What is a braai without garlic bread? Really? A braai is just not a braai without this little nom nom side-dish now is it? Add cheese to that and well, you’ve got real happy people at your braai. Braais at our house are always accompanied by garlic bread and mushroom sauce and that is just…
Sauces & Side Dishes
Beer Battered Hake and Chips
Beer Battered Hake and Chips is soul food if you ask me. Especially if you’re at a seaside village and it comes wrapped up in newspaper. Aaaah love that!!! I’ve finally added a really tasty and really easy beer batter recipe, as well as a homemade chips recipe and a tartare sauce recipe. I made…
Homemade Nutella
If you’re like me and have to restrain yourself from picking up a jar of Nutella every time you do a grocery shop, you’ll love this recipe. You’ll have a love-hate relationship with it really. Yes, it’s wicked. Best of all this recipe is ridiculously easy! Just as a note – I used my KitchenAid…
Pesto Bread
A quick and easy pesto bread recipe that will have all your friends calling you Martha! The recipe calls for pesto and I use the Cream cheese feta, basil and sundried tomato pre-packaged pesto from Woolies. You can however use whatever pestos you like and if you prefer, you can even just stick to one…
Potato Bake
A South African braai just wouldn’t be the same without a creamy potato bake! Follow this tried and tested recipe and feel free to add other ingredients such as mushrooms, ham, bacon or corn.
Salmon, Caper and Dill Phyllo Tarts
Every month we’re posting a mouth-watering recipe courtesy of Food & Home Entertaining magazine. The recipe we have chosen from the January issue is salmon, caper and dill phyllo tarts. This easy recipe serves 4 and only takes 20 mins to make. Recipe and styling by Anna Montali; photograph by Graeme Borchers – published…
Sweet Potato Fritters with Bacon and Crème Fraîche
Every month we’re going to post a mouth-watering recipe courtesy of Food & Home Entertaining magazine. The recipe we have chosen from the November issue is sweet potato fritters with bacon and crème fraîche. This easy recipe serves 4–6 people and only takes 20 mins to make. Recipe and styling by Anna Montali, photograph by…
Thai Fish Cakes
These fish cakes are delicious served as a canapé on skewers or as a light starter served with Asian greens and lemon wedges. This recipe makes about 18 cakes but it can make more or less depending on how big you create the fish cakes. Total preparation time is approximately 40-50 minutes.
Butternut Side Dish
Great for braais or barbeques, this butternut side dish is wickedly delicious. If you are serving vegetarians you can leave out the bacon and add other ingredients such as mushrooms and onions. Ingredients: +-800g butternut, chopped 1/2 cup fresh mint, chopped 1 tsp thyme 1 round feta 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, grated 3 slices lean…
Sweetcorn Fritters
Sweetcorn fritters are delicious as a side dish or a snack, and a firm favourite among both kids and adults. Follow this easy step-by-step recipe to make golden and crispy sweetcorn fritters in no time at all. Sweetcorn Fritters Author: Louise Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 15 mins Total time: 25 mins Serves:…
Mushroom Sauce
A mushroom sauce goes well with just about anything, but is particularly tasty with a piece of tender fillet. This easy recipe is simply delicious, and shouldn’t take more than 15 minutes to make.
Mutton Samoosas
Originally made by the Indians and Cape Malays but loved by all! A savoury pastry (in the form of a triangle) filled with spicy curry fillings and deep fried until golden brown. The fillings vary from mutton to chicken, potato and corn. To make this recipe even easier, you can buy pre-made samoosa pastry from…