Celebrating life with food, wine, friends & happiness! Writer, cook and blogger. Author of four cookbooks. Passionately South African, proudly Capetonian.
La Motte celebrates Heritage Day with heritage cuisine offering in Pierneef à La Motte Restaurant
Food traditions differ among nations and in South Africa with its rainbow culture, the food culture is all but simple. One of the common customs however, is our love for cooking over an open fire...
Constantia Glen is preparing the coals this Heritage Day for a sizzling braai platter for two – the perfect reason to head to this picturesque boutique wine estate on Saturday, 24 September.
Indulge in a generous braai platter of succulent spitbraai lamb, boerewors, homemade potato salad and braaibroodjies. Ideal for...
I've been experimenting with traditional pumpkin fritter/pampoenkoekie recipes lately, so I had quite a bit of roast pumpkin left over. Luckily I also had Serena Jacobson's vegetarian cookbook Fields of Flavour handy, so I adapted this cake recipe into a rather yummy loaf using the surplus pumpkin.
I love the subtle...
Spiced tea, or as we call it 'chai', has become a hugely popular drink. Sold in powdered, teabag or loose leaf form, it can be enjoyed hot or cold.
Actually, the word 'chai' simply means 'tea' in India, and what we're really talking about is masala chai, or spiced tea....
Pork belly is one of the most accommodating cuts of meat, and a doddle to cook. Slow and low, basically, is the only tip you need - low temperature and a long cooking time. Braising - oven-roasted in a liquid bath of stock, beer, wine or ginger ale -...
Afraid of baking bread? Believe me, you can bake bread. In fact, stop reading this right now, go stand in front of a mirror and look yourself straight in the eye. Take a deep breath, then say out loud, 'I can bake bread!'
Then come back and read this blog,...
Everyone pretty much has a go-to banana bread recipe, but this one is unusual. It has an addition of ripe mashed papaya and desiccated coconut, the coconut giving a pleasing crunch to the moist cake. I also love the topping of a generous handful of toasted coconut, and adding...
No-one really knows the origin of these rather exotically flavoured meatballs, but everybody loves them. That includes my fruit-loathing son, who'll pack away an astonishing amount of kerriefrikkadelle given the opportunity.
I've fed them to foreigners too, expecting table rebellion, but plates were always polished and thirds asked for. Kerriefrikkadelle...
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED! I loved reading all your comments, and look forward to running another competition for you guys VERY SOON!
While I wish I could give each and everyone of you a prize, there can only be one winner, and that is......
Faatimah Falal!
Runner up, with a...
Waterkloof Wine Estate is justifiably famous for its eco-aware ethos, wines and cuisine. Visitors to the estate are now offered a fantastic opportunity to get next to Nature with the Circle of Life Guided Tours.
“Circle of Life” is a core principle of Waterkloof’s farming and winemaking philosophy, evident everywhere...
