It’s the beginning of August, where is 2014 going? It seems to be super-speedy. Anyway, a new month means it’s time for my monthly biltong recipe. I love this mix of creamy goats cheese and avocado, spicy biltong and refreshing mint. Really quick and easy to prepare, these bruschettas make the perfect starter or wonderful snacks […]
It’s always fun and a challenge to come up with new recipes. Thinking laterally about different ingredient mixes, ways of cooking and letting your imagination go. This was the most fun I’ve had cooking in a long time (and I always have fun!). I was trying to think of a new way to cook with biltong while at […]
It’s time for my monthly recipe using my favourite ingredient: biltong. This dish was inspired by a beautiful ham and broad bean starter I’ve eaten in restaurants in Spain. I thought, if ham, why not biltong? It worked beautifully. And you don’t just have to take my word for it. My ever-keen South African neighbours came […]
Summer in England keeps threatening to arrive…a bit of warmer air, a bit of sunshine and your hopes rise! They’re usually dashed pretty quickly by a whole day of rain and cold wind, but in that sniff of summer I start dreaming about long, lazy afternoons in the garden. Which brought me on to thinking […]
I’m cooking with biltong again, and had the idea of using it as one of the ingredients in a tasty soup. Honestly, I think this soup is one of the best I’ve ever tasted. I didn’t use a lot of biltong but it really added such a depth of flavour. This is the perfect soup […]
What a great idea, even if I say so myself. Sitting on the bus on my way home from work I was thinking biltong…and wondering what other exciting recipes I could come up with when I remembered making a lovely Spanish omelette with chorizo. Brainwave…use biltong instead of chorizo. Spanish omelette (or tortilla) is an […]