Beef fillet mignon with compound butter is an old fashioned classic that I believe everyone should know how to make. Beef fillet is expensive. If you serve it mignon style ...
This spicy Ethiopian chicken stew is one of the most well-known African dishes. I tasted it for the first time at an Ethiopian restaurant in Cape Town, called Addis. Recreating ...
Although my family and I are carnivores, I love making a meatless meal once a week. I always feel that I have to be more creative to develop a recipe ...
My favourite cut of beef is the fillet and coincidentally, it’s the most expensive part. I do not buy it often, but for any special occasion it is definitely worth ...
Winter is stew and soup time – slow cooked. There are few things more comforting than entering a house in winter and being hit by the smell of soup or ...
The South African Cheese Festival took place recently and I never miss this one, not only because I love cheese, but because you get real value for money attending this ...
My friend, Melanie’s brother recently turned 32. It is a family tradition to take him for supper on his birthday. This year he told their mother that he does not ...
Serving a salad in winter? Well, the weather in Cape Town is still warm enough to eat salads and this chickpea salad with pea shoots, peppers, pomegranates and feta is ...
Chilli con carne is the national dish of Texas and is an old favourite in my house. I must however admit that I go through stages regarding my love for ...
Herbs can take any meal from drab to fab! Just think lamb with mint, curry with coriander leaves, tomatoes with basil and fish with dill! How drab would these dishes ...