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Having skipped our annual April / May holiday I had to bring Europe to my home. These merguez sausages remind me of France and the amazing times we have spent there. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Merguez Sausages ♥ Regular readers will know that I have had a particular issue with my … Continue reading Merguez Sausages Spiced With Harissa
Inspired by Chef Mimi's recipe for Cuban black bean soup, I made pork and beans. It was a hearty and comforting dish and perfect as a pick me up. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Pork And Beans ♥ Five days into lockdown I dropped my fitness tracker. I started off with a … Continue reading Pork And Beans | Pure Comfort In A Bowl
I made this glazed gammon well after Christmas, for a family dinner. I take great joy in watching our granddaughter eat food with utter delight on her face. It makes cooking for all of them a pleasure. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Glazed Gammon ♥ The other day while walking to my … Continue reading Glazed Gammon Cooked In Cider
You need time on your hands to make this barbecue brisket. The meat needs marinating in a dry rub overnight, and then cooking for 4 hours before finishing it off on the barbecue. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Barbecue Brisket ♥ We have a friend who is 20 years older than … Continue reading Barbecue Brisket Coated In A Delicious Sauce
I had to wait two years to find fresh waterblommetjies. These pond weeds only grow if we have rain. Once I found a packet, the first thing I made was waterblommetjie bredie. A bredie is a Western Cape stew, always made with mutton. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Waterblommetjie Bredie ♥ I … Continue reading Waterblommetjie Bredie Using Mutton
Next time I make this porchetta, and there will be a next time, I will try and get a longer cut of shoulder. This one was very squat and not well butchered. But the taste was sublime and took me right back to Italy. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Porchetta ♥ Last … Continue reading Porchetta | Boneless Pork Roast
With an abundance of beautiful aubergines together with new potatoes in my veggie box I was inspired to make moussaka. I have no idea how traditional this recipe is, but it was super tasty. The best part was that I made enough for Dave and I to enjoy the meal twice. Head straight on to … Continue reading Moussaka | My Take On This Traditional Dish
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
When you mention ragu, people automatically think of bolognese sauce. But, in Italy, a ragu pasta sauce is any sauce for pasta that contains meat. These sauces differ from region to region, and mine is Northern Italian. It uses ground beef as the protein. Head straight on to the Recipe For Ragu Ragu Pasta Sauce … Continue reading Ragu Pasta Sauce | Northern Italian Recipe
Sometimes a recipe just gets stuck in my head and I have to make it straight away. This week it was for curried mince. I went out and bought the ingredients and came straight home. The mince was made and served up with some vetkoek. A traditional South African meal that I hope you try … Continue reading Curried Mince Using Garam Masala
Dave went to work on the race car, staying over lunch time. I had been at gym and bought venison from the butcher after I had trained. I cut some off to make venison tartare for myself for lunch. This is not Dave's favourite meal so I turned being alone into a win-win situation. Head … Continue reading Venison Tartare | The Perfect Recipe
The best part of making your own sausages is that you can determine what goes into them. These sweet smoked chorizo sausages are made from locally sourced pork. You can use any paprika you have to hand to change the flavour profile. Head straight on to the Recipe For Sweet Smoked Chorizo ♥ For those … Continue reading Sweet Smoked Chorizo With Red Wine
This mince and courgette bake is one of those meals you can freeze. I make two at a time, one for dinner straight away. The other gets popped into the freezer for me to take out the night we get home from travelling. Or for nights I really do not feel like cooking. Head straight … Continue reading Mince And Courgette Bake | Cook Once Eat Twice
I think the most popular ragù recipe would be the one for bolognese. I have made my pork ragu in the Neapolitan style using meat, a sofrito and tomatoes. Head straight on to the recipe for Pork Ragu ♥ This past December holiday I made a deal with myself. I would spend a maximum of one hour … Continue reading Pork Ragu, A Neapolitan Recipe
I have taken the recipe for pap lasagne from the nostalgic nibbles chapter in Zola Nene's book Simply Delicious and adapted it to make my baked pap with pork mince. Zola says this is her updated version of pap, sausage and sauce. Head straight on to the recipe for Baked Pap With Pork Mince ♥ I … Continue reading Baked Pap With Pork Mince From Zola Nene
The best way to bulk up any meal is to add mushrooms to the mix. #JoinTheBlendTrend by replacing part of the meat in any dish with mushrooms. You could try this with my recipe for cottage pie or simply make these amazing mushroom rolls. Mushrooms are an umami-rich, healthy vegetable. They are nutrient dense adding potassium, B-vitamins and antioxidants to … Continue reading Mushroom Rolls #JoinTheBlendTrend
Head straight on to the recipe for Cuban Pork Chops ♥ The text in World Atlas of Food is provided by Mariëlle Renssen and was derived from a variety of sources. It made for some very interesting reading and when it came to choose the recipe for Cuban pork chops I read with interest that citrus … Continue reading Cuban Pork Chops | World Atlas of Food
Head straight on to the recipe for Cottage Pie ♥ The term cottage pie first appeared in 1791. This dish was made using any left over meat and the 'new' vegetable, potatoes. This was an affordable dish for poorer people to eat, and the term cottage refers to their dwellings. Originally the dish was lined … Continue reading Recipe For Cottage Pie
Head straight on to the recipe for Savoury Mince Baked Pirozhki ♥ Pirozhki is Russian for 'small pie' and these are usually made from a yeast dough. Here I have made baked pirozhki using a sour cream pastry which have been glazed with an egg wash to give them an amazing golden colour. I have used … Continue reading Recipe For Savoury Mince Baked Pirozhki
Head straight on to the recipe for Braised Short Ribs ♥ If you cannot find short ribs ask your butcher to cut them for you - they are cut from the rib and plate primals and a small corner of the square-cut chuck. They may be called thin ribs or an English cut where you … Continue reading Braised Short Ribs Using Bone Broth