A home with a planted atrium
Dear Jonno We were inspired by a layout we saw in the Farmer’s Weekly of 25 December last year, in which a cottage was converted into...
Banana cake with pecan nuts
A banana cake is just like banana bread, only better, and it’s one of the best ways to begin your personal adventure into baking. Not only do you get a...
Bacon pasta with chopped tomatoes
Penne pasta is designed to convey the most flavour from plate to mouth. These palate-tempting ingredients allow the flavours to come through rich and strong.
A rustic chapel
Paul, a previous client, has requested that the wedding facility he had been thinking of for the last six months go ahead. I suggested...
Stylish and cost-effective home
Dear Sarah and Gary Thank you for the informative afternoon on site and ideas for your new home. Attached here are the layout sketches for...
Gazpacho soup served cold
This, fellow kitchen mechanics, is a gazpacho. It is not simply a soup; it is a new way to combine the freshest vegetables and herbs to produce a memorably delicious...
Imposing steel shed conversion
Dear Jonno I want to convert a 12m x 25m x 4,5m steel shed into a house for myself. Each pitched side has a mezzanine...
Steak and onion stir fry
Stir frying is the quickest way to make food that will please almost anyone. Here’s a starter recipe using only three main ingredients.
A room with a view of the Drakensberg
I got a call from a couple in the Midlands who bought a farm with the most magnificent view of the Drakensberg, writes Jonno.
A stylish retirement home
Dear John and Sue Thank you for the feedback on your retirement home. You said previously that you required the dimensions of the home to...
Spaghetti & meatballs
If detective stories set in New York are true, every second NYPD policeman lives on a diet of spaghetti and meatballs. This Italian-influenced American dish is one of the many...
Mauritian-influenced fish curry
‘Vindaye,’ say my Friends Of Mauritian Origin (FOMO), ‘is not just another KZN fish curry.’ I think a Durban fish curry is a marvellous thing, but FOMO disagree. So here...
Going traditional or modern
Enquiries from our rural folk are usually for traditional, farm-style homes that blend in with the environment.
Cooking wild guinea fowl with sherry and red wine
My first guinea fowl of the year was klapped by an Isuzu on a dirt road near Karkloof. The next two were expertly hunted by a good friend and perished...
A modern wedding venue
Dear Jonno I need your help as we intend building a wedding hall that can cater for just over 200 people on a 6 400m2...
Oven-baked cauliflower, broccoli, olives and cheese
There’s not much one can do when cauliflower au gratin makes its umpteenth comeback to the dinner table, except to look hopefully in the general direction of the kitchen. Perhaps...
A home among the mountains
Good day Jonno We are keen to proceed with the development of our property at a mountain estate in North West. We have draft plans and...
Island curry
Imagine a little French island in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Then imagine a curry that has flavours different from any curry you’ve enjoyed before… Cari de poulet à...
A farmhouse on an estate
Dear Jonno My wife and I want to build a retirement home on a 810m2 plot we bought recently in an estate in the Midlands....
Six-bedroom elegance
Dear Jonno I am a regular reader of Farmer’s Weekly and have been impressed with your designs. I’m working abroad but am considering retiring back...
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