Creamy pumpkin pasta with crispy bacon – Alida Ryder Alida says: "A while ago a few of my friends and I had a conversation about getting a toddler to eat vegetables. One friend mentioned that she had started pureeing pumpkin as a pasta sauce and that her very fussy little boy gobbled it all up.
Roasted butternut & buffalo mozzarella pasta bake – Alida Ryder Alida says: "As we are pretty much fully in Winter in South Africa at the moment, recipes have two requirements: 1) Be warm and comforting and 2) Be flippin delicious. I mean, the latter is always a requirement but that first one. That first one is
Baked Feta & Grilled Pepper Salad – Carey Boucher Erasmus Carey Boucher Erasmus loves Melissa's as much as I do. If you live in Cape Town you are never far from a Melissa's and the treasure trove of good produce they have on their shelves. Here is a stunner of a vegetarian dish, such a
Lizet Hartley's Flank Steak on the Braai Lizet says, "The Americans barbeque flank beef steak. Millions of them can’t be wrong, so off I went to the butcher in search of flank. The pleasant chap at Werda in Southfield, Cape Town indulged me – not only with 1.3kg of flank for just R90, but with
Lizet Hartley's Vanilla White Chocolate Mousse An incorrigible slab of Lindt vanilla white chocolate followed me home the other day. After I’d made doubly sure it’s delicious (it took a whole slab) I went out and invited another one home. And then I made this…. vanilla white chocolate mousse with a chunky raspberry
Ilse van der Merwe'sBobotie with yellow pappardelle & poached egg Ilse van der Merwe, who owns The Demo Kitchen in Stellenbosch, well worth a visit if you have not been there, well worth it. She is an excellent cook and food blogger and teacher. There’s always a little quirky edge to her food
Lizet Hartley's Roasted Pork Loinwith Brown Butter Sweet Potato All you need is… Pork loin roast (6 chops), ask your butcher to cut halfway through the bone of each chop, that way it’s easier to carve at the table 1 tsp fennel seeds 1 tsp sea salt or Himalayan salt 1 large red
Jane-Anne Hobbs's Wine-Braised Leekswith Cream, Thyme & Parmesanbeautiful plate made by Jane-Ann's uncle David Walters, Master Potter of Franschhoek Jane-Anne says, "I'm mad about baby leeks, and feature them often on my blog. One watchpoint though, even the slimmest leeks can be stringy, so be sure to keep them bubbling in the wine
Anna & Roberta Montali'sDelicious Moist Chicken Chow Mein Tomorrow is Chinese New Year. Anna and Roberta Montali sent me this recipe in celebration of the year of the goat. Serves 4 Easy Prepping & cooking time - 20 minutes 30ml (2 tbsp) peanut oil 500g chicken thighs, coarsely chopped 1 garlic clove, finely
Vickie de Beer's Pork Neck Steaks Filled with Sagephotograph Charles Russell Vickie de Beer is a cook with great flair and works with Charles Russell, Stellenbosch Photographer. I just love this recipe. "Pork and sage are like a happily married couple," says Vickie, "they belong together and they know it!" Serves 6 For