With the Festive Season right around the corner, I find myself thinking about easy, quick and delicious side dishes to serve with the abundance of grilled meats we usually have in this time. As we celebrate Christmas in a country that is hotter than hot in December, it makes sense that most of the celebrating will happen around a fire ready to braai lamb chops, steaks and boerewors. And even though the meats might be the main attraction, a braai just isn’t a braai without good side dishes. The average braai always has a mixed salad and a potato bake of some kind but I’m trying to venture further and…
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Posts Tagged ‘Asparagus’
I’m slowly but surely making my way back into blogging. And before you ask, I’m not allowed to discuss the reason I’ve been taking a break from my blog. I will soon though and believe me it will be worth the wait. What I can say is that I am going to need a serious holiday after all of this. But back to this post and one of my favourite breakfasts. I’ve been making hollandaise with eggs whenever I can this year as it’s always delicious and guests always seem to be impressed with the luscious hollandaise that gently lays over the poached egg, like a comfortable blanket. I have…
I don’t really like Seafood Pasta’s. Mainly because I don’t like Tomato based sauces. But last night I knew I had to make Pasta with the prawns I had as we had rice the night before and we are having rice again tonight with the Bobotie I’m making. I spotted the Asparagus in the fridge and thought I’d pop those in too. This took literally 15 minutes. Ok, it took me 30 minutes to clean the prawns because I HATE the ‘Pink Prawns’ you get from supermarkets and Fishmongers. They never taste of anything and go completely rubbery after just 5 seconds in the pan. The amount of prawns I…
I really love Dorado. It’s probably my favourite fish, so when my local fishmonger has it in stock I always buy it. I just simply panfried it sprinkled some fish spice on and served it with Roast Baby Potatoes, Steamed Asparagus and a delish Garlic and Anchovy butter. It was SCRUMPTIOUS! For the Anchovy Butter you’ll need: (this is enough for 8 people) 1 cup Butter 2 Garlic cloves, mashed (or you can just use Garlic Paste) 4 Anchovy fillets Squeeze of Lemon Black Pepper Combine all the ingredients and heat in the microwave for about a minute until the butter is melted. Stir until the Anchovies are broken up….
