Recipes south african :

Pizza, Mommy please!

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"Pizza, Mommy please, pretty please! I'll do the dishes, promise!" Wow, I was quite shocked with my children's explosive answers. Did I imagine it, or was there a  just-give-us-junk-food-for-a-change hidden in there somewhere? I am grateful[...]

Grilled Organic Lamb

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Barbecue, braai (pron: bri), grilling, call it what you like, it is still one of the most favorite ways to prepare meat. If you can find organic spring lamb you have the basis of a feast. Organic lamb does not need a lot of flavoring or[...]

Cape Malay Lamb Curry

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A very distinctive regional style of South African cooking is often referred to as “Cape Dutch”. This cuisine is characterized by the use of spices such as nutmeg, allspice, and hot peppers.   This recipe highlights the use of the[...]

Lemony Coleslaw - Tasty and Tart!

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If you give me half a chance, I would sneak lemon into all my recipes . That is the one flavor I cannot live or cook without. A dash of lemon can change recipes from mundane to magical in one small squirt and I just love it. You can go[...]

Chocolate Brownies without Chocolate?

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Chocolate Brownies without chocolate? You've got to be kidding me! Oh no, I kid you not, I think I finally cracked it! You see this quest of mine has been going on for months now or at least since my son developed a craving for Chocolate[...]

Sloppy Joes - what's your definition?

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What is a Sloppy Joe? Is it: a) a sandwich of ground beef or mince cooked in a spicy tomato or barbecue sauce and served on a bun. b) an overlarge, baggy  sweater originally worn by girls and young women  in the[...]

Mackerel Baked in Lemon flavored Salt

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The idea of baking a whole fish in salt has been with me for quite some time. I don't know whether it is because I think the fish will be deliciously moist or whether it is because I think the whole ritual has great potential from a[...]

Let's have a picnic with a Jamie Oliver creation!

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( Click on the image to hear her sing with Paul Simon) In this post I would like to pay tribute to an icon in the South African Music history. Miriam Makeba was the[...]

A Blue Cheese Dip for my Stout Hearted Onion Rings

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Blue Cheese...you either love it or hate it. There is no "in-between" in this love affair.  People(like me) who love blue cheese will have it with and on everything, like Blue Cheese and Mushroom on Ciabatta , Blue Cheese Quiche ,[...]

The ultimate cured Beef and homemade mustard sandwich!

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Christmas is 1 month away and people here in South Africa are stocking up on all the cured meats for the season. The favorites in this part of the world is gammon, pickled ox tongue and or course corned beef. My gran and my mom used to cure[...]