Italian – in a “pretend” kind of way. It is the opposite of what we …
Watermelon salad
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 …
Champagne jellies
I’m sitting in the lounge at my parent’s house in Keurboomstrand, looking out over the tops of the ancient milkwood trees onto the beach. It’s a magnificent day, and we’ve …
Cold Christmas platter
Christmas is around the corner and the festive spirit is almost tangible! This year, we’re planning an afternoon affair, lazily celebrating into the cooler summer evening. With the serious heat …