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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Global Kitchen: Recipe of the Week: Veg Bobotie
The New Internationalist is a great magazine I subscribe to that deals with all sorts of contemporary global issues relating to social justice (most recent issue has a focus on seeds). They have just started posting a recipe of the … Continue reading
Banana and almond cake
On Saturday morning one of my favourite people called, and being in town for the morning, asked if she could pop over to say hello. She loves banana cake. I love baking way more than I like actually eating cake. … Continue reading
Moung dhal
This is a favourite of ours and we often make this dhal with other curries such as the beans, more beans, and brinjal curries posted here. Its also very very easy. Ingredients: 1 cup moung (you could also use brown … Continue reading
Bean and potato curry
Another quick bean curry, this time with potatoes. The main recipe I wanted to feature here is actually the moung dhal, but thought I would add the recipe for the beans as it differs slightly from the others I have … Continue reading
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Tagged beans, chilli, curry leaves, dhanya, potato, spices, tomato, vegan, wheat free
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Fresh pea, avo, haloumi and herb cous cous with lemon black bean dressing
The cous cous is finally finished! We threw this little salad together amidst last week’s baby madness. Ingredients: 1 cup wholewheat cous cous Bowl of freshly shelled peas 1 avo Rocket Parsley Haloumi Juice of half a lemon Sesame seeds … Continue reading
Posted in Salad
Tagged avo, cous cous, haloumi, herbs, lemon, parsley, peas, rocket, sesame seeds, vegan version
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Vanya’s Spanakopita (spinach and feta pie)
On my sister’s last night she cooked for us. Inspired by a friend’s recipe, she made a version of Spanakopita, which is a spinach pie. Spinach is in season at the moment and you can pick up 3 bunches from … Continue reading
Bunny chow barometer
Bunny chows are quintessentially Durban. And they are one of my all time favourite things to eat. So, they are not great for the IBS, but fok they are delicious. Being vegetarian in Durban is a pleasure when one of … Continue reading
Accidental tomatoes
We have a compost bin where we collect all our organic waste. We have been using the compost in the garden. Shortly after we planted our spinach, rocket and beetroot patch, tomato plants started appearing everywhere. Clearly we had a … Continue reading
Lemon cordial
I learned how to make this lemon cordial in Hogsback from Ian and Pinty. My pics from Hogsback weren’t all that good so I recreated the recipe here. It is seriously refreshing and nowhere near as sweet as most of … Continue reading
Lemon and buttermilk cake
On Saturday I had an uncontrollable urge to bake. Not having much time, and taking inspiration from a bunch of different recipes, I wanted to make a cake that would be incredibly quick to make. We are still working through … Continue reading
