If it weren’t for my mom, this blog would not have been possible. OK, there is the obvious “if she had never given birth to me…” argument, but that’s not what I mean. If you think about it, this blog depends almost entirely on two things: a love of writing English and a love of […]
Click here for a full portionTrain smash and mieliepap: braai side dishes
Well, as promised in my recent post on stuffed beef fillet on the braai for IMBB6, I have put together a few authentically South African side dishes for a braai or barbecue. As I mentioned in the original post, braais have come a long way since the days of our forefathers and today you are […]
Click here for a full portionCured ham and roast fig salad (plus herb crusted kingklip fillets)
Some nights I get home and all I can face cooking is a pot of pasta with olive oil and Parmesan. Or frozen fish and chips, oven-baked while I lie, semi-catatonic, in front of the TV. Or a can of soup. But then there are nights like last night when I spend most of the […]
Click here for a full portionBeef fillet stuffed with smoked oysters on the braai for IMBB#6
Well, another not-particularly-summery Sunday in London has passed – but at least it stayed dry and the sun did shine at intervals, so it was possible for us to do a proper barbecue for IMBB6! As I said at the time when the date was announced, I was positively thrilled to discover that the theme […]
Click here for a full portionBiltong – it’s what makes us South African!
South Africans (and Zimbabweans) have known it for years – and it seems that the rest of the world is finally coming around to our way of thinking. Check out this brief article in today’s Metro newspaper in London: “Parents trying to soothe their teething babies are turning to air-dried spiced meat. Butcher Henry Viviers […]
Click here for a full portionBaked rolled fish fillets with a mustard cream sauce
Well, the heady excitement of Is My Blog Burning 5 is now, sadly, a thing of the past. But with my recent visit home to South Africa and all the fish I saw on the menu there (post still to follow, I promise), I can’t seem to get the fishy theme out of my head.
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