To call this salad Mexican would probably be an insult to the cuisine, hence the quotation marks, but it is an amazing salad inspired by elements in a pico de gallo and nachos. Lime and coriander are my favourite ingredients, which explains my love for both Mexican and Thai cuisine, as they ...
Dinner
Thai Inspired Garlic Bread
Banters, avert your eyes. This buttery carb fest is not meant you. However, if fresh crispy bread, oozing with melted butter, garlic, fresh coriander and sweet, spicy peppers is your thing, then keep reading. I ate half a loaf of this delicious Thai inspired garlic bread for lunch, and I'm not ...
Bacon and Red Pepper Tagliatelle
I think instagram must be my favourite social media app at the moment. I love seeing people's creativity or a glimpse into their lives (I'm nosy like that). The great thing about this photo sharing platform, is the amount of inspiration it provides me on a daily basis. I often see things that I ...
Food Art: The nightmare before Christmas by Tim Burton
The Brief: Take a list of ingredients, a piece of art for inspiration and create something edible and beautiful. This was the challenge set to us by Pick n Pay for Week 8 of the Freshly Blogged challenge. My art knowledge is somewhat pathetic, so I spent most of my friday evening googling famous ...
Roast Chicken with Butternut Stuffing
So by some miracle I am still in the Freshly Blogged competition. There are 20 bloggers left, and the competition is getting tough. This week we were given rice, butternut, leeks, thyme, a tin of chopped tomatoes and a baguette. We could add one dairy item (I chose Feta) as well as one other ...
Trinchado with Roast Potatoes
This weeks's Freshly Blogged challenge was called meaty moment, and we were given a selection of ingredients to create a tasty meat dish. As soon as I got my email detailing what we would have to cook with, I knew what I had to make. Trinchado. I make this dish often, and everyone who I have made it ...
Pickled Red Onions
Ever since I had Pickled Red Onions at El Burro last year, I've wanted to make them myself. Lucky for me I have a Latin American recipe book, and right at the back they explain how to make them. ...
Ostrich Burgers with Biltong, Feta and Red Wine Sauce
This was my entry to the 2011 Food24 burger competition. I was considering submitting my Cheeseburger Cupcakes, but I figured something savoury would be more appropriate. Ostrich is a lean meat that is low in cholesterol and high in protein, and there is no chance of E-coli or salmonella because of ...
Caldo Verde Pizza
Growing up in the south of Johannesburg I was surrounded by Portuguese culture, many of my friends are Portuguese, and the rest of Johannesburg gets together around Easter time to celebrate and eat Portuguese food at Lusito Land. This being said, the first time I ever had Caldo Verde, was at a ...