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I was amazed to learn that the Caesar salad originated from Tijuana Mexico. It is named after its creator, Caesar Cardini and traditionally consists of romaine lettuce, croutons, Parmesan and eggs. The dressing contains lemon juice, olive oil and anchovies as well as garlic, Worcestershire sauce and black pepper. Head straight on to the recipe … Continue reading Caesar Salad
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
Head straight on to the recipe for Panzanella ♥ Panzanella originates in the Tuscany region of Italy and comprises of stale bread and fresh summer tomatoes. It is dressed with olive oil and vinegar and is the perfect way to make use of 'yesterday's' loaf of bread. In Italy we buy a ciabatta every day, … Continue reading Panzanella | A Rustic Tuscan Salad
Head straight on to the recipe for Fish Cakes ♥ 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 … Continue reading Fish Cakes Recipe For Mediterranean Delicacies
This fish pie can be made using any fish you have to hand, but the smoked fish to me is what makes it perfect South Africa recently upgraded their visa requirements to be more in line with other countries around the world. One of these requirements is that all minor children who travel have to … Continue reading Fish Pie
I would love to win with the Hot Potato Blogger Challenge with this recipe for Potato And Anchovy Salad because I could really do with some good news! The first time Cindy came to stay with us, she made her famous Italian-peasant anchovy and potato salad. This was something totally new to me, as I always make … Continue reading Potato And Anchovy Salad
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
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 recipe for Café De Paris Butter is courtesy of Neil Jewell and Leopard's Leap Wines. While we were overseas I received an email inviting me to the launch of Leopard's Leap Culinaria range of wines. I requested that Dave be allowed to join me and I was so glad he could as I got to … Continue reading Café De Paris Butter
I was sent a copy of Top Ten Home Cooks to review by Soul Sisters PR & Events. This recipe book is a collection of recipes from people who subscribe to Leisure Books and was compiled by Christelle Erasmus and Alana van den Bergh. Top Ten Home Cooks is aimed in my opinion at the … Continue reading Top Ten Home Cooks
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 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 | Crispy Batter
I love the saying "it never rains, it pours". And this past week, it seems to apply to me very well. Last Thursday night I lost my charm bracelet which has a charm for each year we have been married. Then I decided I would make a pasta dish for our Sunday night supper. I … Continue reading Salmon Pasta
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
Mixed seafood risotto is not something I would order at a restaurant. This is because you never know the quality of seafood they will put into the dish. I know the type of friend I am, kind, loyal and helpful. Sometimes my willingness to assist people has ended up as being a negative but mostly … Continue reading Mixed Seafood Risotto
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
This recipe for Farfalle With Broccoli And Anchovies is known in Italian as Farfalle Con Broccoli E Alici. Somehow to me, the Italian always sounds better. We eat pasta at least once a week and for a long time, I wrote down exactly what we had made so that I could share my recipes with … Continue reading Farfalle With Broccoli And Anchovies