Time for chicken-fried steak
In one of my other lives, I write a weekly television review. US swamp-related documentaries grab my attention from time to time, and it was from these that I learnt...
Slow-cooked lamb shanks with sweet potatoes
This delicious dish is melt-in-the-mouth, and is a superb way to mark any occasion.
Spicy pork belly
I come from an ancient family tradition in which we never ate pork. But when I became a man, I cooked like a man, and pork found a minor but...
Parmesan dip biscuits
Most of us spend time and effort on making dips, rather than on the dip vehicle, call it what you will. This results in first-class dips smeared on sometimes stale,...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Roasted prawns with dipping sauce
We all know the traditional image of prawns: palid specimens covered in red goo, heaped in a sundae glass dish or even a wineglass. Oh, I nearly forgot the ‘bed...
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