Misc recipes

Agadashi Tofu

I enjoy the texture and flavour of this Japanese dish very much. The trick to successfully deep fry the tofu is to get the tofu to dry as m…

Anchoiade De Croze

Here I have a recipe for an elaborate version of a Provencal anchoiade with the strength of a tapenade but the black olives are replaced wi…

Avocado, Tomato and Anchovy Crostini

Serve the crostini as an appetizer at your next dinner party. Use anchovies marinated in olive oil and soak them in milk for 15 minutes. Pa…

Baba Ganoush

Banana and Tamarind Chutney

I would like to share this easy, no-cook recipe for the yummiest chutney that was served with Pork Vindalo the other night when I had dinne…

Basil Oil

Black Garlic Butter

Black garlic is fermented aged white garlic that is now available in leading South African supermarkets. I first encountered this delicacy…

Blini with Smoked Salmon

These little yeast pancakes are melt in the mouth good and is such a treat served with smoked salmon and a good dollop of sour cream. Tradi…

Brandy Butter

This hard sauce is excellent serve with plumb pudding or Christmas Mince Pies fresh and still warm from the oven. (See Recipe Index for Hom…

Bread Sauce

This is an excellent sauce to serve with roast chicken.

Breakfast Crumble

We’ve just spent a glorious weekend in the bush and my friend Karen Meyer surprised us one morning with this dried fruit crumble. We ate it…

Breakfast Oats with Whisky and Cream

Brown Sugar Syrup

Bruschetta Ala Broccoli Rape

Broccoli rape sautéed with onion and bacon piled on grilled bruschetta are delicious tit bits to serve as a starter. If you can’t find broc…

Camembert Fondue

A midnight feast for two! Dip crispy crostini into this extremely aromatic fondue and sip champagne.

Campari Americano

Candied Popcorn

This candied popcorn is nice and crunchy, not to sweet and positively addictive. The kids love it and it’s also a terrific snack with a gla…

Cannelinni Bean Humus

Spread the humus over a medium sized plate. Drizzle with olive oil and dust with extra cumin. Serve with warm pita bread.

Caramelised Orange Peel

These candied orange peel rolls, are such a flavour treat and is very good served with coffee after a meal. They also make a delicious addi…

Caramelized Sweet and Sour Sauce

The initial caramelization of the sugar with some stock gives this sweet and sour sauce a rich brown colour and a wonderful depth of flavou…

Catalan Quince Allioli

Here I have a recipe for fabulous Catalan Allioli with a twist. It is delicious and unexpected. Serve it with roast chicken.

Catalan Vinaigrette

This vinaigrette has enough substance and flavour to stand up to grilled poultry or beef, but especially complements seafood. If you have a…

Challah

I am discovering the joy of baking my own bread and was very pleased with the result of my latest effort. It is the traditional Jewish chal…

Cherry Tomato Jam

Those lovely, sweet Roma tomatoes cook into a most delicious jam. Serve the jam with cheese and ham scones or just as is on thick slices of…

Chimichurri

Chimichurri is an Argentinean garlic and herb sauce that is served with a mixed grill of steak, chops and sausages. Follow Argentines’ lead…

Chocolate Sauce

Coconut Ice

Coconut Marshmallows

These toasted coconut marshmallows are a breeze to make if you have a candy thermometer. They are very morish and are a relatively quilt-fr…

Cranberry Margaritas

Croque Monsieur

Translated as a gentleman’s crunch, this is the true toasted cheese sandwich of Paris.

Dried Fruit Blatjang

An exotic combination of textures and flavours makes this delicious blatjang a rare treat. Serve with pates, cold meats, curry, boboti, che…

Dukkah

Try this scrumptious hazelnut and sesame seed spice dip with crusty bread and fruity olive oil.

Fermented Black Bean Vinaigrette

I keep some of this fermented black bean vinaigrette in my refrigerator and regularly use some to liven up chicken, steak fish or vegetable…

Feta Cheese Tartlettes

These cheese tartlettes are oven ready in an instant and provides an excellent choice as starter or a light lunch. Serve on a bed of saladg…

Figs in Wine

If you are so lucky as to have a supply of fresh figs, this is a wonderful way to preserve them so that you can enjoy figs as a dessert in…

Foccacia Bread

Garlic Bread and Butter Puddings

These garlicky bread and butter puddings are excellent served with roast beef.

