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Wholewheat pasta screws with pesto, fresh tomato, danish feta and almonds
It has been a while since I had a chance to cook, or play on the internet with any real conviction, what with having a baby and all the madness that comes with the first 8 weeks of parenting (we … Continue reading
Mushroom, brinjal, lentil, pea and fresh basil lasagna
Veg lasagna used to be one of the only veg meals you could find on most restaurant menus. It has always been the go-to safe option for meat eaters cooking for vegetarians. Often soggy and tasteless. A good lasagna can … Continue reading
Marrow in tomato, bougouri and salad
This meal was made with ingredients from the farm. My mum threw it together for lunch. After mopping every last morsel and as I had the pleasure of doing almost every day, I lay down and read my novel, Sea … Continue reading
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Tagged baby marrow, bougouri, cypriot, garlic, lemon, tomato, vegan version, yoghurt
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Spicy roast tomato, giant spring onion and parsley soup
This is a quick soup I made for my friends in hogsback on a recent trip to the eastern cape. It is inspired by Dean’s tomato soup, but this one was made almost exclusively from vegetables from their organic garden. … Continue reading
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Tagged balsamic, garlic, parsley, soup, spring onions, tomato, vegan, wheat free, wine
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Roast baby tomato, basil, lentil and danish feta / blue cheese tarte tatin with rocket
I am not usually the pastry person but I had to suck it up and face the puff. The pi captain and my mum (who we were staying with transitionally while waiting for our furniture to arrive) were working late, … Continue reading
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Tagged basil, blue cheese, feta, lentils, pastry, rocket, tomato
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Tomato, cucumber, avo and herb gazpacho
I have never made a gazpacho before. Essentially what it is, is a liquidized salad – which I always found somewhat off putting. But it was delicious and super quick and simple to make. Ingredients: 3 jam tomatoes half a cucumber 1 … Continue reading
Roast tomato and pepper soup
This is one of my favourite favourite Dean soups. Ingredients: Bowl full of tomatoes – various sizes and types 2 red peppers 4+ cloves of garlic Mixed herbs Salt and pepper Glass of red wine Heavy-handed dash of balsamic vinegar … Continue reading
Jono’s pizza
I do so love being cooked for. In Joburg recently, my friend Jono of MESS cooked up a pizza dinner of deliciousness (he may bitch about wine and the wine glasses it comes in, but he makes a mean pizza). … 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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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
