As we were greeted by apron clad young ladies distributing maps of the grounds, I was in awe of the canopy of trees protecting the immense flowing garden from…
When I first arrived in Cape Town 6 years ago, I was amazed at the overwhelming choice of butternut. We had a family joke when we arrived in a…
I have asked Charlotte, my daughter, to add any recipe she might want to share with me on this blog so here is her first of many to come…
A friend from Montreal arrived to visit us in Cape Town this past week with a stack of newspapers in tow. I immediately flipped through to the living section…
Rusks, a South African breakfast favorite for many, has never been high on my list of things to eat. Typically, they have been baked twice and are usually as…
It is highly unusual for me to blog twice in a day but my aunt, who recently had a partial knee replacement asked for a sauce for her poached…
I must be going through a bit of an identity crisis and therefore I am creating recipes that are a bits and pieces of different cultures and moments in…
Yotam Ottolenghi, chef extra-ordinaire, journalist and owner of numerous restaurants in London, has declared dips and spreads in vogue again. As I returned from a weekend away,…
Souvlaki is a greek term describing small pieces of meat or vegetables that are grilled on a skewer. In my case, I decided to make a chicken variation with…
Vichyssoise is a cold leek and potato soup that has become one of my family’s favorites. As I returned to South Africa and my veggie garden last week, I…