This is our celebration food. We make this Beetroot Cured Salmon every Christmas, most birthdays and special occasions. It is the most beautiful dish, the beetroot staining the pinky orange of salmon with ruby red. It looks spectacular, tastes delicious…
Everybody loves lasagna but truth be told it is a bit of a faff even if that faffing is invariably worth it in the end. But this recipe for the Easiest Sausage Lasagna eliminates most of the faff and the…
Dinner last night were these Lamb Koftas with Whipped Tahini. I saw a recipe a few days ago by Meera Sodha for a Whipped Lemon Tahini that she served with a bowl of lentils and it sounded too good not…
The great thing about my own blog is that I can quickly look up a recipe if I need it, such as this Paprika Easter Lamb. But as I was searching for it, I realised that I had never posted…
I am pretty sure the Smash Burger Tortillas craze has died down on social media but we are still making them regularly. Having tried a few different kinds of meat we enjoy ground lamb the most. Topped with homemade tzatziki…
This Lamb Birria with Tacos is one of those ultimate weekend sharing meals. Slow cooked in the oven or slow cooker for hours, the meltingly delicious results spooned into soft tacos and jazzed up with crunchy slaw, lime, as much…
A lamb shoulder marinated and roasted in an aromatic spiced yoghurt, this Spiced Roast Lamb and Potatoes is a no fuss recipe and lovely twist on the traditional Easter Lamb. All you need to do is make the spiced yoghurt…
This Egyptian Feta Salad recipe comes from one of the Favourite Recipes booklets from Books for Cooks. The lovely cookbook shop in Notting Hill, London where for only 5 pounds you can grab lunch in the demo kitchen where cooks…
I came across a photo of delicious prawn dumplings with the tails sticking out and immediately wanted to make them. But there was no recipe so then devised my own shortcut version for these Prawn and Pork Dumplings. Usually the…
I have made this Red Braised Pork Belly (Hong Shao Rou) a few times now and it never disappoints. With only a few ingredients it yields a flavoursome, meltingly tender dish that is fit for a celebratory dinner party or…
I have two distinct memories from my last trip to New York, just before 2020 arrived in all its might. One memory is of discovering the most delicious (and cheap) scallion pancakes at Vanessa’s Dumplings on a walking food tour…
Autumn has arrived in Cape Town and the weather is in that perfect not too hot and not too chilly phase, meaning you could definitely cook these Masala Prawns on the barbecue this coming weekend. It is another great recipe…
This recipe for Paneer and Mango Salad comes from the “Dishoom – From Bombay with Love” cookbook. A book that was on my “must have” list since I discovered a recipe for Gunpowder Potatoes last year and I have not been…
We’ve made it to the end of November 2020 and the festive season is on the horizon! After navigating this year it feels like a relief to start thinking about the festive season and I think this Apple Carpaccio Wreath…
It was back in the days of level 4 lockdown that this recipe for Spicy Salmon Noodles crossed my path. I saved it, made it a week or so later, made it again, “whatsapped” the recipe to a few friends…
This post is in collaboration with La Motte Wine Estate. It’s a wintery, rainy week here in Cape Town so comfort food is a given (and a requirement). And since old school is still very much cool, this Ostrich and…
This post is in collaboration with La Motte Wine Estate. A good quality sausage is one of the easiest ways to make a delicious meal and this recipe for Baked Sausages with Apple and Red Onion is a quick and…
This 7 hour Shredded Lamb is one of those recipes that takes a bit of time but requires very little work and yields a stand out delicious meal, with enough leftovers to feast for a second time. What makes this…
I have been wanting to make Honeycomb Cannelloni for years now so I am thrilled to have finally made it, that it not only tasted really good but looked pretty fantastic. All in all, a winner of a dish. You…
This recipe for Vietnamese style Prawn and Calamari Salad is the third recipe inspired by my recent trip to Vietnam with the Tourism Authority of Thailand. The other recipes are the delicious Massaman Curry from Thailand and Khmer Chicken Soup…
I love a bowl of ramen and this 15 minute ramen recipe is a must-have if you feel the same. Packed with flavour and ready within 15 minutes (give or take a few) you will have a steaming bowl of…
This delicious recipe for Slow Roasted Leg of Lamb with Roasted Onions and Chimichurri comes from my friend, Christine Capendale, author of the new cookbook Meals: Effortless Food for Every Occasion. The two of us collaborate regularly on shoots…
This post is sponsored by Fat Bastard Wines Some emails are better than others. Like the email where Fat Bastard Wines asked me to be a part of their upcoming 21st birthday celebrations. I immediately said yes, how could I resist…
This nifty end of the month recipe comes from the Lucky Star cookbook called Seven Colours with Fish. It has the most beautiful and delicious cover and I wanted to get a copy ever since I had seen it. The Saucy…
Tender, sticky, smoky, spicy, sweet & sour, comforting, finger licking, serviette destroying and so delicious. All those words aptly describe and sum up these totally moreish Chipotle and Beer Short Ribs. The short ribs tick all the boxes when it…
