Pork belly: cooked twice, eaten often
Twice-cooked dishes are usually Chinese in origin, with the raw ingredients getting two treatments instead of one. While a little heavy on the cook, the effects on the diners make...
Feta and broccoli lasagne
This is a huge blast of flavour created with little effort, and a regular hit in my household. Be sure not to skimp on the whisking action to ensure the...
Pasta with brinjals and tomatoes
Spaghetti with a sauce is a family staple throughout this nation of ours. Instead of working a can opener, here’s a more hands-on pasta meal for four that is easy...
Caramelised onions
Is it a condiment? Or merely a vegetable? The fact of the matter is that caramelising onions is a great kitchen skill to learn: this delicious ingredient adds layers of...
Roasted pork in a Chinese marinade (char siu)
This could just as easily be grilled pork or even the next unexpected culinary event at the family braai. Whatever the cooking method, the outcome will thrill your diners and...
Southern fried chicken
There’s a mysterious colonel down our street who sells this by the bucketful. Given the complexity of the Deep South of the US, there are many variations of this much-loved...
How to braai chicken
We all know the experience. Braaied chicken, hot and black on the outside, cold and pink on the inside. Here’s a way to avoid such horrors.
Handheld food: steak & double salsa roll
This is based on an ancient principle: if one is good, two is better. Hence the double salsa. While best with a freshly grilled steak, this combination also works superbly...
Filling, fulfilling chicken soup
Good soup is high quality nutrition in a rush. Since most of the goodies are in solution they get to work exceptionally fast. That’s why all international cuisines feature soups,...
How to season raw meat
Like all recent converts, I am a fanatic to the cause. And the cause, my brothers, is the dry rub. This is a rough ’n tough application of seasoning to...
Three quick soups: green, white & red
There are times, usually when the night is dark, the wind howling and the rain beating on the windows, when all you want out of life is a bowl of...
A French casserole for winter dining
The English cook stews. The French design casseroles. Give this lamb and haricot bean combination your best shot. Your guests will love you for it.
Israeli baked eggs with lamb kidneys in brandy
Some Israeli friends recently dropped by just long enough to cook me a breakfast of shakshuka. This rewarding dish consists of eggs baked on a bed of spiced tomatoes. Add...
How to make home-made pasta
Completing a rapid review of my past pasta recipes for this page has revealed that nearly all of the recipes entailed sauces for store-bought pasta. While these products, both local...
Beef Stew
Stews are perfect for a chilly winter's evening. Here's a recipe for a delicious hearty beef stew.
Chicken in white wine with cream and mushrooms
This classic one-pot family meal owes much of its ongoing popularity to an amiable relationship with mushrooms. These fabulous fungi contribute to the feast with their delicious flavour as well...
Cajun fish
Cajun cooking is a mixture of smokin’ and grillin’. Like Cajun music, it’s both familiar and unfamiliar. While this recipe works well with alligator or any local giant water-living reptile...
Chicken with harissa
Chicken pieces are ideal in the hurried kitchens of working people. Here’s a quickish dinner for three or four people complete with potatoes and a revved-up sauce. All in one...
Chilli con carne and a mealie salsa
It’s easy to forget that chilli is so much more than a local curry, with or without rice. Here’s a New World homage to the chilli, that glorious, scarlet, life-enhancing...
Lemon curd
It’s a pity that ‘Lemon Cream’ is a brand name, as this is a better description than ‘lemon curd’ for this magnificent sweet-and-sour dessert. With sparse ingredients and minimal preparation...
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