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 is an island take on a great series of tastes and aromas.
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 with all their adrenalin safely in their adrenals. Boy, oh boy, were they tender.
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 there’s something else to come? Alternatively, give this recipe the attention it deserves.
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 la Reunion.
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...
Turkey for Christmas lunch
A large Christmas lunch takes time to prepare. Here, we use standard industrial time and motion methods to speed up production while maintaining quality.
Cape Dutch house design
Dear Jonno
Your environmentally friendly designs have made me a loyal Farmer’s Weekly reader.
I need you to help me design a lovely house – the...
Christmas trifle
This is without doubt the simplest dessert recipe I know, with the exception of vanilla ice cream. The only skill demanded of you is to make the trifle look elegant and tempting in the glass dish. A second optional skill involves actually making the custard.
A holiday and retirement home
Dear Jonno
We need help with the design of our new home in eMacambini on the KZN North Coast near the Amatikulu Nature Reserve. The...
Fabulous fish pie
You don’t have to live on the beach to enjoy this delicious meal, since the fishy parts come straight out of the supermarket freezer. And to make it even easier, the main ingredient in the crust is breakfast cereal.
An elegant, practical home
Estelle and Barry would like to build a retirement home on their son’s farm in the eastern Free State.
Cauliflower mash with chicken livers
To make cauliflower mash with chicken livers and chorizo sausage for four, you will need:
For the mashed cauliflower:
1 head of...
A modern farmhouse
Dear Jonno
Neil and I want to build a new home in the Karoo and eagerly await each week’s copy of Farmer’s Weekly for ideas.We...
Thai-style steak and salad
Eat more plants, we’re told. An excellent idea, especially with the wide choice of delicious greens available these days. But we love our meat too, don’t we? So here’s a Thai-influenced salad – served warm, unlike most salads, and augmented by succulent rump steak.
Modern rural living
Dear Aubrey
Thank you for calling and discussing the requirements for your new home outside Pietermaritzburg. Looking through my file of more than 700 sketches...
Hellfire chicken
This is the stage name for grilled chicken in red chilli sauce. The red chilli sauce is a variation on a riff on an improvisation on a South East Asian folk recipe with a couple of notes added from the classic Durban spice repertoire.
