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Food
- Braai (6)
- Restaurant Reviews (19)
- South African Recipes (33)
Flippen LEKKER Chicken and Pasta Pot Recipe
Do yourself a favour and make this flippen nice dish. You can make it outside in a cast iron pot on the braai, or just make it on the stove in a cast iron pot that has a flat surface. Don’t whatever you do invite too many people because it’s so delicious that seconds is inevitable. When doing this dish on the braai, make sure it’s not too hot but have coals ready to add when needed.
Ingre ...
Fresh Fruit South African Trifle Recipe
Traditional South African Trifle recipe is to get you into a festive mood. In South Africa it is typically enjoyed over the Christmas season but is also a great anytime treat. This trifle recipe was given to me by my friend Ria who makes this in winter or summer. You can use the fruit that is available, sherry, rum brandy or liquor can be used if you don't like the Amarula.
Ingredients:
Amarula cream 150m ...
Tannie Kieta’s Cucumber Salad Recipe
Cool, refreshing Cucumber Salad is delicious any time of the year. This delicious salad was made by Tannie Kieta. Tannnie Kieta and Oom Willie van der Merwe where my kids godparents and was very dear to our family, having no children of their own, they spent many Sundays with us, going boating or just having a braai. Needless to say Tannie Kieta’s Cucumber Salad was a winner every time as she made the salad ...
Braaibroodjie Recipes
In our family a “braai” is not complete without a sweet or salty “braaibroodjie” It has been part of our tradition since my kids where very small and it’s still going strong with the grandchildren. Living in George it was the best thing ever having a braai at the beach and enjoying our braaibroodjie. Life is too short not trying all the different recipes and naturally you must not forget that there ar ...
The Sun Shines on Deon Boshoff
Deon Boshoff, head of the winemaking team that makes Place in the Sun wines at Adam Tas cellars in Stellenbosch, is himself the son of farm workers and grew up on an apple farm in Elgin. He was able to study winemaking with the help of a bursary available to the children of farm workers.
PLACE IN THE SUN: GENEROUS-HEARTED WINES ACCELERATING UPLIFTMENT
Place in the Sun, a new range of big-hearted, ...
The Perfect FRIKKADEL (Meatballs) Recipe
I am glad for your sake if you think you have a flawless Frikkadel recipe but let this Mamma introduce you to my yummier Frikkadel!
Here are a few tips for the yummier Frikkadel
The secret of a perfect Frikkadel is to mix the mixture gently with two forks, if you over mix you will most definitely have cannon balls - or maybe you have a better word for them!
Mince with a higher fat content wil ...
Roadhouse Chef, Eric Bulpitt's All New Amarula Desserts
Chef Eric Bulpitt, who wowed diners at Cape Town’s Jardine before taking his talents to the Roundhouse in Camps Bay earlier this year, is fast establishing a foodie following in his new venue. His original and very accomplished dishes look set to surpass the spectacular sweep of the bay, the looming mountains and even the impressive history of the building that dates back to 1756 and served as the hunti ...
Biltong Pasta Potjie Pot
This is a fusion of local flavours and other flavours not usually associated with biltong. Very easy, tasty and different. Make sure that the biltong is not dry. The inner must still be red and soft. This recipe is from Isabella Jacobs who was from the Lichtenburg district, the farmers are great meat lovers. If you eat biltong and love meat you will enjoy this. It is rich and LEKKER.....
This recipe is ...
Slaphakskeentjies - Traditional South African (Onion Sa...
Slaphakskeentjies is an traditional South African salad recipe that goes with a braai,and is part of the South African's life like Rugby that stood the test of time. These delicious small pickled onions are delicious with a braai, or any meal of your choice. Because peeling onions can be time-consuming, this recipe is for a small batch, but you can easily doubled or triple the ingredients if you need ...
Bobotie Cape Malay
Bobotie Cape Malay
Bobotie is classic Cape Malay that is very morish. It makes enough for 6 and like any curry dish often seems to taste better the following day, so keep a little aside if you can. This is one of my all time favorite recipes that you can pick at all day long, never fails to get compliments and is simple to make. It’s a classic bobotie recipe!
