This salad is packed with goodness with its vibrant greens, peppery oily mackerel and hot and creamy dressing. You can experiment with your own ingredients but I find this is the perfect combination and the potatoes and rich fish make it seem pretty substantial. Serves 2 8 new potatoes, boiled and halved 100g tenderstem broccoli, […]
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Recipe: Butternut, beetroot, rocket and pine nut salad
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 […]
Recipes: Tasty ideas using Haas avocados
I love avos. I was lucky enough to grow up with an enormous tree in the garden that produced such a splendid crop it was impossible to eat them all, even though I come from a large family. Needless to say, we were always popular in avocado season, turning up at friend’s houses with fruity […]
Recipe: Asian-style chicken with noodles and a crunchy salad
I love Asian flavours and experiment a lot with different marinades. This one seems to have a lot of ingredients in it, but I have to say it’s one of the nicest I’ve come up with. The chicken was bursting with flavour and the sesame seeds made the perfect finishing touch. A quick and easy […]
Russian salad: A recipe and a magical story
Most of my encounters with Russian salad have been in Spain – it’s a dish commonly served in most tapas bars around the country. I can’t say I’ve ordered it much, but its frequent appearances did get me wondering what the story was behind this ubiquitous salad. There’s a bit to wade through, but legend […]
Fabulous pasta in the sunshine at Il Leone
I hadn’t been to Il Leone for years and now it’s practically a local with the new MyCiti bus service. As a constant user of public transport in London, I am thrilled that I can now catch the bus in Cape Town. So, armed with my pass, I had a quick bus hop, followed by […]