This rich, tomatoey Lamb Stew is one you can make with store-cupboard ingredients, so perfect for when good friends announce an unexpected visit. Get the drinks flowing, light a fire and enjoy a starter while the stew simmers contentedly in the oven.
I share a healthier version of a traditional lamb curry and stories from my Grandmother's house. If you lived or still live in Natal you may remember Creras cool drink? I certainly do...
By combining prawns (sweet and delicate), mange tout (or bok choi /baby spinach leaves if they're in season) (crisp and bursting with a pop of colour), along with roasted cashew nuts (crunch and creaminess), you've got the perfect starting point for creating an Asian dish with complex but harmonious elements. Piled onto thin rice or glass noodles and jazzed up with a zingy dressing, this makes for a slurp-worth meal. So much more than just a salad.
The Cape Town food loving community has adopted Meat Free Monday with zeal and while we all attempt to reduce our carbon foot print, re- use, re-purpose and recycle, eating a meat free meal one or more times a week is a contribution toward that end and just makes sense. A really easy, fuss free meat free meal (or accompaniment to a meal) is grilled aubergine served with home-made hummus and a dollop of thick natural yoghurt dusted with zaatar, a lemony sesame seed Lebanese spice.
I prepared this dish for Yuppie Chef's Spatula magazine and it's the perfect meal to make to impress a someone special - the flavours are bound to capture attention. We're speaking here of the zing of fresh ginger, the heat of chilli, the fresh burst of lime, the saltiness of oyster sauce and the warm nuttiness of sesame seeds and sesame oil.
In the ultimate show-down between two of South Africa's greatest classic sandwich spreads, I put Marmite and Bovril to the test. The result is a warming slow cooked lamb stew. And the winner is...
Freshly ground cumin, lemony sumac, the boldness of garlic, the smooth earthy nuttiness of the walnut, all balanced with a drizzle of honey and the sweet nibble of a pomegranate aril. An adaptation of a Lebanese chicken recipe.
The basics on curry making and an easy recipe for Indian Chicken Curry
Prawn Madras Curry prawn madras I know there still remains a mystery shrouding Indian cooking, even amongst many of the accomplished cooks and foodies that I speak to. I can hear the sitars playing evocatively as you read this... Now, I'm not saying it's all very easy for me and that I'm mixing my [...]
Smoked Angelfish pie- weekday comfort food.