Ingedience:
1kg mince
2 onio ...
The NEW Chakalaka Restaurant in Wimbledon
Some of you might already know the Horse & Groom Pub and restaurant in Wimbledon owned and run by Miguel and Heidi Coelho from Pretoria. The couple have managed to bring a touch of South Africa to the place, although the feel and look of the pub is still very British.
They started serving food under the Chakalaka brand inside the Horse and Groom in 2010 and with the success of the venture they ha ...
Pimp-My-Potjie-Pot Aluminum Potjie Pot
Cast Iron Aluminum Potjie Pot, now this is new and perhaps music to my ears.So PIMP-MY-POTJIE comes to mind but let's look at the benefits:
a) it's lighter so easier to transport and place on a stove
b) it distributes heat better and faster
What do you think of the new Alumin Potjies? Have you tried it?
Sugar Content of Food
This is an impressive presentation, it speaks volumes; the visual images creates an instant effect and lasting memory.
4.2 gms = 1 teaspoon of sugar, so this looks like 1 cube is about the same!
WHAT A UNIQUE WAY TO PRESENT THIS... Someone ought to get an award for this.We know the facts, but this brings it into perspective quickly, doesn't it? Each cube is a teaspoonful.
Is Biltong Safe?
By ANDRE DUNCAN, owner of BIZZI B’s.
Is your Biltong safe?:Biltong baffles the minds of the Environmental Health Officers (EHO's) here in the UK. It's a meat product that isn't cooked, but it's not raw and neither is it fermented. So what keeps your biltong safe to eat?
Believe it or not, there is a European directive on biltong. South African authorities have also been doing numerous tests around th ...
Restaurant review: The Buzz at OR Tambo airport
From the moment you park your car and stroll down to the restaurant, you realise you’ve discovered a special place. Life Hotels The Aviator launched their new trendy restaurant, The Buzz, on 15 October 2010.
Offering casual dining in four different settings, the indoor restaurant, the wrap around verandah, on the deck at the wood-fired pizza oven or chilling poolside. There is a sense of family here. Ever ...
WIMPY in Clapham Junction/Battersea
Placed next to Debenhams in Clapham Junction, the newly refurbished Wimpy is the ideal place to take the weight off of your feet after a session of retail therapy.
The store is run by franchisee Odile and Michael Ham who hail from Cape Town. Odile is passionate about good service and great food so you will not be disappointed when you visit.
Wimpy has it’s own premium blend bean to cup coffee that is h ...
Sticky, sweet and seductive
August equals Women’s Day and that means it’s time for a Rusty Nail, a Screaming Orgasm and maybe a few Painkillers. That’s right girls, it’s happy hour all day long and the shooters and cocktails are a-flowing.
As a base-level male I struggle to understand the appeal of these liquid lady lures. When I see something that colourful with that many straws on my bar I reach for the lemon, squeeze it in my eye ...
Restaurant review: Cape Town Fish Market
Summer 2010 in London is good this year and with an amazing summer comes thoughts of being near the sea and eating amazing seafood. In London, we knew just the spot to satisfy this seafood craving as the Cape Town Fish Market (CTFM) have a fantastic summer special of a seafood platter including butterflied prawns, tender calamari and garlic mussels! And for only £15.95, what a treat!
With amazing weather ...
Spur on the beach in London
If you’re stuck in London this summer but longing for the beach, then just head down to the 02 Dome at Greenwich, where Cheyenne Spur Steak and Grill will be creating a great beach scene for the school summer holidays. There’ll be great fun for all the family, and not a grain of sand in the sandwiches or a cloudburst to dampen the day!
From 16 July until the end of August, this popular family restaurant w ...
SA restaurant in food Oscars
South Africa’s La Colombe has been named the 12th best restaurant in the world, and the best restaurant in the Middle East and Africa, in the 2010 edition of the prestigious S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, produced by the British Restaurant magazine.
The awards organisers said the restaurant “effortlessly combines Asian influences with a modern French style of cooking”. Based at the Constant ...
