Archive for the ‘Recipes’ Category

Chicken & Poultry, Indian Food Easy Peasy, Mains, Recipes

Rick Stein makes a glorious Bangladeshi Beef Kofta Curry in his book Far Eastern Odyssey and I saw no reason not to substitute with ostrich mince- it’s lean, inexpensive and so easily available here in Cape Town.
I have made Rick’s curry his way (which is a just a tad labourious, but very flavoursome), but I find my way with a few less steps works equally well. If you make this curry the day before, as with most spiced dishes, the spices will mingle and deepen overnight. Always check the seasoning again, before serving.

Ice Cream Sorbet & Frozen Desserts, Recipes, The Fabulous

Food and the Fabulous turns 1 this month. We miss the date, but thankfully still have all our marbles in the basket- well, almost. It’s been a wonderful, adventure-packed year and I reflect on it and you, the readers and my fellow bloggers. Also, I offer you this delightful Strawberry & Hazelnut Meringue Semifreddo – the easiest you will ever make.

Featured Article, Mains, Recipes

Using the nutty, smokey black wild rice I adapted the paella of Spain and the Indian pilaf, and make a Spanish inspired rice dish, using chicken, green peppercorns, spicy sausage and olives.

Recipes, Red Meat

A slow cooked lamb stew made with red wine and topped with crunchy herbed croutons. Something for those days when you need to remind yourself that everything is okay.

Chicken & Poultry, Featured Article, Mains, Recipes

I use the pink peppercorns picked up at La Boqueria Market in Barcelona, to make a fragrant slow cooked chicken stew with vegetables- hearty and warming.

Bread & Pastry, Recipes

A super easy, super flavourful Beer Bread with Lemon & Thyme. Serve warm with cold butter and mature cheddar.

Featured Articles, Mains, Recipes, Vegetarian

I wrote this Mushroom & Champagne risotto post for Oprah Magazine South Africa’s blog. It really is a fantastic risotto- fresh and dried mushrooms add incredible depth of flavour, bubbles add to the luxury and so does the glug of fresh cream and parmesan cheese. It’ll turn you into a risotto maker, even if you’re not.

Mains, Pasta, Noodles & Rice, Recipes, Vegetarian

A surprisingly healthy, low fat, lower G.I lasagne- aubergines,rich chilli tomato sauce, ricotta cream and mozzarella baked till golden.

Indian Food Easy Peasy, Mains, Recipes, Red Meat

Could this be the perfect spicy lamb meatball? Not nearly as sublime at Mrs Reddy’s but my humble attempt at emulating hers.

Destination Meals, Indian Food Easy Peasy, Mains, Recipes, Vegetarian

This fairly easy recipe for yellow split pea dhal is adapted from the Bangladeshi Toovar (or ‘sour’ because of the addition of tomatoes) Dhal by the wonderful Rick Stein, Uncle Rick, whom you should know I adore muchly. An easy, aromatic Indian/ Bangladeshi dish for Meat Free Monday.