Alida Ryder's Shredded lamb pitas with fried eggplant If you are keen on really good food, you really should follow Alida Ryder, the Queen of the Pretoria Kitchen. Details are given below. Alida says that over December she “had a serious craving for shwarmas but as we were in a small coastal town on holiday,
Dianne Bibby's Ginger & Oat Shortbread Dianne says: "Deck the halls with boughs of holly, fa la la la la…… Yes, it’s that time of year again when the aroma of Christmas foods pervade the air and beckon us into the kitchen. And what could be more Christmassy than shortbread and ginger. Gather ye ingredients,
Nina Timm's Easy Thai salad Nina Timm can always be called on to produce the perfect flavours to go with wines. When you are drinking a lovely crisp fresh Chardonnay like the La Bri 2014, you want a crisp and crunchy salad with all sorts of intriguing aromas and flavour. The salad is perfect served
Sam Linsell's Seared Carpaccio en croute with cheats aioli Sam Linsell is one of favourite food bloggers who, when her new postings arrive always bring a smile to my face. She works so hard and photographs only in natural light. Successful food blogger, writer, food consultant, food stylist, teacher and all round lovely
Jan Braai's Seafood Paella from his new soft cover edition of Fireworks The Spanish almost didn’t get a mention in this book, but the cult status of paella saved the day! Catering and kitchen shops sell a type of fireproof steel pan that is perfect for the preparation of this dish, so perfect
You can trust Jane-Anne Hobbs to come up with something extra special every time she posts an utterly delicious dish on her website. Jane-Anne Hobbs Jane-Anne is one of my favourite food writers, photographers, cook book authors and an utterly lovely person. Read my review of her cook book here. And do visit