Gauva Sambal

With guavas now in season, try your hand at making this sambal to serve with any meat sizzling on the braai. This is an excellent recipe I…

Ginger Chocolate Truffles

These easy to make and heaven to eat truffles are the perfect end to a special meal.

Goat’s Cheese Tarts

Serve goat’s cheese tarts for a light lunch or as a starter to a dinner party. They are easy to prepare and are popped into the oven 15 min…

Grape Confit

This confit has a delicate flavour. It is excellent served with liver pate, foie gras, smoked meats or pork.

Grapefruit with Rum and Raisins

Grapefruit is a favourite breakfast fruit and prepared in this way, it is just perfect to serve for a special brunch.

Green Olive and Hazelnut Condiment

This is an irresistible blend of crunchy toasted hazelnut, green olives and lots of fresh parsley and garlic. Serve it with grilled fish or…

Green Peppercorn Sauce

This is a sophisticated sauce with an unusual texture. Serve over roast duck breasts or over grilled fillet steak.

Green Tea and Coconut Milk Panna Cotta

Gribiche Sauce

Like mayonnaise, Gribiche sauce is made by gradually working oil into the eggs. Here the egg yokes are cooked, giving the sauce quite a str…

Harissa

This famous chillie paste gives a fiery taste and a red colour to many foods in North Africa. It can be bought in supermarkets ready made b…

Home Made Chinese Pickles

These pickles are very good served with deep fried wonton wrappers or on their own as a little appetizer to awaken the palate. The pickles…

Homemade Granola

Homemade Mayonnaise

Honey and Parsley Salad Dressing

Sweet and tangy honey salad dressing tastes great with a mixed salad of orange slices, radishes, baby spinach leaves and avocado pear. The…

Horseradish Butter

Kids Fudge

Kimchi

This Korean cabbage pickle is punchy and full of the goodness of the fermentation process. It is an excellent side to any meal and a little…

Lemon Pesto Goat Cheese Dip

This delicious goat cheese dip is perfect served with a platter of crudités and leftovers are never wasted. Spoon over cooked spaghetti, to…

Lemon Syrup

Deliciously tangy, ice cold lemon syrup is the best thirst quencher on a warm summer day. A sprig of mint and a slice of lemon add a festiv…

Limoncello

Longlife Green Curry Paste

Longlife Red Curry Paste

Mango Chutney

Marinated Artichokes

Marinate tinned artichokes with garlic and herbs and serve with an antipasto platter or use in salads.

Marinated Goat Cheese

Serve this garlicky marinated goat cheese with whole grain bread fresh from the oven. The marinated cheese is good in salads too. Cut the g…

Marinated Olives

The perfect nibble with pre dinner drinks.

Marinated Olives

These marinated olives are typical of Provence. Serve as an appetizer with pre-dinner drinks.

Melkkos

“Melkkos” is a traditional South African supper dish. This is a simplified version that is prepared in no time in the microwave oven. A won…

Mexican Hot Chocolate

Add a few drops of Tobasco sauce to the hot chocolate. It accentuates the chocolate flavour magnificently. Serve the hot chocolate with sug…

Mini Mushroom Bunny Chow

Here I’ve presented the traditional Durban fast food favourite in hollowed out sesame seed hamburger buns and had great fun creating a mush…

Monkey Bread

This American favourite is also called bubble bread – because of the ‘bubbles’ of dough. The pieces of dough are tossed in a heavenly coati…

Montreal Spice Mix

Make this spice mix to sprinkle over grilled steak. Cover the steak with foil after you’ve sprinkled it with the spice mix and leave to sta…

Moroccan Preserved Lemons

Moutarde De Provence

Nachos

Prepare a platter of Nachos for a Saturday night treat and serve with Mexican beer, straight from the bottle, with a slice of lemon tucked…

Nganga

Nutty Herb Butter

When basic grilled foods, like a superb rib roast, steamed vegetables, fresh seafood or grilled chicken need a little luxury, add a pat of…

Orange Blossom Honey Butter

This simple recipe has a delicious balance of sweet honey, tangy citrus and creamy butter. Perfect served on scones fresh from the oven.

Orange Wine

Oyster Mushroom Salsa

Serve this fresh mushroom salsa with tortilla chips, red and green bell pepper wedges, cucumber slices and celery sticks.

Peach and Mango Smoothie

Pear Smoothies

Kick-start the day with a glass of healthy goodness.

