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The other night while eating out, James informed us that octopuses are extremely intelligent and that is why he would not eat them! I also learnt that they have 4 pairs of arms. I never thought of the tentacles as being pairs. What I do know is that it is the tentacles you need to … Continue reading Octopus Spaghetti | Spaghetti Al Polpo
Nasi goreng can be translated to fried rice and here I have prepared the dish with crayfish. But you can use prawns if these are easier (or cheaper) to find. Dave and I are going to the Netherlands this year where I am sure we will be able to try a version of this dish … Continue reading Crayfish Nasi Goreng
I have partnered with Mediterranean Delicacies to bring you a recipe for fish cakes using their amazing range of fish I found at my local supermarket. The theme for my recipe is #AfroChic and it is the reason I chose to use Peppadews® as this piquanté pepper is a uniquely South African product. Skip ahead to the recipe for … Continue reading Fish Cakes
This fish pie can be made using any fish you have to hand, but the smoked fish to me is what makes it perfect. Skip ahead to the recipe for Fish Pie South Africa recently upgraded their visa requirements to be more in line with other countries around the world. One of these requirements is … Continue reading Fish Pie
I would love to have met my great grandparents as I'm sure I would have enjoyed listening to their stories about life in Romania. But, I will have to rely on my imagination to figure out how they lived. Having seen photographs of the Shtetl I can figure out that life was tough. Shtetl is … Continue reading Gefilte Fish
It is September, and the start of a very busy month for me. Dave and I are heading to France this month which means scheduling my blog posts for while we are away. This in turn means making a few things in advance, and finding the words for posts when maybe the inspiration is not … Continue reading Lobster Ceviche
Blog-checking lines: Hannah of Rise and Shine was our October 2013 Daring Bakers’ hostess and she challenged us to bake our own double crusted savory pot pies. Using any from-scratch crust and filling we choose, we were allowed to get completely creative with our recipe, showing off the savory flavors and fillings from our own home … Continue reading Lobster Pot Pie For Daring Bakers’
I have learnt that there is a very clear distinction between food bloggers and food photographers / stylists. For all intents and purposes, I am a food blogger and I concentrate on bringing you, my reader, the very best recipes I possibly can. I cook at night when I get home from work - yes, … Continue reading Bouillabaisse
I am not in the running for the public vote prize at all for Freshly Blogged, but your support throughout this competition means so much to me. Thank you to everyone who has voted thus far! This week I have made Tempura Pilchards And Cabbage Parcels. We eat tinned fish at least once a week … Continue reading Tempura Pilchards And Cabbage Parcels
This prawn broth recipe makes for a great soup base for any shellfish. I love making broths for supper. It has been a long and wet winter and on a cold night, nothing seems to warm the soul as much as a hearty dish of warm something! Most often than not, that something is a … Continue reading Prawn Broth | Soup Recipe To Use As A Base
Cindy came to visit and while she sat in the lounge, Dave and I were in the kitchen discussing how to go about cooking the crayfish for the bisque. I had some left over stock from when I first made the bisque, but of course, it needed the actual crayfish. So I suggested to Dave that we … Continue reading Sous Vide Crayfish Tails
I made fish soup using locally caught and sustainable hake. I purchase from our local fishmonger to support small business in our area. I do not like the word diet. It conjures up starving yourself, or fads. I like the term healthy eating plan instead. This year we changed our eating plan. We've always eaten … Continue reading Fish Soup Made With Sustainable Hake
This recipe for ginger prawns on an apple and tatsoi salad was developed by me for Woolworths Chopping Board Chit Chat. Saturday's for me are my day to spend in the kitchen, creating and enjoying. This past weekend Dave was at the race track and I was happily minding my own business, making pastry. Out … Continue reading Ginger Prawns On An Apple And Tatsoi Salad
This vodka tonic battered hake is a great alternative to using beer! It is not often that I lose my sense of humour and it takes me a long time to get angry. But like a typical red head when I lose it, I really lose it. I think it is important in life to … Continue reading Vodka Tonic Battered Hake
This tuna green curry uses my own homemade green curry paste. Dave and I have been very busy after work each night doing the wiring for the house we are building. It has been quite a task as the electrician we paid to do the work did a really bad job. We have had to … Continue reading Tuna Green Curry
I can tell how far my recipe development has come along from my first post on Snoek Pâté to this one. I have a notebook in my kitchen and each time I make something I want to blog about I write down exactly what I have used, and what I did with the ingredients. This helps … Continue reading Snoek Pâté
Firstly, I want to thank all the bloggers who took part in this challenge. I was not going to take part, but Paula was going to have her ingredient list 'orphaned' so I decided to participate. Some of you might know that I love making food with a random set of ingredients, and so this … Continue reading Quinoa Coated Hake Goujons
Using sustainably caught and locally fished hake, I made this hake curry. This post has been sitting in my draft folder since May. Sometimes I have so many words and no recipes, but at the time of writing this recipe, it was the opposite. Life has moved in an amazing direction since May that it … Continue reading Hake Curry
Cindy's Crayfish Curry I just love mystery ingredients! I think I would do well in a mystery box challenge (which gives me an idea...) but, back to the challenge Cindy gave me. She gifted me these three mystery ingredients and so I made Cindy's Crayfish Curry. Kefir lime leaves are unique in flavour and if you … Continue reading Cindy’s Crayfish Curry
I cooked this dish of pasta con gamberi (pasta with prawns) on my birthday in July! It is now September and I have reached a milestone in my blogging. I have been at it, mostly 5 days a week, for 2 years. And since moving to WordPress, I have managed 500 food related posts! You … Continue reading Pasta Con Gamberi | Pasta With Prawns