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I made Braised Oxtail With Peanut Sauce (Karé-Karé) for the Eat For The Earth initiative. The Eat For The Earth initiative from Yuppiechef is being held for the second year running. I hosted a meal on World Environment Day and made a donation to Soil for Life. If you would like to make a donation of any … Continue reading Braised Oxtail With Peanut Sauce
I am submitting this recipe for Lemon Garlic Linguine With Prawns to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted this week by Rachel, The Crispy Cook Skip ahead to the recipe for Lemon Garlic Linguine With Prawns The Secret Recipe Club challenge is a great way to meet new bloggers. This month, I got to read more … Continue reading Lemon Garlic Linguine With Prawns
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
Green curry paste is known in Thai as kreaung geng geng gwio warn. It is a fragrant, fresh curry paste made with fresh herbs and some spices. If I could categorize my personality by using flavours, then I would be a citrus person. I love all things citrus, whether in fruit, scent or flavour. My … Continue reading Green Curry Paste | Kreaung Geng Geng Gwio Warn
I am submitting this recipe for Crayfish Ravioli With A Bisque Sauce to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted this week by Emma of Soupier Like most countries in the world where commercial fishing exists, the recreational fisherman is the one to suffer from a lack of fish close inshore and from the fact that … Continue reading Crayfish Ravioli With A Bisque Sauce
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
It sounds so wonderful to be thought of as the first South African Master Chef. Ben introduced me as a possible contender for the South African production when I cooked with Jonathan Daddia. For those of you who have watched or are watching, Jonathan is a contender for Master Chef Australia season 2. I love … Continue reading Recipe For Crayfish Curry
This is my recipe for Prawns With Oak Smoked Red Bell Pepper. Sometimes, not telling the truth can be because you do not want to hurt someone. But, in my mind that is considered lying by omission. It is not really a case of "what you know won't hurt you" as you always end up getting … Continue reading Prawns With Oak Smoked Red Bell Pepper
I am sitting here with the wind blowing and the sky overcast, feeling a little bit sad. My Boxer had been sick for two weeks and as I typed this, they did not know what was wrong with her. In July of 2002 I went to choose a puppy at the breeder's house. They had … Continue reading Paella Recipe
I love the scent of spices slowly warming in a pan. They remind me of walking through the Souk in Jerusalem. When I was 16 a group of friends and I went to experience the wonders of the Holy Land. Cooking was not on the agenda, and as it was not something I loved or … Continue reading Crayfish Curry
This totally untraditional crayfish goulash was made using paprika from Hungary. According to my Larousse, goulash is a Hungarian beef soup named after the keepers of the Magyar oxen (gulyas). The origin of this dish which is now made with onions and paprika and garnished with potatoes, dates back to the 9th Century, before the … Continue reading Crayfish Goulash
The lovely Sichuan peppercorns are sitting in my spice drawer waiting to be used! And after the fantastic chicken I made I knew I could not leave it long before I found another use for them. We have a great supplier of prawns and so very little needed to be done in the way of preparation. … Continue reading Sichuan Pepper Prawns
I am submitting this recipe for pasta with crayfish and mushrooms to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted this week by Chez Cayenne. When Dave and I moved to Gordons Bay we were really struggling. I had a very strict budget and protein was one of the most luxurious items on my list. I bought … Continue reading Pasta With Crayfish And Mushrooms
This recipe for crayfish and mushroom pasta is one that I make often. If you take a look at the photograph of me that I used for Project Food Blog, you will see I am sitting on the boat, with a bucket of crayfish. The week after we got married, Dave and I were given … Continue reading Crayfish And Mushroom Pasta
I know this is not a traditional recipe for pasta vongole but it is what I made for Tandy Tuesday. I love the richness of tomatoes with clams. Unfortunately, I could not get fresh clams so I used tinned ones - they are not nearly as nice, and you do not get the lovely shells … Continue reading Pasta Vongole
The foodbuzz project food blog set various tasks and it was my intention to complete all of them. But, that did not happen. Life intervened and here I am, many months later sharing my idea for the pizza challenge. The taste of this is scallop pizza is unique and I will continue to experiment with … Continue reading Scallop Pizza
I have certain products that are a staple in my pantry cupboard. Given that I have a very small kitchen, there cannot be a lot of things I keep on hand. So, what I do keep has to be worth it. Tinned crab is one of those ingredients. It in no way compares to live … Continue reading Crab Pasta
A Crayfish Bisque is a seasoned shellfish purée which is used as a basis for a soup. The shells are used to make the bisque, and the process is long and results in a small amount of purée relative to the amount of effort. You need to be patient with the initial process in order … Continue reading Crayfish Bisque
Today is Tandy Tuesday, and it is also nearing the start of the new crayfish season. I have given a few crayfish away as gifts to make sure we get through the pile left over from last season. However, rumour has it that we may only be able to catch one crayfish per day, and … Continue reading Crayfish Pasta With Brandy And Mascarpone