Pickled Cherries

Pickled Cucumbers

Chose shinny, rigid, little gherkins, also called pickling cucumbers to pickle at home. You can flavour them with dill or tarragon and they…

Pickled Ginger Bearnaise Sauce

Pickled Mushrooms

After pickling, immerse the mushrooms in a good olive oil – virgin olive oil is too strong. The mushrooms are ready to eat after a month an…

Pistachio Sauce

Pizza Puffs

Plum Sauce

Make your own Chinese plum sauce and keep it for months in a sterilized jar in the refrigerator. The sauce is spicy, not hot, and is delici…

Polenta and Cheese Muffins

Polenta is ground corn meal is most often eaten as porridge, with grated cheese melted into it, but it can also be cooled, cut into squares…

Popcorn with Rosemary

Porcini Spice Blend

Keep a jar of this excellent porcini spice blend for beef steak in the refrigerator. Use it to coat thick cut steaks and wrap in plastic cl…

Preserved Eggplant

This eggplant preserve is so versatile. It is an excellent addition to the mezze platter, fabulous with a rare roast beef sandwich, and so…

Preserved Lemon Dressing

Preserved Lemons

Lemons preserved in salt lose their sharpness and has a mellow flavour. It is used extensively in Moroccan cooking.

Preserving Fresh Black Olives

My friend Annelize is a great inspiration in the kitchen and I was very impressed with the results of her olive curing. Here is the recipe…

Pumpkin and Walnut Bread

Pumpkin, nutmeg and walnuts combine to yield a moist, tangy and slightly sweet bread with an excellent flavour. Serve partnered with meats…

Quick Pickles

Red Curry Paste

Freshly made curry pastes give the best results. Leftover pastes will keep for 3 weeks in an airtight container in the refrigerator, or for…

Rhubarb Relish

Rhubarb relish served on ripe, soft brie ends a good meal on a high note.

Ricotta Cheese Pancakes

My sister in law, Petro, made these amazingly fluffy, tender pancakes over Christmas. These are the best American style pancakes I’ve ever…

Romanian Pickled Vegetables

These pickled vegetables are called Murãturi. Serve the crisp, tasty and refreshing vegetables with grilled chicken or fish or nibble them…

Rose Water Turkish Delight

I’ve tried on numerous occasions to make Turkish Delight, to no avail. All the recipes listed gelatin as an ingredient and we invariably en…

Salsa Verde

Salsa verde translates as green sauce and is very good served over grilled steak or with a seafood platter. You can use a food processor to…

Sauce Veronique

This is a quick cheat for the classic French sauce that is served with roast chicken. Make it close to serving time and the sauce is not su…

Sherry Cream

Years ago my friend Colwynne shared this recipe for sherry cream with me and looking through my old recipe book I was very happy to redisco…

Spanish Quince Butter

Sundried Olive Tapenade

I like to use sundried black olives to make tapenade. It keeps well in a glass jar in the refrigerator and is great spread on crostini, as…

Sweet Eggplant Relish

Do try your hand at making this relish. It is really good served as an accompaniment with curry. It is sweet and tart and full of flavour.…

Sweet Potato Bread

This bread is slightly chewy with a nice crust, and it is great served with creamy blue cheese and preserved green figs. It is also excelle…

Sweetmilk Dinner Rolls

Sweetmilk Farmhouse Loaf

Tarragon Mayonnaise

Indulge in a bowl of glistening, homemade mayonnaise. I served it with cold lobster and hot, crisp chips and we popped a bottle of champagn…

Tomato Ketchap

This is the real thing! Use this tasty sauce to pep up barbecued chicken, burgers and potato chips.

Tomato Vinaigrette

Serve this vinaigrette over luscious ripe tomatoes topped with a selection of fresh herbs. Crumble feta cheese over the top. Delicious serv…

Turkish Delight

Great served with strong coffee to end a Moroccan meal.

Tuscan Bread

Wasabi Mayonnaise

Yogurt-Tahini Sauce

Add a middle-eastern flavour to grilled lamb tjops with this yogurt-tahini sauce. Tahini is available at the deli counter of most supermark…

Zaatar

Za’atar is a Middle Eastern spice blend. It is very versatile and is used with meat, fish, sprinkled on salad and cooked vegetables, or ser…

Zimbali Tomato Sauce

Recently a group of old friends got together to spend the weekend in Zimbali, on the Kwa Zulu Natal coast and did we cook up a storm! Ammi’…