Recipes – South African

Couldn’t-be-easier butternut squash bake

November 24, 2007

One of the many things that sets the South Africans apart from the British is our deep affection for pumpkins and other squashes.  I do wonder whether it’s a climate-related issue, as gourds generally like a dry climate. Maybe this is why we share our love of gourds with our American cousins. Either way, butternut [...]

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Chicken biryani for lazy cooks

November 6, 2007

I am embarrassed to admit that, when I first met Nick 9 years ago, I did not eat curry.  Well, I ate my mom’s famous chicken curry (recipe sadly missing, otherwise I would be making it by the bucket), but that was more of a sweetly curry-flavoured chicken stew – think warm coronation chicken – [...]

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Don pedros for dessert!

October 16, 2007

So who the heck is Don Pedro anyway? Well, he might be: * a prince of Aragon in the Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare * an American actor * a former governor of Guatemala * a Filipino politician * a Latin-American restaurant in New York * a dam All very impressive, but to [...]

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Sticky BBQ chicken sundowners

September 19, 2007

I love food on sticks.  Hot, cold, sweet, savoury… you name it, I love it.  I don't know what exactly it is about food on sticks that's so perennially appealing either, but I'm guessing it's that whiff of the fairground or of streetfood that appeals to me. When I think back to my childhood, I [...]

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WTSIM#8 – Roasted butternut on the barbecue stuffed with spinach and feta

August 25, 2007

As I’ve written on this blog before, the South African braai is usually a meat-heavy affair.  Sure, there may be salads on the side, but essentially it’s all about protein.  Pity the poor vegetarian who arrives unannounced at the average braai. It’s going to be a long night picking over the salads, mate!  All of [...]

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Peppermint Crisp fridge tart – local really is “lekker”

August 19, 2007

A criticism of South Africans (and pretty much all antipodeans in London) is that we arrive from sunnier Southern climes, find jobs, find accommodation and then proceed to live in little self-imposed ghettoes, socialising only with other South Africans, eating only out of South African shops, drinking in South African-themed bars, wearing Sprinkbok rugby jerseys [...]

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Bacon-wrapped venison loin on the braai

August 3, 2007

Recent readers of this blog will know that I have been deeply unimpressed with the weather around here lately.  Summer?  You call this summer??  All we’ve had is the wettest July since records began, or words to that effect.  We’ve had thunder, hail, severe flooding – you name it!  See why I’ve been moaning?  But [...]

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