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Baked Sesame salmon

Baked Sesame salmon...

Baked sesame salmon There is little like a fresh piece piece of Cape salmon covered in toasted sesame seeds for a hot summers day meal. this recipe is so easy and so quick it’s hard to believe. This is all about the fantastic flavour of salmon, enhanced a little but preserving that delicate salmon flavour. (for 2 but make as many as you need) What you need 2x 250g Cape salmon fillets Juice of 1/2 lemon 2 teaspoons...
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Thai green vegetable curry

Thai green vegetable curry...

Green vegetable curry This Thai vegetable curry is mild with a coconut cream sauce that makes vegetables taste like nothing you have ever tasted before. There are so many of us who don’t eat enough vegetables and what I usually do is have Chinese food when I feel I need more vegetables in my diet but this recipe makes vegetarian food positivly delicious. It is a great recipe for entertaining and as one of a few...
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Summer steak salad

Summer steak salad...

Quick steak salad Summer time is braai time and there is usually a leftover steak that is slowly devoured in little chunks over the afternoon or next day. Here is a great way to turn that left over steak into a complete and very delicious summer meal. It’s so simple and the dressing is fantastic.(2 people) feel free to double or triple this recipe. What you need 300g cooked steak (barbecued is great) 1 large potato...
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Five spice chicken

Five spice chicken...

Five spice chicken You just have to try this five spice chicken recipe, it does take a little preparation but the ingredients are few and the cooking process takes just a few minutes. You can keep it in the fridge overnight for use the next day if you like, so get the preparation out of the way when you know you are going to be at home for a few hours. It is really delicious with a sweet and spicy, not hot skin that is...
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North Indian chicken curry

North Indian chicken curry...

Chicken curry This chicken curry recipe is not hot but the spiciness of the sauce with this yellow rice recipe are just made in heaven. It does not take long to make and is so good, you will probably make it twice in the first week you try it. There are so many chicken curry recipes that you need to try a few before you find the one that is just right for your taste, so give this one a try. (4 people) What you need 8...
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Pecan cookies

Pecan cookies...

Easy pecan cookies These are really easy to make pecan cookies that will be devoured in no time flat. They are crisp with a toasted pecan on top and covered with a dusting of icing sugar which makes them completely irresistible. Make more than one batch of these pecan cookies and store a few for yourself out of reach or you will need to fight for every last one. (makes about 20) What you need 60g butter 1 teaspoon vanilla...
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Coconut ice slice

Coconut ice slice...

Coconut ice slice The holidays always remind me of the times spent on the Natal North coast and the local shop that always had coconut ice and peach sherbet in these huge glass jars. Here is a really fancy version of coconut ice layered into these delicious slices and toped with icing. These are incredibly sweet but so delicious. The kids will love making these… and if you can get them to sell a few for some holiday...
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Traditional steamed Christmas pudding

Traditional steamed Christmas pudding...

Steamed Christmas pudding This Christmas pudding recipe really needs a scale, I have tried to get it to cups but depending on the size of some of the ingredients, whether they are chopped or not etc… just does not do it justice. Head on over to the appliances section and get one, they are not expensive and once you have one you will wonder how you did without it. You should make your Christmas puddings now for Christmas,...
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Christmas recipes

Christmas recipes...

Christmas I have had so many requests for Christmas recipes that I thought I would post the whole lot in one entry. Some of my best memories are around the table at Christmas time with the table groaning under all the delicious things to eat. It is so worth taking the time and putting in the extra effort to make Christmas dinner or lunch something really extraordinary, it is something that you and all your friends and...
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Kung Po Chicken

Kung Po Chicken...

Kung Po Chicken If you like spicy Chinese food, then Kung Po chicken is for you. This Chinese recipe is best made for a group of special people you have coming over because it is not cheap to make and uses some exotic items that you will have to go to a Chinese supermarket to get. It is so good and just not worth trying to substitute things for. It was a favorite dish of Last emperor in The 20th century and Chefs were...
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Gnocchi supreme recipe

Gnocchi supreme recipe...

Gnocchi I just love Gnocchi and this recipe has a creamy vegetarian sauce that I often add small chicken pieces or chicken mince to if I want some extra substance. The sauce is quite extraordinary with the pine nuts flavor really adding some depth to it. It’s a very simple recipe to put together if you are using store bought gnocchi but if you really want to go the whole hog, tru this gnocchi recipe and make the...
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Crayfish recipe

Crayfish recipe...

crayfish Summer time means seafood and the king of all seafood is Crayfish. The succulent sweet meat of crayfish tails needs very little fancying up and personally I am not a fan of Crayfish Thermidor, which I find so rich and honestly, why muck around with one of natures most beautiful flavors. (for 2) What you need 2 large crayfish cleaned and halved finely grated rind of 1/2 a lemon butter Olive oil 2 teaspoons crushed...
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Indian Kofta recipe

Indian Kofta recipe...

Indian food recipe Kofta Indian style with a rich tomato and yogurt sauce is just so morish your family will be wiping the bowl with whatever Naan bread is left over. Kofta is really a Greek dish but most countries do something like Kofta with various sauces and ingredients like this Kofta on skewers which is a very easy to make recipe that tastes fantastic. This dish is more about the sauce which takes a while and...
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Prawn Bhajis

Prawn Bhajis...

Prawn bhajis Prawn bhajis are delicious little snacks that you will probably have to make a double batch of. The prawn and fresh fresh herbs compliment each other so perfectly that you will need every ounce of willpower not to hide them from everybody you made them for. Prawn bhajis or sometimes known as pakoras can also be made using fish or vegetables but whatever type you make, you must have a good chutney to dip them...
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