If you’re in Jo’burg, come and join me for a delicious Easter cooking experience, with recipes that will dazzle your friends and family! We’ll be making: – Hot Cross Buns from scratch! – Lamb Kleftiko with slow potatoes – Caraway roasted carrots – Easter egg choc chip cookies – Easter praline espressos – the best…
Butternut & Lentil Bobotie
Whenever there’s a Bobotie cooking in my kitchen, I always have good chutney on hand. My favourite is definitely Mrs. Balls! Chutney is a delightful condiment that you’ll find in many South African grocery stores or a “padstal” (or farm stall) that’s worth its salt. Find your favourite and serve it with this classic Cape…
Shakshuka with Brinjals
If you made the melanzane this weekend and have leftover brinjal, this is an excellent Sunday morning breakfast to make. One of my favourite things about the weekend is that breakfasts don’t need to be rushed. There’s plenty of time to cook, eat at one’s own pace and even wait to feel hungry before eating…
Ranch Salad
Here is the perfect salad for your weekend braai. When you picture a Ranch salad, the ingredients may vary a bit, because really, anything goes. You can probably bank on some corn, bacon and croutons being in the recipe, but what it really should come down to is the dressing. A few years ago, my…
Falafel and Corn Burgers with Polenta Fried Halloumi Fingers
Hands down, the best veggie burger you’ll ever taste is this one. It’s not a “beyond meat” type of burger that tastes like beef, because it isn’t meant to. The flavour combination of falafel and corn with all these delicious spices in the mix is simply mouth-watering, and these burgers with fried halloumi make a…
Melanzane Parmigiana
This recipe is my go-to for a vegetarian meal. It really is enough on its own, but also makes a great accompaniment. You can vary the quantities to make this portion that should comfortably serve 6 or increase it to serve a crowd. With the weekend coming up, you might want to add these ingredients…
Weeknight Pot Roast Chicken
Growing up, our family Sunday roast was often a crispy roast chicken with potatoes, slowly cooked alongside the meat in all the delicious juices. This pot roast chicken is simply an extension of this, which I now cook any day of the week – with the lid on, ensuring all the delicious flavours are infused…
Asparagus, Fennel and Leek Lasagne
This recipe was inspired by an old favourite that I’ve been ordering at our local Italian restaurant for close on 20 years now. It’s made even better because of a Jamie Oliver version that turns it into a one-pot wonder. And if “eat more vegetables” has become your mantra, you’ll be delighted that you stumbled…
Rice Krispie Valentines Treats
Rice Krispie treats can be made to suit any theme or colour. This recipe is taken from my book “Pink Gin and Fairy Cakes”, originally for blue cookie monsters, adapted here more appropriately for Valentines Day. My daughter pressed the mixture into a large heart shaped cookie cutter to get the shapes, but you can…
Corn and Cheese Bread
Mealies are such a South African thing. They are available all year round and we find so many wonderful ways to eat them – best of all, on the cob! I use leftover corn in salads, or combine whatever I have with canned kernel corn or sweetcorn to use in things like cornbread, sweetcorn fritters…
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