After a cheese-making day with friends I found myself with a few cheeses and a lot of whey! I set myself the challenge of using both cheese and whey in one meal. First I made Turkish bread or pide. I used an SBS recipe but replaced the warm water and milk with warm whey. While I was…… Continue reading pide
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rice paper rolls
Rice paper rolls are delicious prepared ahead but are more fun and much fresher made at the table. Take a single rice paper, soften it very briefly in hot water and place it on your plate. Now put a little of everything on it: rice vermicelli which has been soaked in hot water until just soft enough…… Continue reading rice paper rolls
flourless chocolate poppy seed cake
This is for those of you who love both poppy seeds and chocolate! To make this cake first separate 4 eggs and with an electric mixer beat the yolks with 100g (3½ oz) of softened butter and 50g (1¾ oz) of icing sugar until thick and smooth. Add 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder and 100g of…… Continue reading flourless chocolate poppy seed cake
ginger chicken + vegetable stir-fry
Serve these two simple stir-fries with rice for a quick and delicious meal. This stir-fry was taught to me by a good friend and has only 4 ingredients: fresh ginger, sesame oil, chicken and oyster sauce. Cook shredded ginger briefly in a hot dry wok until fragrant. Next the sesame oil and then the diced chicken. When the chicken is…… Continue reading ginger chicken + vegetable stir-fry
smoked salmon and celeriac pie
I’ve made pies in various pie dishes, but a spring-form cake tin is by far the most successful. For this pie I used Maggie Beer’s wonderful recipe for sour cream pastry although I used light sour cream. You’ll find the recipe here. For the filling, I fried a large sliced onion and 2 diced cloves…… Continue reading smoked salmon and celeriac pie
sour cherry, ricotta, almond and polenta cake
This deliciously moist and buttery cake is neither too sweet nor too heavy to serve as a dessert. You will first need to drain a jar of Morello cherries. Scatter them in a greased and paper-lined spring-form cake tin. In a food processor or mixer combine 1 cup of ricotta cheese, 285 g (10 oz) of almond meal, ¾ of…… Continue reading sour cherry, ricotta, almond and polenta cake
cottage pie
This pie, made with minced beef, might also be described as stockman’s pie. Use lamb and it becomes a shepherd’s pie. Start by cooking the minced beef (600gm) with ½ a teaspoon of salt in a dry hot pan, breaking it up as it cooks and allowing all the moisture to come out. When the liquid…… Continue reading cottage pie
spicy grilled duck breast
This wonderfully aromatic and spicy grilled duck breast, which I served with a tomato rice and grilled asparagus, is based on a recipe from Bobby Flay’s ‘Boy Meets Grill’ . The skin on the duck breast is first lightly scored and then rubbed with a dry spice mix made of the following: 1 tablespoon of Spanish…… Continue reading spicy grilled duck breast
carrot cake
Here’s a wonderfully moist version of an old favourite. To make this cake, prepare 1½ cups of grated carrots and ½ a cup of roughly chopped walnuts. In a bowl combine 2 eggs, 1 cup of caster sugar, ¾ of a cup of vegetable oil, ½ a teaspoon of vanilla, 1 cup of sifted flour, 1 teaspoon of…… Continue reading carrot cake
roasted pumpkin soup
It’s winter here, the perfect time for soup! This one, based on a friend’s recipe, is a delicious deviation from the more usual pumpkin soups. First roast pieces of nice sweet pumpkin and whole onions (coated in a little olive oil and seasoned with salt and pepper) in a moderate oven until they are soft.…… Continue reading roasted pumpkin soup
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