Greek Orzo Salad
“It takes four men to dress a salad: a wise man for the salt, a madman for the pepper, a miser for the vinegar, and a […]
Main meals
Curry Chicken Potjie
When you’re down on your luck and you’ve lost all your dreams there’s nothing like a campfire and a can of beans. Tom Waits, Lucky […]
Chicken Pie
Life is too short for celery sticks and cheap wine. ~ Anonymous ~ There are few things as comforting and delicious as Chicken Pie. […]
Traditional Tomato Sauce for Pap & Wors
As dit pap reën moet jy skep! ~ Traditional Afrikaans Expression ~ The Afrikaans expression quoted above (literal translation: if it rains porridge you […]
Eggplant Parmigiana
“Never eat more than you can lift.” ~ Miss Piggy ~ Eggplant = aubergine = brinjal = melanzane Let’s face it – eggplant is […]
Mexican Rice
One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention […]
Drunken Beans
Life without Mexican food is like no life at all. ~ Anonymous ~ South Africans eating Mexican? South Africa has it’s fair share of Mexican […]
Creamy Tomato Pasta Sauce
“Life is a combination of magic and pasta” ~ Federico Fellini ~ It’s basic, but priceless: creamy tomato pasta sauce! I don’t think there is […]
Home-made Tomato Sauce
“A world without tomatoes is like a string quartet without violins.” ~ Laurie Colwin, ‘Home Cooking’ ~ At last! A recipe actually created by me! But […]