Here, for your convenience and viewing pleasure, is an index of all the recipes available on CookSister! Some of the posts are quite long, but to get to the recipe just scroll right to the bottom if you want to skip the story. I have arranged them according to course (starter, main, etc.) and broadly into fish, meat or vegetables, as well as separate categories for breakfasts, soups and baked goods - click on a link below to go directly to the relevant section. If I'm feeling very energetic I may later also classify them according to main ingredient (when I have spare time, hahaha!). I have also put a permanent link to this index the navigation bar at the top of this blog, to make browsing and finding recipes on Cooksister even easy-peasier. Bon appetit!
- Main course - meat
- Main course - poultry
- Main course - fish
- Main course - vegetarian
- Braai (barbecue) and side dishes
- Pasta and Rice
- Starters, appetizers and canapés
- Vegetables
- Salads
- Soups
- Breakfast and brunch
- Desserts
- Baked goods Sweets
Beef & Guinness individual pot pies
Beef brisket and BBQ sauce potjiekos (casserole)
Beef mince-filled courgettes/zucchini
Blindevinken (beef olives) braised in Grimbergen beer
Bobotie (South African spiced mince)
Boeuf Bourguignon (beef Burgundy)
Bunny chow (South African lamb curry in a bread bowl)
Butternut and boerewors risotto
Chilli con carne (easy)
Chilli con carne with a cornbread topping
Gammon (smoked pork) steaks baked, on cabbage apple and onions
Gammon (smoked pork) steaks, pan fried with spicy caramelised pineapple slices
Gem squash stuffed with savoury mince
Glazed gammon with a whisky gravy
Lamb breast on rosemary & wholegrain mustard flageolet beans
Lamb crusted with lavender and herbs
Lamb sosaties (lamb kebabs)
Moroccan lamb shank tagine with ras-el-hanout and apricots
Mutton (or lamb) rack glazed with marmalade and Drambuie
Pork & cider hotpot with prunes
Pork fillet (tenderloin) glazed with mustard and stuffed with apricots
Pork chops with a creamy mustard caper sauce
Pork chops with sherried mushrooms
Pork fillet (tenderloin) stuffed with pear and sage on the barbecue
Pork medallions in a creamy chanterelle sauce
Sausage and bean casserole with herb dumplings
Sausage and cannellini bean gratin with kale and Parmesan
Schweinsbraten (Austrian slow-roast shoulder of pork)
Sirloin steak with creamy Tasmanian pepper sauce
Venison pie with dried peaches (wildsvleispastei)
Waterblommetjie bredie (traditional South African lamb stew)
Chicken a la King and again here
Chicken breasks with a mushroom Marsala sauce and roasted beets
Chicken breasts stuffed with feta & wrapped in bacon
Chicken breasts stuffed with sun-dried tomato, mozzarella and basil
Chicken breasts with tomato and chickpeas on couscous
Chicken, broccoli and mustard bake
Chicken, roasted in butter and honey
Chicken baked with fennel, spices and cream
Coq Au Vin (chicken in red wine)
Duck breasts with a cherry balsamic reduction
Nasi ayam nanas (Indonesian chicken & pineapple rice)
Roast duck with pancetta and potatoes
Thai green chicken curry (easy)
Cod fillets with a pesto and almond crust
Crabcakes with Old Bay seasoning
Fish fillets, pan-fried with capers on pesto mash
Gurnard, rolled and baked with a mustard cream sauce
Gesmoorde snoek (snoek in a tomato onion sauce)
Kingklip fillet with a crispy herb crust
Mackerel (whole) with an orange butter stuffing
Mahi-mahi parcels with sweet chilli, ginger and spring onion
Mussels in a green thai curry sauce
Salmon fillets baked with smashed olives, parsley and garlic
Salmon tournedos with spiced lentils, fig jam and foie gras
Salmon (whole) on the barbecue
Seabass (whole) on the barbecue)
Seabass (whole) stuffed with fennel and olives
Smoked haddock with flageolet beans in a creamy mustard sauce
Spicy salmon fillets with a fresh herb salsa
Spinach and feta cheese fish fillets
Swordfish steaks with a honey-mustard marinade
Tomato saffron fish stew with anchovy pesto
Tilapia baked whole with flat-leaf parsley and garlic
Tuna steaks with a red pepper and satsuma salsa
