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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A general food and cooking blog. I like to experiment and try all different types of cuisine and I have a passion for food photography and styling.
Posts Tagged ‘haloumi’
This week has left me quite drained if I’m allowed to be honest. Not only did I have a few very big projects to do, I also had clients to please and a mountain of admin to work through. This has left me with very little time to eat lunch, which has never been one of my ‘main priority’ meals. The fact that I have to press pause on my day to rustle together something nutritious and somewhat appetising is reason enough alone to leave me unenthusiastic. Add to that the full and tired feeling I get after I eat some days and I have enough reason to skip this…
When I first saw Donna Hay doing these skewers I drooled, literally! For those of you who don’t know, Donna Hay is one of the most fantastic cookbook authors and food stylists of our time. This Australian has written 14 cookbooks which have sold more than 3 million copies worldwide. I’ve always loved her work but after seeing her on Masterchef Australia, I fell even deeper in love with her inventiveness and warmth. Her recipes are so innovative but yet still so accessible. Donna’s version of this included preserved lemon but because I couldn’t find any and I definitely couldn’t be bothered making my own, I tweaked the recipe to…