This Macaroni and Cheese Cake is one of the two recipes I made for the kykNET program Kook en Geniet that will be broadcast this Wednesday evening at 8pm. Kook en Geniet is probably South Africa’s most iconic cookbook, first published…
I am the first to admit that this Cheesy Bacon and Chorizo Pull Apart Loaf is one big gluten, fat and carb festival but it is so delicious. And you are not going to eat it every day so a…
It is close to January’s pay day so if your budget is pinching this utterly delish Sardine and Fennel Pasta might save the day. Made with tinned sardines that does not cost an arm and a leg, neither does fennel…
Pissaladière is a classic French dish that originated in Nice in the South of France. It is a tart similar to a pizza but the crust is thicker. It is traditionally topped with caramelised onions, olives and anchovies and I…
This recipe for Mackerel Pate with Quick Pickled Red Onion is one of those minimal effort with maximum flavour and reward dishes. And I think it offers a tasty alternative to the usual salmon pate which appears on all menus…
This Bone Broth Ramen feels like a labour of love. Not a terribly complicated one (like love tends to be but that is a whole other story and post for an entirely different blog!) but it does take more than…
I would like to think my timing for this Pork Cheek Ragu is pretty much perfect. We are slap bang in the middle of winter and delicious slow cooking has to be the order of the day. I am cooking…
This Sausage Breakfast Cake is a based on a Strata which I always thought was an Italian dish but turns out to be an American brunch casserole dish. It usually contains, bread, eggs and milk, so it is somewhere between…
This recipe for Bacon Peanut Butter Banana Bread came into existence after I received a brief to produce 4 short recipe videos for the Sunday Times Food Weekly Facebook Page. The one recipe had to be an interesting flavour combination…
It is said that Franschhoek is the gourmet capital of South Africa, amongst stiff competition from neighbouring Stellenbosch and I think Bree Street in the Cape Town city centre can certainly give it a run for that title these days…
One of my favourite Sunday Times features to create was the Heritage Day one which featured this recipe for Monkey Gland Rump Kebabs and it has finally made it to the blog. When I was given the task to create…
This Boerewors Nachos is one of the recipes featured in the past weekend’s Sunday Times Food Weekly. The brief was to create some delicious snacks to give the rugby fans something to cheer about. Even if the game might not…
Another frying recipe but I realised during the week that I never shared this particular recipe on the blog after they appeared in the Sunday Times Cheese Issue and these Fried Risotto Balls are too good not to share. Spring has definitely…
Few dishes sound as good as Curry and Beer Battered Fish Tacos in my book. I’m a firm believer you can’t have a curry without some beer so combining the two makes perfect sense to me. The fish is flavoured with…
This Yoghurt Marinated Lamb Curry delivers on a whole lot of comforting winter flavours. Add a few beers, some warm naan breads and you have pulled together a feast with a bit of pre-planning but not a lot of effort…
Another long weekend and your braai is going to love these Pork Belly Kebabs. And if you do not have the pleasure of a long weekend do keep these in your arsenal of dishes worth barbecuing. I think this is…
This Roast Leg of Lamb is the ultimate in hassle free entertaining. A traditional dish for Easter, this recipe makes cooking for family and friends just that more enjoyable and also allows you to spend more time with the people…
I think you have to be pretty brave to publish something like a Paella recipe. Somehow you will be doing or adding something that someone somewhere will deem to be wrong and a sacrilege. But since I am not Spanish…
This is one of those combinations that is a bit out of the ordinary but I think it works really well. The play of salty and sweet has been around for a long time, made even more popular with the…
Every once in a while I make a recipe that just beats expectation on all levels. It is easy to make, tastes fantastic and I think the photos do it absolute justice. These ostrich meatballs in spicy plum sauce is…
This blogging journey is quite an exciting one I have discovered (between all the dish washing and reheated food!). You post your first recipe (with quite a bit of courage) hoping that someone other than your mother will look at…
Just over a week ago the lovely people at Cobb dropped off their “Kitchen in a Box” Premier Cooking System. A nifty outdoor cooker that can roast, fry, grill and bake. It even has a roasting rack to roast a chicken…
One of my pet hates are ingredients added to recipes just to be different without much regard for what it actually tastes like. I am aware that these Tequila Ribs could be one of those recipes. Ribs marinated in tequila…
There is a definite chill in the air but armed with cheese, butter, garlic and mushrooms I feel quite prepared for it. And the idea of slow cooked one pot meals with generous lashings of red wine and garlic is…
The first time I came across Cauliflower Couscous was on www. drizzleanddip.com and it has been a staple ever since for “low carb” dinners. I am sure the Banting Diet crowd will just love this and it is fantastic as…