Tag Archives: chilli

Roasted sweetcorn, red onion, parsley and sour cream salad

Posted on November 26, 2012 by

What is it about tasty mush at the moment? It seems to be all I am capable of in the kitchen. I thought a jaunty piece of parsley would help make it look less mushy, but it still looks like … Continue reading →

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Seedy rice with leeks, peas, wild rocket and creme fraiche

Posted on July 18, 2012 by

A lot of people don’t like rice. I get it. It can be really boring. Or starchy. Or mushy. A lot of the time it is the sauce that is the important bit and the rice just makes you full. … Continue reading →

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Lemon roasted chickpea, baby marrow, red onion and feta pasta

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

I have a bit of a backlog of easy pastas. It is easier to cook and take the pics than it is to find time in a day to process the images. I used to have a fridge overflowing with … Continue reading →

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Sundried tomato and pistachio pesto

Posted on January 21, 2012 by

After waddling into the new year, wishing for a belly trolley, I decided I had better squeeze a few more recipes in before I get sidetracked with the imminent pterodactchild. I had hoped to kick off the year with some … Continue reading →

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Veg braai parcels

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

We had the pleasure of staying at River Cottage for a weekend. No electricity. No cell phone reception. It wasn’t warm enough to swim in the river, but it was all very restful and pretty. I lay sprawled in the … Continue reading →

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Dhanya and green chilli sweetcorn fritters with grated parmesan

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

I didn’t grow up with sweetcorn fritters. They were always an exotic luxury I had at other people’s houses. I grew up on birthday parties with cheese, gherkins and raisins instead of fritos and cheese curls. For many years I … Continue reading →

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Spicy beans and cheese on toast

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

As I have mentioned before, my interest in food and cooking has dramatically waned over the past 6 months. I am all for the quick fix at the moment. The other day, in the absence of 2min noodles, and with … Continue reading →

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Spicy lentil soup

Posted on April 30, 2011 by

I got back from the heat of Cairo into winter edging its way through the cape. The most exciting thing about the cold is that we have an excuse to light our fire, which is a novelty for us Durbanites, … Continue reading →

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Dhanya chutney

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

I have been gibbering it up in Cairo for the past week; stuffing my face part with food that is common all around this part of the world, and that shares many dishes with greek food as well (more on … Continue reading →

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Jeera, yoghurt potato salad with fresh garlic, dhanya and green chilli

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

I can’t remember how this recipe emerged from, but it is a version of mayo-less potato salad I have been making for years. OK, it is another baby potato recipe… they have been very cheap from the veg shop (4 … Continue reading →

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