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...
Category: Salads and sides
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...
Fig salad to celebrate summer with
After a dismal year’s harvest of fruit, the fig tree steps forward and tries to make up for its fallen comrades. And fallen they are. We had superb plums and greengages, then we had...
Superfood Salad
I absolutely love the peppery flavour of black rice. Daniel found the black rice at a well stocked Chinese Supermarket not far from our home. I made this Superfood Salad as a salad/side dish...
Fresh tomato sauce
This recipe is so easy, it is almost silly to post it. But then, I would be denying the enjoyment of this simple fair to so many… The first important tip when working with...
Pickled bell peppers
Sometimes a little innovation can go a long way. When you stay on a farm, you get used to preserving things. The tomatoes ripen at the same time, so you make tomato sauce. The...
Warm pepper salad
Peppers. Bell peppers. Capsicum. Sweet, spicy, lovely. And after a trip to the Pretoria Boeremark, you come home with a bag full for a third of the price. Which means that you have to...
Apple Cider Vinegar and Mustard Salad Dressing
Ingredients: 45 ml (3 tblsp) Olive Oil 1,5 tblsp Apple Cider Vinegar 15 ml (1 tblsp) Prepared mustard, eg Dijon 15 ml (1 tblsp) Sugar To taste Salt and Pepper ...
