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Something Savoury Challenge: Nuts Usually when setting the weekly challenge, I browse through my collection of recipes and choose one that most appeals. Today I decided to pick the first one on the pile. This is a new recipe to my collection and I will in all likelihood adapt it. Nuts are something you will … Continue reading Something Savoury Challenge Using Nuts
It is so easy to preserve foods that are in season. All it takes is your imagination, or a few simple steps. Challenge To Make A Preserve This week's challenge is to use a seasonal ingredient to make a preserve. I did not set one challenge for the month of August! The month started with … Continue reading Preserve For The Regional Seasonal Challenge
In the Southern Hemisphere it is winter, and a week ago we were walking around in t shirts. Now, the snow has arrived in the provinces surrounding us, and I am sure we will awaken soon to snow here in the Helderberg. It is cold, we had a black south easter over the weekend, and … Continue reading Butter And Herbs Challenge
Ingredient Challenge: Use An Ingredient In A New Way This week, the challenge is to use an ingredient you always have in your fridge in a new way. I am so used to mashing potatoes, frying onions and roasting tomatoes so this will be a great way for me to take ingredients I use in … Continue reading Use An Ingredient In A New Way
Dried Fruit For The Something Sweet Challenge I switched my challenges around so that I could host Presto Pasta Nights and so this week, it is the turn for something sweet. I have been baking up a storm in my kitchen, first a batch of biscotti for Delheim which were taste tested by 9 people and … Continue reading Dried Fruit | Something Sweet Challenge
Ingredient Challenge Cumin, Onions And Coriander The monthly ingredient challenge is one of my favourites as it is like a mystery box on Master Chef - each person gets the same ingredients, and usually we end up with a great selection of dishes. If you are a fan of mystery boxes then this challenge is … Continue reading Cumin, Onions And Coriander
This Pear And Butterscotch Tart was created for a yuppiechef challenge. When I think of England I think of clotted cream teas, rainy weather and apple cider. I think of pork sausages, Weatherly's butterscotch sweets and Thorntons chocolate. I can taste fresh pears and strawberries and the beautiful locally produced cheeses. I can imagine the starkness … Continue reading Pear And Butterscotch Tart
Make Something New The challenge for this week is to bake something you have never made before, i.e. make something new. There is no end date to the challenge as this is about challenging yourself. My reason for such an open ended theme is that Le Creuset gave me two beautiful rectangular stoneware dishes and a … Continue reading Make Something New Challenge
The regional and seasonal challenge to use pears, is based on produce that is in season in the Southern Hemisphere. It was inspired by the volcanic ash disruption to flights in 2010. One of my first aims is to use produce that is in season, and farmed locally. I choose these food items over organic. … Continue reading Pears | Regional and Seasonal Challenge
This roasted red pepper and tomato soup is packed full of flavour and perfect for a cold night, or when you are not feeling too well. When I set the challenge for this week, to make use of peppers (capsicums), I had not yet seen the Vinatics theme for the month. As soon as I … Continue reading Roasted Red Pepper And Tomato Soup
Regional And Seasonal Challenge: Use Bell Peppers This week, the regional and seasonal challenge is to use Bell Peppers. You might know these as capsicums if you live in Australia. The challenge is to use them in any dish. Please link back to my blog if you do the challenge, and let me know in … Continue reading Bell Peppers Challenge
Something Savoury Challenge: Venison This week the challenge is to make something using venison. If you take part in the challenge, please link back to my blog, and let me know in the comments so that I can include you in the round up. We are extremely lucky in that the owner of one of our … Continue reading Venison | Something Savoury Challenge
I first found the grapes for this sable grape sauce at our local Woolworths. They are now widely available and hopefully you can find the same variety where you live. I grew up in a home where we (read our gardener) grew our own vegetables and had an abundance of fruit trees. In our back … Continue reading Sable Grape Sauce
Grapes For The Regional and Seasonal Challenge Can you use grapes in a creative way? They are in season right now and the challenge this week is to create a dish using them as one of the ingredients. If you take part in the challenge, please link back to my blog, and let me know … Continue reading Grapes Regional and Seasonal Challenge
I make a serious chilli chutney and have been asked by a friend for another batch. My chillies are abundant at the moment thanks to a lot of TLC from the gardener in the way of water, and a new organic food I am testing. This will be launched next month hopefully and I will … Continue reading Chillies For The Something Savoury Challenge
Something Sweet Challenge To Use Peaches This week's challenge is to bake something using peaches. This is a seasonal fruit that divides our house. I love the dessert variety but Dave does not. Because of this, I tend not to buy them. Dave prefers the yellow cling variety. I buy these and will eat them … Continue reading Peaches For The Something Sweet Challenge
BBC Food has a fantastic program which has aired in South Africa - Come Dine With Me. Five people get to host a dinner party and at the end of each evening, the 4 guests rate the host on a scale of 1 to 10. The person with the highest score wins £1000 at the … Continue reading Come Dine With Me Challenge
Mushrooms For The Something Savoury Challenge The challenge this week is to make a meal where the star is mushrooms. This meat substitute is great for vegetarians, vegans and meat eaters alike. I always have a punnet of mushrooms in my fridge. In summer I add them to our salads and in winter I use them … Continue reading Mushrooms | Something Savoury Challenge
Cook Something Traditional The challenge this week is to cook something traditional. This relates to the country of your birth or where you live now. Please leave a comment for me to tell me if you have taken part in this challenge. Specifically, I would like you to bake something. It can be sweet or … Continue reading Cook Something Traditional Challenge
Regional and Seasonal Challenge: Pea Shoots This week the challenge is to use something new! Well, new to the South African market at least. Pea Shoots are now in season. Use them in a dish and let me know what you did. I love how sweet these are and they make the perfect addition to … Continue reading Pea Shoots | Regional And Seasonal Challenge