Cheat’s apple strudel with salted caramel sauce
I had something cheesy planned for this post, but then the lovely folks from SABC 3’s Expresso morning show asked if I’d come bake something sweet for them. The pace of live TV is exhilarating to say the least, even more so when one has just a few minutes to conjure up something fabulous. Hmmm. What can I bake that [...]
Beef fillet with lemon-mustard cream sauce
I love veggies, I really do. But I love them even more when they’re the supporting act for a thick, juicy steak. How very blokeish of me. Sirloin, rump, rib eye – the rich beefy awesomeness of these cuts is such that you need do very little to them. A smoking hot pan, some olive oil, salt, pepper and maybe [...]
Beef and Guinness stew with herb dumplings
The best laid plans of mice and men… I had a starring role in things going contrary to scheme this past weekend. I’d been contemplating a nice little beef and Guinness pie for a while. The Guinness had been lurking in my fridge for at least a month, but I just didn’t get around to posting it – what with [...]
Milk chocolate mousse
I’m pretty sure it must be just me, otherwise brands wouldn’t insist on doing it, but I really, truly, deeply do NOT get the whole baby/toddler/puppy thing to advertise stuff. I quite like babies, don’t get me wrong. I’m scared of holding and dropping them, but I like ’em well enough. And I’m deeply dilly about animals of any kind. [...]
Bobotie samoosas with apricot dipping sauce
In my experience, bobotie is a little bit like opera. Few folks seem to be neutral about it. They either love it or loathe it. I happen to be rather partial to both. Growing up, bobotie was very much a ‘special occasion’ dish – for high days, holidays and, rather bizarrely, funerals. And that’s just silly because few things could [...]
Vanilla granola with instant berry compote
I love cooking. That much is obvious I guess. But I also love, love, love eating. For me, a meal is an occasion – even if it is just a tomato sandwich. Don’t think doughy government-issue white bread slathered with chemically-suspect marg and grainy tomatoes that are more pink than red. That’s so 80s darling. Think ciabatta still warm from [...]