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This recipe for Sweetcorn And Basil Velouté is my recreation of the one made by Liam Tomlin. I now have the recipe book in which it features and I did not get it quite right. But, in my opinion, it is all about the flavour, and there I was spot on. I have come across … Continue reading Sweetcorn And Basil Velouté
This recipe for Cold Cucumber And Avocado Soup reminds me of my mom. It is not Dave's favourite, and so I reserve it to make for days he is not home. It is one of the recipes that I could make over and over again. Yesterday, I posted a recipe for flour tortillas that I made … Continue reading Cold Cucumber And Avocado Soup
I am submitting this recipe Red Capsicum And Tomato Pasta Sauce to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted this week by Simona of Briciole. I am 5'7" (1.68m) and have been this tall since I was 13. At 13 I weighed 49kg and maintained this weight throughout high school and into my twenties. As my then … Continue reading Red Capsicum And Tomato Pasta Sauce
I want to thank all the bloggers who took part in this challenge. At the beginning, I was not going to take part. But, Paula was going to have her ingredient list 'orphaned' so I decided to participate. I love making food with a random set of ingredients and so this challenge is a pleasure … Continue reading Turnip And Spinach Soup
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
I am submitting this recipe for Mediterranean Pasta to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted this week by Alisha of Cook.Craft.Enjoy There is something about the sea that draws me to it. We live 500m from the beach, and if we go away in South Africa, we usually go to a coastal town along the Garden … Continue reading Mediterranean Pasta
Chicken noodle soup is known as Jewish penicillin for the natural antibiotics found in it. The health giving properties are meant to come from the bones. This is why I make my own chicken stock from scratch. I make a bone broth to ensure the best for the stock. And use the stock for my … Continue reading Chicken Noodle Soup
I am loving being in The Secret Recipe Club, as I have met so many bloggers! The time difference is the only thing that does not work well for me - the afternoon's for me are busy, and so I only get to the posts the day after they are published. This month my assigned … Continue reading Creamy Pasta
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
These red wine braised short ribs get a lot of red wine for flavour, as well as some port for that extra depth of richness. Today is reveal day for The Secret Recipe Club! I wonder who got my blog? This month I was assigned Nestlé Kitchens. This is a collaborative blog about good food, … Continue reading Red Wine Braised Short Ribs
It is not often that I will do a post about a specific product, unless I am reviewing it. However, Le Creuset gave me this NoMU rub when I purchased an item from them, as well as a recipe card for Chicken Cashew Curry to go with the rub. I would not ordinarily buy a … Continue reading Chicken Cashew Curry
This recipe for mixed mushroom ragu is from a friend of my mom and dad's. My mom's friend has become my friend on facebook. It is quite a thing this social networking. I am slowly becoming better at it. However, I have hidden my facebook profile so that ex school 'friends' cannot find me. I … Continue reading Mixed Mushroom Ragu Recipe From Carol
My friend Cindy sent me foodie gifts and this inspired my carom seed curry. I have a troll, a person who reads my blog, from start to finish, and then leaves me really horrid comments. The great thing is that I am able to control who comments on my posts, and so Mr Allan Trollface, … Continue reading Carom Seed Curry
I am submitting this recipe for Boudin Blanc And Mushroom Pasta to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted this week by Ruth, the founder of this group, who blogs over at Once Upon A Feast The recession seems here to stay and work is slowing down. Coupled with winter, things are tough. I am … Continue reading Boudin Blanc And Mushroom Pasta
I have recently learnt that the Chinese traditions teach that mushrooms are natures remedy for a cold. In Jewish tradition chicken soup is the cure for all ills. Melding the two traditions together I came up with this nutritious broth to be served with chicken. Modern science has proved that both mushrooms and chicken are … Continue reading Recipe For Chicken In A Mushroom Broth
These tapas tomatoes can be enjoyed as a side dish with other small plates, and a decent red wine. did not manage to get my tapas recipe in on time for the food24 competition so decided it would be perfect for this month's vinatics. I just love nibbling while drinking and even more so when … Continue reading Tapas Tomatoes | Appetiser Recipe
I am submitting this recipe for Duck Egg Ravioli to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted next week by ME! If you are a regular reader to my blog you will know I am a self confessed Woolworths Baby. Woolworths in South Africa is the equivalent of Marks & Spencer in the United Kingdom. … Continue reading Duck Egg Ravioli
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
This lime poached hake uses lime leaves and fresh lime for flavouring. It is seasoned with fish rub. And then garnished with coriander. A flavour combination that I love. Cindy has gifted me a few interesting products and we have decided to post the recipes together. Our first ingredient is kaffir lime leaves. I always have … Continue reading Lime Poached Hake
I am quite an aware person, and I know my shortcomings. One of them is that I love to talk! I really enjoy a good conversation and can chat away for hours. I do know that sometimes I need to listen as well 🙂 This said, I have met someone who talks more than I … Continue reading Red Pepper And Tomato Sauce