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I am passionate about using regional, seasonable and sustainable produce when I cook. I live in Gordons Bay with my husband and dogs. Dave and I are busy building a house which is an adventure all in itself. Each year we visit a new place overseas to experience the food of the area. Follow along on our adventures!
This roast carrot hummus is a great way to use up carrots that need cooking. Don't forget to save the aqua faba from your chickpeas to make vegan mayonnaise. Head straight on to the Recipe For Roast Carrot Hummus ♥ Dave and I eat a really healthy diet during the week. I have fruit for … Continue reading Roast Carrot Hummus Spiced With Cumin
Sticks And Stones opening line: I expected to feel free, unburdened, but when the curtains close around Phillip Rochester's satin-lined coffin, all I feel is indigestion. My blurb: Imogen feels she will never feel free of her hopefully soon to be ex-husband. Phillip is still in control, even though he has left her. He will not … Continue reading Sticks And Stones, Jo Jakeman
According to Gordon Wright this recipe for crustless milk tart is as old as the hills. It was originally meant to be cooked in an old Dutch oven, or over the coals. I have increased the baking time from the original so that it was more set. Head straight on to the Recipe For Crustless … Continue reading Crustless Milk Tart, A Recipe From Karoo Food
Ottolenghi Simple In Ottolenghi Simple, SIMPLE stands for Short on time, 10 or less Ingredients, Make ahead, Pantry and Lazy. Where simple might mean anything to anyone, I'm with Yotam in that I like to shop each day for ingredients and spend half an hour or so getting dinner ready. Well, that's me during the … Continue reading Ottolenghi Simple, Yotam Ottolenghi
Reginette alla Norma is a pasta dish made with fried aubergines, tomato and salted ricotta. To me it is all about our trip to Sicily. While there we met primary school friends of mine for a drink. It was an amazing evening and it felt like we had only seen each other yesterday rather than decades … Continue reading Reginette Alla Norma, A Pasta Dish From Sicily
A Question Of Trust opening line: Tom Knelston was very fond of saying that the first time he met Diana Southcott he had been up to his waist in shit. My blurb: World War Two is going to change the face of British politics and society in ways that are unimaginable to Tom Knelston in 1936. … Continue reading A Question Of Trust, Penny Vincenzi
According to my copy of The Geometry Of Pasta, Reginette is 100 - 250mm long and 10mm wide. Mafaldine was created to celebrate the birth of Princess Mafalda in 1902. She was the daughter of King Emanuele III. Reginette means little queens and the semolina pasta has ruffled edges. I hope I did them justice. Head straight … Continue reading Semolina Pasta: My Recipe For Reginette
October 2018 had to have been one of the busiest month's of the year so far. And when I get to next month I will be sure to say November was busier. We got back from an amazing trip to Sicily and Italy and then it was full tilt. Socializing, eating out for Dave's birthday … Continue reading Showcasing October 2018 In My Kitchen
Using David's recipe, I made marinated ribs. These came shortly after I used the same blend to baste some chicken wings. Mark had come over to visit and the child loves a good braai. As we see so little of him I always try to make what he loves. This marinade recipe ticked all the … Continue reading Recipe For Perfectly Flavoured Marinated Ribs
House Of Spies opening line: For something so unprecedented,so fraught with institutional risk, it was all handled with a minimum of fuss. My blurb: Gabriel Allon is the head of the Israeli secret service. He's followed the trail of an Islamic radical hell bent on attacking the Infidels in both Europe and America. This path leads him … Continue reading House Of Spies, Daniel Silva