Groot Constantia Pinotage 2016, a great South African, good with my Waterblommetjiebredie
Groot Constantia Pinotage 2016, a fine example of a South African invention, by Boela Gerber...
Books for Cooks for Christmas – Dine van Zyl’s Potjiekos & Pot-Pourri
Dine van Zyl's Potjiekos & Pot-Pourri I have written before about Dine van Zyl where I suggested that she was a Living National Living Treasure. She is a curator of traditional Boerekos and heritage foods. She also promotes the use of Afrikaans, to many a language of great beauty, especially when it is used by
Living National Treasure #101 – Dine van Zyl
Dine van Zyl Potjiekos & Pot-pourri In Japan they have people who are certified as Living National Treasures. These people are anything from ceramicists to woodworkers, paper makers and the well known Kabuki theatre performers. The Living National Treasures are those that preserve important intangible cultural properties. Cuisine, surely, is one of these. Were we
Haunch of venison in the platboom pot – Dine van Zyl
Dine van Zyl's Haunch of Venison A haunch, or leg, of venison larded with pork speck is a firm Boerekos favourite. If you like your venison rare, then don’t lard the meat, or you’ll be eating raw speck as well. The venison & marinade 1 haunch of venison 250 ml (1 c) water
Fisant [Francolin] Pie with a batter blanket – Dine van Zyl
Dine van Zyl's Fisant [Francolin] Pie with a batter blanket This is a very old, traditional Cape recipe. If you cannot find francolin (pheasant), use free-range chicken. For the pie 2 francolin 250 ml (1 c) boiling water 250 ml (1 c) dry white wine 5 cloves 5 allspice berries 2 bay leaves
Snoek Braai – Dine van Zyl
Dine van Zyl's Snoek Braaifrom The Great Boerekos Book Snoek braai: the simple way This is my favourite method of braaing snoek. You can use more lemon juice and butter than is required in this recipe during the braai. 1 fresh snoek, flecked freshly ground black pepper 4 bay leaves 30 ml (2
Waterblommetjie Bredie – Dine van Zyl
Dine van Zyl's Waterblommetjiespicked in Robertsonaren't the colours magical? Waterblommetjies Waterblommetjies, to give its botanical name Aponogeton distachyos, is a water hawthorn considered a delicacy by many South Africans. It grows in farm dams and still river waters in the Western Cape. The young seed heads of the plants are harvested to create
The Great Boerekos Book 2
Dine van Zyl Dine van Zyl must be one of the busiest people around. Her many books on the subject of food – boerekos in particular - have made her a household name. If not her books, then certainly the popular KykNet series, “Boerekos met Dine van Zyl” has introduced her to a
The Great Boerekos Book 1
The Great Boerekos BookDine van Zyl There are people whose names will go down in history for having preserved the recipes of early Cape Foods. Hilda Gerber in her Traditional Cookery of the Cape Malays, Cass Abrahams for her Cass Abrahams cooks Cape Malay focus on the foods cooked by our Malay peoples