I love a challenge, so when the people from Amoy asked me if I wanted to take part in their next Blogger Challenge, I couldn’t say no. As it turns out, the challenge involved barbecuing and Asian flavours – two of my favourite things. Throw in a wonderful English summer (long may it continue) and I […]
Heatwave – it’s one of my favourite words! Possibly because I spend most of my time in London where you can never be certain of a decent summer. And a heatwave generally doesn’t mean death and destruction as it can do in hotter parts of the world. English heatwaves are gentler, though you wouldn’t necessarily […]
I love summer and all the fresh flavours it brings and the inspiration it gives me to come up with new dishes. Barbecuing is a pleasure as it involves several elements to pull together a great meal. And salads are an important part of that. So when I cooked lamb sosaties (see previous post) I had […]
When the sun comes out in London, you have to make the most of it. And for me, last weekend it meant using my lovely new barbecue again, it’s irresistible. I put my thinking cap on and decided to tempt you with a lovely South African dish, lamb sosaties. Sosaties are kebabs…but what makes them different is […]
Now that the sun’s shining it’s impossible to resist the opportunity to get the barbecue (or braai as we call in it South Africa) out. Every year I long for that barbecue summer in London that we are often promised but never materialises. Could this be the year? Braais are a huge part of South […]