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. 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
Beef & Guinness individual pot pies
Blindevinken (beef olives) braised in Grimbergen beer
Bobotie (South African spiced mince)
Bunny chow (South African lamb curry in a bread bowl)
Butternut and boerewors risotto
Gammon (smoked pork) steaks on cabbage, apple and onions
Gem squash stuffed with savoury mince
Glazed gammon with a whisky gravy
Lamb sosaties (lamb kebabs)
Leg of lamb, slow-roast and spicy
Mutton (or lamb) rack, glazed with marmalade and Drambuie
Pork chops with sherried mushrooms
Pork fillet (pork loin), mustard glazed and stuffed with apricots
Pork fillet (pork loin) stuffed with pear and sage on the barbecue
Pork medallions in a creamy chanterelle sauce
Sausage and bean casserole with herb dumplings
Venison pie with dried peaches (wildsvleispastei)
MAIN COURSE - poultry
Butter and honey-roast chicken
Chicken a la King and again here
Chicken breasts with tomato and chickpeas on couscous
Chicken, broccoli and mustard bake
Fennel, spice and cream chicken
Feta-filled chicken breasts wrapped in bacon
Nasi ayam nanas (Indonesian chicken & pineapple rice)
Roast duck with pancetta and potatoes
Sun-dried tomato, mozzarella and basil chicken breasts
Thai green chicken curry (easy)
MAIN COURSE - fish
Cod fillets with a pesto and almond crust
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 broth
Salmon tournedos with spiced lentils, fig jam and foie gras
Salmon (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"
MAIN COURSE - vegetarian
Butternut squash, feta cheese and rosemary quiche
Caprese bread and butter pudding
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
BRAAI (BARBECUE) AND SIDE DISHES
Beef fillet stuffed with smoked oysters on the braai
Cecil's lamb sosaties (lamb kebabs)
Chakalaka (Southern African barbecue relish)
Pork fillet stuffed with pear and sage on the barbecue
Roasted butternut stuffed with spinach and feta
Roosterbrood/Roosterkoek (rolls 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
PASTA
Bacon, chicken liver and sherry pasta sauce
Broad bean, bacon and mushroom pasta
Chicken, roasted butternut and feta lasagna
Chicken, sun-dried tomato and wholegrain mustard cream sauce
Chorizo and broad (fava) bean pasta
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
STARTERS 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
Nectarines, roasted and wrapped in Prosciutto
Scrambled egg and caviar toast rounds
Smoked salmon-wrapped mackerel pate parcels
Smoked scallop and sea-trout pate
Sun-dried tomato pesto puff pastry twirls
Tomato, basil and marinated feta skewers
VEGETABLES
Boereboontjies (peppery green beans with potato)
Broad beans with garlic, lemon juice and olive oil (foul mudammas)
Broad beans with Spanish ham (habas con jamon)
Brussels sprouts sauteed with shallots & garlic
Butternut and beetroot roasted with rosemary
Clapshot (traditional Scottish potato and yellow turnip mash)
Corn, roasted with lime and chilli butter
Carrots roasted with cumin and caraway
Curly kale with wholegrain mustard
Curly kale sauteed with garlic and Parmesan
Gestoofde soetpatats (stewed sweet potatoes)
Mediterranean vegetable and cheese terrine
Jerusalem artichoke & potato gratin
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
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
Vegetable potjiekos with a cheesy topping
SALADS
Brocolli and toasted seed salad
Broad bean, green bean & mozzarella salad
Butternut, feta and pinenut salad
Char-grilled asparagus, zucchini, tomato and halloumi salad
Chickpea salad with tomatoes, basil and feta
Cilantro, cucumber and tomato salad
Lentil, radish and flat-leaf parsley salad
Nectarine and coriander leaf salsa
Pomegranate, fennel, pear and rocket salad
Potato salad with apple and thyme
Salade folle (salad with foie gras)
Salade Nicoise a la Cooksister
Spinach, sun-dried tomato, feta and toasted seed salad
SOUPS
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
Roasted pumpkin soup with coconut milk and Thai spices
Smoked haddock and leek chowder
Smoked salmon and dill chowder
Warm avocado soup with biltong
BREAKFAST AND BRUNCH
Bacon, mushroom, zucchini and peppadew frittata
Biltong, blue cheese and peppadew quiche
Broad bean, cheese and ham tart
Butternut squash, feta cheese and rosemary quiche
Roast gammon and caramelised shallot quiche
Pea, feta cheese and basil frittata
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
Caramelised nectarines and cherries
Cherry dumplings (knedle wisniowe)
Chocolate, blackberry and almond torte
Cranberry and pear upside down cake
Cranberry ginger caramel pudding (self-saucing)
Dadelpoeding (Cape brandy pudding with dates)
Dark chocolate and orange pots
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
Marmalade bread & butter pudding
Nectarine & ginger tarte tatin
Rhubarb, cranberry and ginger fool
Rooibos tea, dried fruit and muesli "pie"
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
Cherry plum (mirabelle) and coconut muffins
Chocolate oat and sesame cookies
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
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
SWEETS
