Brinjal and Haloumi Wraps
It took me an entire day, yesterday to prepare a meal. Durban and all who inhabit it were squashed flat by 100% humidity and a temperature somewhere close Delivers different, BAD...
View ArticlePerfect Prawn Curry …… the Colour of Autumn Leaves and the Crunch of the...
Prawn Curry Brrr …. We are all freezing our Madumbi’s off aren’t we ….. My boday is already lusting after the warmth of summer. Here in Underberg the sun has popped over the horizon, it 7.30am and...
View ArticleWeekend Special: Pucka Indian Crab Curry!
Crab Curry Recipe I am such a city girl … unashamedly so too – I love my new boots and can’t survive without my lipstick and mascara. I make no bones about this either. I have just wandered my way into...
View ArticleHuevos Rotos Recipe … a Spanish Breakfast.
Why not start this Father’s Day weekend off with Breakfast in Bed ….. set the scene for a weekend that says Thank You with every man’s favourite – Food!!! I returned from Underberg with fresh eggs from...
View ArticleMauritian Dinner Menu Shrimp Rougaille, Okra Fricasse and A Fruit Platter...
A romantic Mauritian Dinner Party Menu Mauritian Dinner Menu of Shrimp Rougaille, Okra Fricasse and a Fruit Platter with Cardamom and Star Anise Teal Syrup. I seem to be flying from one catch-up...
View ArticleTheatre Legend Al Debbo’s Stuffed Vine Leaves ….. a Vegetarian D’Lite!
A few weeks ago we lost another one of South Africa’s much loved theatre legends. I remember Al Debbo’s golf ball googly eyes rolling around in their sockets from my childhood; and he always made me...
View ArticleSquid Stuffed with Prawns in a Tomato and Red Wine Sauce
One aspect of Italian food and the Mamma’s who cook it, that gets very little recognition, is that she is usually very clever with her food budget and will inevitably be cooking that one special meal...
View ArticleChicken Thighs Stir Fried with Red Chilli and Garlic Chives …Kylie Kwong’s...
Smokey hot chicken thighs stir fried with red chilli and garlic chives! I can’t resist this cheeky title. This is a sh*t hot recipe from one of my favourite Chinese chefs, Kylie Kwong. I have watched...
View ArticleBaked Kabeljou Carbrarese
Kabeljou Cabrarese Shiver Me Timbers! Every year, come October the pace of life seems to have its foot slammed on the accelerator. I was in my local supermarket yesterday, and they were already...
View ArticleVietnamese Chilli Meatball Soup to Warm You this Winter.
I find it impossible to walk past a second hand book shop or stall and some of my most treasured booked were obtained in this way. A few weeks ago TrickyRicky and I set off for a Saturday morning visit...
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