Trout with almonds and samphire
Yellowtail and aubergine "sandwiches"
Butternut squash, feta cheese and rosemary quiche
Caprese bread and butter pudding
Halloumi cheese (grilled) with red pepper coulis and zaa'tar
Mushroom, Mozzarella and chive omelettes
Pea, feta cheese and basil frittata
Ratatouille bake with feta cheese
Roasted butternut and sage risotto
Sage and Parmesan gnocchi in a browned butter and chilli sauce
Scrambled egg, feta and olive pita pockets
Scrambled eggs with sun-dried tomatoes and Parmesan
Slow-roast tomato and zucchini pasta
Three cheese fondue with champagne
Tomato, pesto & thyme tarte tatin
Vegetable stew, curried (potjiekos)
Zucchini, tomato pesto & Parmesan tart
BRAAI (BARBECUE) AND SIDE DISHES
Beef brisket and BBQ sauce potjiekos (casserole)
Beef fillet stuffed with smoked oysters on the braai
Cecil's lamb sosaties (lamb kebabs)
Chakalaka (Southern African barbecue relish)
Chicken, chorizo & Peppadew potjiekos (stew)
Leg of lamb (whole) on the BBQ
Pork fillet stuffed with pear and sage on the barbecue
Roasted butternut stuffed with spinach and feta
Roosterbrood/Roosterkoek (rolls on the barbecue)
Seabass (whole) on the barbecue
Smoked chicken on the BBQ with a curried stuffing
Tomato onion relish ("train smash") and krummelpap
Vegetable potjiekos with a cheesy topping
Venison loin wrapped in bacon on the barbecue
Artichoke, caper & lemon risotto
Asparagus, lemon and mint risotto
Bacon, chicken liver and sherry pasta sauce
Blue cheese, spinach & pecan risotto
Broad bean, bacon and mushroom pasta
Chanterelle & toasted almond pasta
Chicken, roasted butternut and feta lasagna
Chicken, sun-dried tomato and wholegrain mustard cream sauce
Chorizo and broad (fava) bean pasta
Couscous, jewelled with pomegranates and toasted almonds
Nduja, bell pepper and basil risotto
Prawn and lemon pepper risotto
Prawn, mange tout and sake pasta sauce
Purple sprouting broccoli, anchovy and Pecorino pasta
Sage and Parmesan gnocchi in a browned butter and chilli sauce
Slow-roast tomato and zucchini pasta
Smoked salmon, vodka & pea pasta
Sun-dried tomato & roasted aubergine pasta
STARTERS, APPETIZERS AND CANAPES
Boerewors, peppadew & haloumi skewers
Broad bean, green bean & mozzarella salad
Celeriac soup shots with crispy bacon
Cheese bites with chile or caraway
Feta and chive stuffed peppadews
Griddled halloumi cheese with caramelised fennel, shallots and flat-leaf parsley
Halloumi cheese, grilled with red pepper coulis and zaa'tar
Nectarines, roasted and wrapped in Prosciutto
Scrambled egg and caviar toast rounds
Smoked salmon, tomato & avocado stacks
Smoked salmon-wrapped mackerel pate parcels
Smoked scallop and sea-trout pate
Sun-dried tomato pesto puff pastry twirls
Sun-dried tomato pesto & olive crostini
Tomato, basil and marinated feta skewers
Tomato, pesto & thyme tarte tatin
Boereboontjies (peppery green beans with potato)
Broad beans with Spanish ham (habas con jamon)
Brussels sprouts sauteed with caramelised garlic, chilli and lemon
Brussels sprouts sauteed with shallots & garlic
Brussels sprouts, shredded with pancetta and pine nuts
Butternut and beetroot roasted with rosemary
Cheese and Mediterranean vegetable terrine
Clapshot (traditional Scottish potato and yellow turnip mash)
Corn, roasted with lime and chilli butter
Cumin and caraway roast carrots
Curly kale with wholegrain mustard
Curly kale sauteed with garlic and Parmesan
Fava beans with olive oil, lemon juice & garlic (foul mudammas)
French beans with toasted almonds and garlic
Gestoofde soetpatats (stewed sweet potatoes)
Jerusalem artichoke & potato gratin
Moroccan-spiced roasted vegetables
Ratatouille bake with feta cheese
Roasted butternut squash stuffed with spinach and feta
Roasted corn with lime & chilli butter
Roasted green beans with red onion and almonds
Rumbledthumps (traditional Scottish mashed potato and cabbage)
Runner bean and feta cheese gratin
Rutabaga/swede, chorizo and thyme crepes with a cheese sauce
Sauteed Brussels sprouts with shallots & garlic
Savoy cabbage, courgette and runner bean stir-fry
Slow-roasted tomatoes in olive oil
