Kroonstad marinated game steak
About a million years ago when I was in Std 7, my parents sent me to my tweetalige oom in Kroonstad to improve my Afrikaans, this being impossible in Durban....
Chicken thighs with bacon, tomato and mozzarella cheese
Take a break from regular roast fowl with this flavour-packed version of oven-cooked chicken thighs. Your grateful guests will shower you with compliments.
Mafia-style spaghetti and meatballs
So you’re somewhere in the Bronx and a big deal is going down with your fellow mafiosi. Never mind the details. The big issue is: what are you eating? The...
Cabbage and potato bake with thyme and two cheeses
This superb side-dish is a cinch to make. Baked in the oven, it leaves the rest of the kitchen free for whatever delights you are planning to add to the...
Vietnamese fillet of beef
This Durban boykie has chilli, jeera, elachi and high-octane dhania running in his veins. But recently, other elements such as lime juice and fish sauce have begun to enrich his...
Egg breakfast with a twist
Tradition says eggs make a breakfast. But what about adding some roasted vegetables? And a freshly made roti in place of toast? The only thing better than tradition is progress,...
Upside down apple pie
An important celebration deserves food that’s a feast for the eye as well as the more usual parts of the body. Apple Tarte Tatin certainly plays its part: it looks...
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...
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