Anzac Slice
From WWII to my kitchen table. This a healthy, wholesome nibble when you are looking for something to fill that four o’clock spot. Anzac slices originated during the second world war. They were sent...
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Avocado toast 2.0
Saturday afternoon. Peckish but uninspired. Heat-induced laziness. No better cure than to have a 5-minute meal that simply brings a smile to your face. One simple avocado. One special meal. First a disclaimer:...
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Shakshouka of a vegetarian persuasion
Don’t you just hate when a blog post starts with “We all know that…”. In my case apparently I had to know all about what a Shakshouka was. Ironically, in the first post I...
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Avocado Pasta – creamy deliciousness
I looked at this recipe and thought: You gotta be kidding! A raw, cold avocado pasta sauce? Made with very little ingredients? But the two ripe Has avocados were winking at me. Either this...
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Peppers roasted perfectly
There is another recipe – pickling your own bell peppers – that has a delicious pickling liquid recipe. However, this recipe focuses on the peppers. Someone asked me recently why I buy a box...
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Gazpacho! Mama Mia, this is good!
Summer. Ripe tomatoes. Hot evenings. Perfect for a Gazpacho. I had to come up with something tasty and quick. It was as hot as a cat on your lap and after my third ice...
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Chickpea and black bean salad meal
After a comment by my daughter that everything I cook in my vegetarian journey is Indian, I decided to do something fresh and delicious. And not Indian. Well, almost. I did make an accompanying...
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Vegan Aloo Sabzi
First the lesson. In looking for delicious vegetarian and vegan dishes you are forced to learn the language. As said previously, the most spectacular vegan dishes are Indian. The richness of flavour and the...
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Vegetarian journey – Indian Makai Shakh Gobhi (broccoli)
After a week of three Spinach dishes, I decided to twist a Makai Palak recipe to be a little different. And what a surprise. Vegetarian lesson 1.1: Changing a recipe is good – it...
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Dal should not be dull – My vegetarian journey
One of the most common words in vegetarian recipes is dal. Many simply call them lentils, but this is not as simple as it may seem. In the Indian subcontinent, dal refers to many...
My Vegetarian Journey
Can vegetarian work in a family of five adults? How do you keep it interesting? Will vegetarian cooking give you all the nourishment you need? When I started this Vegetarian journey on the 1stof...
The best dry cured beef – ever!
I saw this principle in a program snippet of on of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s programs, and thought that I should try it. The principle was simple – good beef should be cured for at least a...
Trinchado made simple
The taste and texture of Trinchado takes us back. All the way back to dating, when we would go to Hillside Tavern and have a romantic sepia-coloured dinner. Funny how these memories are candle-lit,...
Cream Cheese and Lemon Cake
Noudat ons oudste kind in Stellenbosch studeer en hy net elke drie maande by die huis is, het ek besef hoe belangrik familietradisies is. Ons het so om die etenstafel gesels oor ons gesin se...
Cowhouse Market
When: Every Saturday and Sunday Time: 10:00 – 16:00 Where: Silverlakes, Pretoria Directions: See map below Contact No: 072 399 0154 Email: cowhousemarket@gmail.com Website: www.cowmarket.co.za Contact Person: James The brand new Cowhouse Market...