Spaghetti squash roasted with thyme and sage
Spring greens with blue cheese
Vegetable potjiekos with a cheesy topping
Asparagus salad with pesto and Parmesan
Brocolli and toasted seed salad
Broad bean, green bean & mozzarella salad
Butternut squash, feta and pinenut salad
Butternut squash, spinach & Gorgonzola salad with spicy pumpkin seeds
Char-grilled asparagus, zucchini, tomato and halloumi salad
Chickpea salad with tomatoes, basil and feta
Cilantro, cucumber and tomato salad
Fig, halloumi & toasted hazelnut salad
Goats cheese & pear salad with cranberries and pine nuts
Lentil, radish and flat-leaf parsley salad
Nectarine and coriander leaf salsa
Pomegranate, fennel, pear and rocket salad
Potato salad with apple and thyme
Radish, celeriac, Pecorino & pomegranate salad with truffle oil
Salade folle (salad with foie gras)
Salade Nicoise a la Cooksister
Spinach, sun-dried tomato, feta and toasted seed salad
Watermelon, feta, olive and basil salad
Celeriac soup shots with crispy bacon
Cream of Jerusalem artichoke soup
Cullen skink (Scottish smoked haddock and potato soup)
Red lentil & roasted red pepper soup
Smoked haddock and leek chowder
Smoked salmon and dill chowder
Sweetcorn, chicken & chipotle chile soup
Warm avocado soup with biltong
Asparagus, anchovy, lemon and caper quiche
Bacon, mushroom, zucchini and peppadew frittata
Biltong, blue cheese and peppadew quiche
Broad bean, cheese and ham tart
Brocolli, cherry tomato and Brie tart
Butternut squash, feta cheese and rosemary quiche
Pea, feta cheese and basil frittata
Roast gammon and caramelised shallot quiche
Scrambled egg, feta and olive pita pockets
Scrambled eggs with sun-dried tomato and Parmesan
Smoked salmon-wrapped mackerel pate parcels
Apple caramel self-saucing pudding
Baked Alaska with Cointreau and marmalade
Best hot chocolate sauce in the world
Blackberry cheesecake in a glass
Blackberry & pistachio clafoutis
Caramelised nectarines and cherries
Cherry dumplings (knedle wisniowe)
Chocolate, blackberry and almond torte
Chocolate & wild cherry clafoutis
Christmas pudding semi-freddo with cinnamon streusel and brandy sauce
Coconut tart (klappertert)
Cranberry and pear upside down cake
Cranberry ginger caramel pudding (self-saucing)
Dadelpoeding (Cape brandy pudding with dates)
Dark chocolate and orange pots
Figs, honey roasted with Greek yoghurt
Figs (roasted with balsamic vinegar) with pine nuts
Ginger pannacotta with a lime syrup
Individual berry meringue pots
Individual dried apricot upside-down cakes
Individual chocolate fondant puddings
Lemon creme brulée (easy)
Marmalade bread & butter pudding
Nectarine & ginger tarte tatin
Nutella (Mexican spiced) and hazelnut crepe stack
Passion fruit (granadilla) pavlova
Rhubarb, cranberry and ginger fool
Rhubarb strawberry & ginger tarts
Rooibos tea, dried fruit and muesli "pie"
Ruby grapefruit and Campari granita
Souskluitjies (sweet cinnamon dumplings)
Spiced pear, apple & pistachio crisp
Spiced pear, blackberry and pistachio crisp
White chocolate and raspberry cheesecake
Banana walnut muffins (low-fat)
Biltong and feta cheese muffins
Bread - wholewheat quick bread with feta, olives, spring onions & za'atar spice
Cherry plum (mirabelle) and coconut muffins
Chocolate oat and sesame cookies
Chocolate, orange & cardamom cake (gluten-free)
Chocolate peanut butter chip brownies
Chocolate, prune and Armagnac cake
Cranberry, apple and bran muffins
Cranberry and pear upside down cake
Cranberry & pistachio choc chip cookies
Cranberry, orange and pecan nut muffins
Dark chocolate & fresh raspberry cupcakes
Ham, cheese and paprika muffins
Lemon meringue "baked Alaska" petit fours
Mexican chocolate and hazelnut crepe stack
Nigella's cherry Bakewell slices
Raspberry and white chocolate cupcakes with raspberry buttercream frosting
South African soetkoekies (spiced wine cookies)
Spiced pumpkin (or butternut squash) muffins
Zucchini, peppadew and feta cheese bread
Chocolate-caramel fudge truffles with fleur de sel
Chocolate-orange spiced truffles
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