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Pan-fried Soy & Honey Prawns
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008A few months ago I raved about my little discovery and shared my favourite prawn recipe. Now, here’s another one with an Eastern twist to it. Yes yes, I know. I used soy sauce and honey AGAIN. Seriously though, it’s a classic combination that will make a dessert taste even better. Just kidding, but you […]
Potato Hash Browns
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008We all know the saying “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach”. Hmmm. What about women? I know for sure that this old adage applies to me very well. On lazy weekend mornings while we still recover from Gabriel’s wake up drill I would nudge Neil in bed and start fluttering my […]
Potato Latkes with Caviar and Crème Fraîche
Thursday, February 21st, 2008It’s that time of the month again. No, no. Not that time! Nicole from For the Love of Food has paired over 40 bloggers in her Taste & Create event. The idea is each partner has to make one of the recipes on the other’s website. This time round my partner is The Allergy […]
Pancakes with Cinnamon & Sugar
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008Happy Shrove Tuesday, everybody! For those outside the UK, today is also known as Pancake Day. Funny that. In South Africa, whenever we have a grey, cloudy and rainy day, we call it a “pancake day”. Outside privately owned coffee shops notice boards will appear on the sidewalk, inviting you in for pancakes and tea. […]
Pancetta, Leek & Mushroom Pasta
Monday, February 4th, 2008In the latest series of The F Word, Gordon Ramsay tackled one of the most common complaints about cooking these days: no time. Throughout the programme he helped clueless people to put a meal together in a jiffy and proved to the world that cooking doesn’t need to take long and can be very enjoyable […]
Beef Meatballs in a Creamy Red Wine Sauce
Thursday, December 20th, 2007One, two, three, four, …, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen! Antony Worrall Thompson has got to be kidding! Nineteen ingredients to make a straightforward meatballs and sauce dish. It is recipe number 37 in
Antony Worrall Thompson’s Top 100 Beef Recipes. Is it his short stature he’s trying to make up for? What about the step where […]
Leek & Mushroom Egg Noodles
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007No doubt it is the butter that makes these noodles taste so good. Folks who are more health conscious feel free to use olive oil (or any oil of your choice) instead of butter. I love having these noodles as an accompaniment to Pan-fried Butter & Garlic Prawns. If you fancy this dish as a […]
Avocado, Pear and Bacon Salad
Monday, November 19th, 2007A lot of people I have met frowned at the idea of pairing meat with fruit. Yet year after year folks queue hungrily at the carvery for a coveted slice of turkey and dive into the cranberry jelly. Recently I prepared this salad for my dear friend Robyn. She successfully refrained from screwing up her […]
Baked Pumpkin with Mushroom & Leek Stuffing
Saturday, October 27th, 2007Dark green, pale green, gray, orange, yellow, white, red, knobbly, smooth, ridged, small, enormous, round, oblong or ovoid. Ah yes, you know it is autumn when pumpkins start appearing at your local supermarket in all shapes and sizes. They are so versatile in cooking and yet I know few Britons who have even tasted it. […]
Potato & Onion Spanish Tortilla
Thursday, October 18th, 2007The Spanish Tortilla is not to be mixed up with the Mexican version. This omelette is one of the Spaniards’ staple foods. Stacks upon stacks of them are in the fridge compartments of supermarkets, ready to eat. In tapas bars they are cubed and speared on cocktail sticks, served with drinks. It can be eaten […]