Old-fashioned Curry Banana Meatballs aka Kerriefrikkadelle

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...

Salted Caramel Apple Tart

This is really Tarte Tatin in a different guise. Because what's better than upside-down caramelised apple tart? Upside-down salted caramel apple tart, that's what. It couldn't be easier, and you can make it with pears...

How to Make Pork and Apricot Curry

This recipe is Vindaloo-ish, but altogether milder, fruitier and sweeter while retaining the tang of the original pork vindaloo recipe. Coconut cream, tomatoes and apricots give this easy pork curry a deliciously creamy, fruity, sweet...

How to Make Tamatiebredie

You can't style a photo of tamatiebredie, and you shouldn't. Why? Because it is bredie. The wonder of Bredie is not about how it looks, but about how it tastes. And about how it makes you...

Persiana Lamb Keftas with Jewelled Couscous

Keftas, koftas...just another name for deliciously fragrant, mildly spiced lamb meatballs beloved throughout the Levant. The recipe below was adapted from the one in Sabrina Ghayour's Persiana cookbook, and it was made by my teenage...

How to Make Masala Steak Gatsby – the King of Cape Town Takeaways

You can't say you've been to Cape Town good and proper unless you've had a masala steak Gatsby from the heart Cape Town. Forget your fancy sunset cocktails at your glamorous hotels and your...

Fiery Harissa Paste for Moroccan Cooking

I first learnt to make this version of hot-hot-hot harissa paste many moons ago, when I was cook/presenter of a TV cookery series. Our guest for one episode whipped up some harissa and chermoula...

Persiana Butternut with Feta, Pesto and Pomegranate Rubies

I was sent a copy of Sabrina Ghayour's fabulous cookbook Persiana by my dear friend Karien all the way from Scotland - what a lucky girl I am! - and needless to say, my...

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Daughter of Sonia (obviously). Cape Town-based copywriter, storyteller, and professional eater with a degree in Creative Brand Communications.
Self-diagnosed with an incurable obsession with good food, bold cocktails, and travel stories that always end with “Let’s never do this again.”

When I’m not writing about Cape Town’s most delicious corners, you’ll find me somewhere between the City Bowl’s wine lists and mountain views.

Definitely not vegan, sometimes witty, and always curious about what’s on the next plate. En ek praat Afrikaans. 💋

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