These Butternut Scones with Cheese is a lovely twist on the traditional recipe, combining the earthy sweetness of butternut with a punch of rich savoury coming from the Parmesan and Gruyere cheese. Super easy to make, perfect for breakfast, a…
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…
The Most Popular Recipes of 2022 is an eclectic mix of sweet and savoury, one going back all the way to 2014, a trendy lockdown recipe (remember those?) that seems to have outlasted the pandemic (fingers crossed) and a recipe…
I have to admit that I had no idea who Ixta Belfrage is until a few months ago when I saw a recipe for a Brazilian pudim from her book Mezcla, Recipes to Excite. I was gifted the book a…
I am sure my fellow “dessert first” friends will agree it is impossible to pass by a recipe with Tahini Fudge in the title. I saw the recipe in a recent issue of the Guardian Feast and just had to…
To me, the food scene in Dubai is without a doubt as interesting and exciting as the architecture and ever changing skyline. And the beauty of it all is that you can dine on anything from piping hot falafel that…
Its’ a wet weekend in Cape Town but spring is about to arrive and with it brings promise of warm, sunny weekends filled with lazy lunches and barbecues. And these Peppermint Crisp Pavlovas gets the ball rolling in anticipation of…
I like to think of this JAZZ™ Apple and Tahini Snack Loaf as a delicious quick mix and bake bread to have on standby, great to have as part of a sweet and savoury brunch, a quick bite on the…
I first came across this Baked Mücver recipe on Jennifer Rohda’s instagram account with a link to the original recipe on Melek Erdal’s Instagram account, where she had shared the recipe on her story highlights. It has been sitting on a…
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…
I’ve been making good on my promise to cook from the Favourite Recipes booklets from Books for Cooks. After making the Egyptian Feta Salad I moved on to this recipe for Roasted Butternut with Burnt Aubergine Dressing. The intention while cooking from…
We’ve made it to December! And with festive gatherings just around the corner, I thought it apt to share 10 of my favourite recipes published over the years. These are recipes that I make regularly and they remain favourites no…
I am a latecomer to Karak and Lotus Biscoff biscuits but it has been pretty much love at first taste and this Karak Chai Cheesecake is a dessert I wanted to make ever since that first taste. Karak has its origins…
This recipe for Gunpowder Cauliflower is inspired by the Gunpowder Potatoes from the “Dishoom – From Bombay with Love” cookbook. One of those intriguing cookbooks you can’t put down and one of rare ones I cook from regularly. They say we…
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…
This Turmeric and Ginger Cake is based on Alison Roman’s Lemony Turmeric Tea Cake from her book Nothing Fancy: Unfussy Food for Having People Over. I may have made it way back in April when we were stuck in lockdown…
I always say in our photography workshops that your job as a food photographer is to create a reaction with the image you shoot. The person looking at the image needs to either want to eat it, make it, or…
If you love nachos and Indian flavours this recipe for Indian Inspired Nachos with Coriander Chutney and Tamarind will make you incredibly happy. The recipe comes from Indian-ish: Recipes and Antics from a Modern American Family by Priya Krishna, an…
Twice Roasted Crispy Parmesan Crushed Potatoes to satisfy any and all comfort food cravings. And even if my lockdown waistline and sluggish fitness might not be in full agreement with this dish, they will concur that it is really good 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…
Fried Halloumi is one of my favorite things and adding it to a salad with spoonfuls of hemp pesto makes for a delicious and super nutritious meal with the summer days ahead. Serve the protein-packed hemp pesto as a dressing…
I am so happy to announce that a new book I have worked on, My Vegetarian Braai, featuring close to 100 vegetarian and vegan barbecue recipes has been published and is available here and as an e-book. It is not always…
This recipe has been paid for by Pink Lady® Apples South Africa. I have been wanting to make sweet nachos for a while now ever since my favourite foodie saw sweet nachos appearing on quite a few menus while on…
I have been an Instant Pot convert ever since purchasing one a few months ago, eagerly awaiting the publication of Madhur Jaffrey’s Instantly Indian Cookbook – Modern and Classic Recipes for the Instant Pot since news broke that she was…
This Roasted Butternut Coconut Curry has become my go to mid week meal, come winter or summer for that matter. Perhaps not the quickest meal there is but certainly easy, packs loads of flavour, filling and a super nutricious meat…