The Fabulous

Dessert & Baked Goods, Fab Fix, Markets, The Fabulous

I purchased this beautiful, French style butter cake topped with nuts from a lovely lady at the new Palms market in Woodstock. “Eat this with champagne” she advised. The cake is slightly crumbly and freezes well. Pics by Catherine Scott

Holidays, The Fabulous, Valentine's Day

Want to activate the passions? Ask people how they feel about Valentine’s day. From the general sentiment to a question of expectation and romance. Do you believe?

As Seen On, Bread & Pastry, Starters, The Fabulous, Vegetarian

I was asked to be a part of the Afrikaans lifestyle programme Pasella and to showcase a cheese not often used. I chose Ricotta cheese and made these very simple ricotta cheese and double mushroom tartlets- using fresh and dried mushrooms, rehydrated for double the flavour in a crispy phyllo outer. I drizzled them lightly in a lovely white balsamic truffle glaze I brought back from Andorra last week.

Review, The Fabulous

It’s been 15 months since the birth of this blog, and now that I’ve removed myself from our base in Cape Town to spend a few days with our family in Kwa-Zulu Natal, I’ve been able to reflect on the food-loving year past – overall, a spectacular year.
Winning Best Food and Wine Blog at the recent South African Blog Awards, is a recent highlight and one that rounds off a year of intense engagement with food in my kitchen, outside it, and a new partnership with the written word. A RECAP of a delicious year,

The Fabulous, Vegetarian

Summer and watermelon. I’ve waxed lyrical about it before (find some related watermelon posts from salads to a vokatini here), and am afraid may launch into the same well-worn but heartily merry jingle each summer anew. Watermelon fish and giraffe are a fun food to make and share with kids. All displayed on beautiful, botanical platterware from Mustardseed and Moonshine

Dessert & Baked Goods, Holidays, Recipes, The Fabulous

Sincere thanks – SA Blog Awards 2011 and a light but indulgent and ever so slightly boozy fresh and brandy soaked cherry Eton Mess – perfect, chewy vanilla meringues, folds of fluffy, cool kirsch infused fresh cream. Easy to prepare and festively flavoured – Cherry Bomb Eton Mess.

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The South African Blog Awards 2011- on why despite my many concerns, I entered. In in more self-promoting news, why I think this blog is alright!

Mains, Recipes, Red Meat, The Fabulous

Waterblommetjie & Lamb Bredie (Small Water Flower & Lamb Stew) – a traditional South African dish and the story of the fantastic box that was delivered to my door last week. Did I mention the words Bouchard Finlayson?

Review, The Fabulous

Franschhoek Art in Clay Festival: Pop up Lunch at David Walter’s Studio, celebrating ceramists and potters. I was invited to lunch at David Walter’s table, prepared by Reuben Riffel- a feast for the mind and senses.

Destination Meals, Recipes, The Fabulous

This Wednesday, after a few freak out sessions by my lonesome in the parking lot, I steadied myself and took my recycled Terra Plana heels into the 2 Oceansvibe Media Offices for my first slot on their lunch time show. Mexican food is often harshly and wrongly termed fattening, cheese-laden and calorific and I wanted to address this (confusion with Tex-Mex food, a cuisine that developed in Texas using American foodstuffs, such as yellow cheeses, combined with the food of Mexican-Americans) and to share some fresh ideas for Spring/Summer eating.

Review, The Fabulous

I was extremely fortunate to attend the Showcook event at Reuben’s at the One and Only, where young stars from the Cape Town Hotel School (second year students) were given the opportunity to showcase their talent by presenting their creations to a room of selected food and industry media.

Review, The Fabulous

The Sunday Times Food Awards 2011, the 5th one to date was held at the Food Corp Innovation Centre in Black River Park last Thursday the 6th of October, and hosted by the very fabulous Nathaniel. All the winners and drama of the night revealed.

Featured Article, Hands on, Holidays, The Fabulous

Your ultimate guide to throwing a Halloween Party on any budget- with tips and ideas for decor, creating a vibe, food, drinks and dress, for adults and kids. Boo!

Drinks, Review, The Fabulous

Boveli Cellars held a unique event recently that I attended.
Based on 6 classic hat styles, the cellar has created wines to suit each, using foreign varietals with a view to introducing them to the local market, at supremely affordable prices. I’m talking R39.99 (less than 4 euro!) a bottle.

Drinks, The Fabulous

SAB Oktober Bierfest was held this past weekend- our day in pictures.

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.

Food & Travel, The Fabulous

I had the privilege of joining Cape Town Tourism on a media tour with Coffee Bean Routes owner Iain Harris and for four hours on Monday we enjoyed a brief history of food, walking tour in the Cape – we explored origins of African coffee, Cape Malay cuisine and various African foods. Informative and delicious.

Markets, Review, The Fabulous

My take on the Toffie Food Festival held on 3/4 September in Cape Town- the icing on the cake and the cracks in the pudding. An independent view.

Green Matters, Restaurants, The Fabulous

A few Sundays ago, on the 28th of August, we headed off to Paternoster a sleepy fishing village on the Cape West Coast just under two hours outside Cape Town to join Slow Food Mother City on a food forage in the local nature reserve in TietiesBaai (yes, you read the name correctly.) A slow lunch at Oep ve Koep followed.

Drinks, Review, The Fabulous

A guided tour of the Cape Winelands with Wine Desk – we covered KWV Winery, Kanonkop, Middelvlei and Van Ryn’s…come along for the best in warm Cape hospitality.