Saigon lemon grass, chicken and noodle salad
Well, not so much a traditional salad as an unfamiliar, quite wonderful combination of hot stir-fried chicken and noodles with cool cucumber, lettuce and carrots.
Twice-roasted chicken in lemon sauce
Just when I thought there was nothing new to learn about cooking chicken, along came a totally unexpected roasting method. Not only that, but I received this recipe from a total stranger in a queue at our local supermarket. Thank you, ma’am!
Wilderness hideaway with a view
Dear Jonno
We find your regular advice in Farmer’s Weekly on the design and construction of houses exciting and informative. My wife and I have a...
Linguini with basil, blue cheese & chicken
The invention of pasta is almost as important as the discovery of bread. And the genius of both is their ability to trigger so many different flavour combinations.
A timber home on a lake
Dear Jonno
We’ve enclosed a sketch of a house that we would like to build. We have not allowed for any doors, apart from the...
Sizzling red-hot fish braai
There comes a time when the amateur braai mechanic realises that not all protein is red nor are all steaks beef. Here’s a magnificent fish braai procedure that I learnt from a friend, Derek van Heerden.
Tuscan – family style
Thami, a client for whom I previously designed a community hall, called to ask for another plan, this time for a family home.
Grilled chicken breasts in a cast-iron pot
Grilled chicken, as endless retail outlets prove daily, is an all-time favourite. Here’s my way of producing damn fine grilled chicken at home.
Dukkah: spice of life
Dukkah is an Egyptian snack, designed to be crunchily consumed with crusty bread, limpid olive oil and the Ethiopian coffee of your dreams.
A house with rondavels
Jonno has a challenge to design a house with four adjoining rondavels for John in Zimbabwe. See what Jonno comes up with.
Fish soup
Powerful. That’s the only word for this fish soup. Explosive taste, delicious aromas and great texture.
A house design with many rooms and a view
I received a call from a couple in the Midlands who have bought a farm with the most magnificent view of the Drakensberg.
Bobotie: The Cape on a plate
Whenever I visit my brother in Cape Town, I know I am in for superlative dining. And when the big item on the menu is bobotie, this Durban boykie renews his delight in the mild heat and soaring spiciness of a Cape Malay classic.
Suzán’s dolmades recipe
Spring is the ideal time to pick vine leaves for this traditional Greek delicacy and Strandveld’s soft, young Pinot noir leaves proved to be the perfect ingredient for Suzán, winemaker Conrad Vlok’s wife who decided to try her hand at this rather adventurous savoury delight.
A home with a low-pitched roof design
Dear Jonno
I kindly need an architectural drawing of the plan of the house shown in your article of 25 July 2014. I also need...
Vietnamese Pork Belly
Vietnamese food is probably even more exciting than Thai. While Thai-based foods and the condiments that go with them have made it to
South African kitchens and supermarkets, Vietnamese food is just a couple of steps behind …
Refurbishing an old farm hall
I received a call from a Farmer’s Weekly reader in the KZN midlands. On
his farm is a sturdy hall, built in the 1860s, that once served as a
meeting and conference facility for the district farm community.
Tomato tarts
There are times in a braai connoisseur’s life when he or she gets to wondering what to serve after the boerewors, chops and well-aged rump steak, but before the ice cream with honey and whisky sauce. Well, here’s the answer: tomato tarts. Yes, you heard right.
Cosy staff cottage
Patrick wants to build a simple dwelling for two of his labourers on his farm. He asks Jonno for help.
