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Braaied Pavlova Cake
A braaied pavlova cake is the simplest dessert you can make this Mother’s Day, but it will still be a showstopper with its symphony of ...
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Chamomile île Flottante
A wonderful, weirdly French dessert, featuring meringue floating on a sea of custard. Think of a floral Sunday custard with a bite of soft, sweet ...
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Chocolate Hollow Eggs Filled With Homemade Mousse
Chocolate hollow eggs are synonymous with Easter. So when the Forage And Feast Dark Chocolate Hollow Eggs appeared on the shelves of Checkers, I knew ...
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Raspberry Trifle
Ouma's Swiss roll was legend. I would always hide one out of sight, either by slipping it into her handbag or taking one back to ...
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Rose and Olive Oil Ice Cream
I often find some of the best meals are created from unexpected ...
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Bobotie
One of my favourite things about traveling is discovering a new dish, but sometimes it’s getting reacquainted with an old favourite.
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Cinnamon Panna Cotta with Melon Jelly
Panna cotta is traditionally an Italian dessert but this recipe gives it an enchanting Kalahari twist.
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Festive Chicken and Potato Pie
As I start to think ahead to upcoming Christmas celebrations and all of the favourite festive season staples, I’m drawn to one of the ultimate ...
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Gingerbread house
There’s something about Christmastime that brings out the kid in me. One of my favourite activities was building a gingerbread house with my mother on ...
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Fruity Iced Biscuits
Since my take on Zoo Biscuits – that childhood classic that only born and bred South Africans seem to get – first made its début ...
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VETKOEK AND CURRY MINCE
One of my fondest memories of growing up was when, on those odd occasions when I had a spare R5 (or was it R2 back ...
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MELKTERT AND MOERKOFFIE MACARONS
As much as I love France – and have made a home here – I always find I crave the tastes of home most the ...
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APPLE & OLIVE OIL CAKE
I’ve so often been told that the best apple to use in an apple cake is a Granny Smith, I suppose because of the way ...
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Jasmine Rice, Coconut & Rose Macaroons
Apart from an extra “o”, the main difference between a macaroon and a macaron is in the main ingredient. Where macarons (French) are made with ...
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BROWNIE MIGNARDISES WITH A MALVA TWIST
This is a marriage of two greats. On the one hand, you’ve got that gooey, chocolatey richness of a brownie; on the other, that unmistakable, ...
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Condensed Milk, Apple and Almond Cake
If you grew up on condensed milk, you’ll get it. There’s just something so nostalgic about that milky caramel taste.
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Hertzoggie Meringue with Doily
There are some things that just never go out of style! The Hertzoggie is a true South African classic, and with good reason, it’s delicious. ...
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Roasted Banana, Amaretto and Raisin Rice Cake
I remember making this cake for our staff meal at JAN as a treat on Saturdays before service. It always put us in such a ...
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GATEAU SAINT HONORÉ
I do love indulging in a bit of history and heritage when it comes to food, which is one of my favourite things about French ...
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MELKTERT AND MOERKOFFIE MACARONS
As much as I love France – and have made a home here – I always find I crave the tastes of home most the ...
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Milk Tart and Apple Crumble Ice Cream
One of the first dessert treats I learned to bake was an apple crumble. Less fussy than an apple pie or Tarte Tatin, but deliciously ...
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CHOCOLATE BREAD AND BUTTER POPS
If I had to make a list of my ten favourite recipes, which I’ve never done, I’d say about seven of those would stem from ...
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Jasmine Rice, Coconut & Rose Macaroons
Apart from an extra “o”, the main difference between a macaroon and a macaron is in the main ingredient. Where macarons (French) are made with ...
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PORK NECK
Some of the best dishes you’re likely to taste in your life won’t necessarily win any beauty competitions,
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HOLIDAY EISBEINS
Growing up, a perfectly cooked and beautifully glazed Eisbein usually took centre stage on our festive table.
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Festive Porchetta
Traditionally, a porchetta makes its appearance on Italian tables around the festive season...
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Ouma’s French Makeover
The concept of wrapping meatballs in leaves originated in ancient Greece, where they wrapped...
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THREE CLASSIC PIES
Having lived in France for the best part of a decade, I recently realised just how much I miss an old-fashioned, honest-to-goodness, homemade pie. Of ...
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Fried chorizo & red onion
I love those festive times of the year when we find all sorts of reasons to get together, cook lavishly and kuier like there’s no ...
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Baked figs with blue cheese & parma ham
There’s a lot I miss about home when i’m in France, but my...
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Steak tartare
There’s a theatre to steak tartare. As with all the finer things in life, it calls for only the finest quality ingredients. If ever you ...
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Sardine & cheddar toasties
There’s this idea that, when it comes to food, chefs never take the easy way out. Almost like the words, simple, express, on-the-go, and quick ...
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Chilled prawn coconut & lime soup with edible flowers & avocado
For a chef – or anyone who lives for the infinite joys of food – it’s impossible not to be inspired by the colours and ...
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Potato Salad with Smoked Salmon, Egg and Crème Fraîche
An effortless classic, perfect for the summer.
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Pilchard frikkadels wrapped in cabbage leaves
If there really is a country on earth that has not come up with some version of a frikkadel wrapped in cabbage, they have likely ...
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Rooibos-smoked trout with minted peas & truffle mayonnaise
Most people think of rooibos strictly as a tisane – as a naturally caffeine-free alternative to black tea – but I love exploring new ways ...
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SALT-CRUSTED BAKED SEABASS
Any fish can be cooked whole in salt. We use seabass, but whole salmon is just as divine. <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="382.475" height="441.661" viewBox="0 0 382.475 ...
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CHICKEN AND PRAWN KATSU
Talk about love at first bite! Don’t quote me on this, but I would imagine the Japanese “katsu” is an Anglo-Japanese word for “cut”, as ...
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Tuna custard
There’s a general consensus that the microwave oven has no place in a serious cook’s kitchen. The stigma seems to be that it’s the lazy ...
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SPANAKOPITA
This Greek-style spinach pie is always a huge hit. Still warm and comforting, but just a bit on the lighter side.
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Tomato and Bean salad
Now for something fresh and nourishing. I find this bean salad to be such a fresh spin on my usual
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DOUBLE VEGGIE BURGER
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that I am not vegetarian. But when you’ve been cooking for...
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SPICY CAULIFLOWER BITES
Imagine buffalo wings… but made of cauliflower and a light, crispy panko shell.
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Flatbreads with Hummus
For this fresh and fullsome platter, I used red speckled beans in a batch of flatbreads...
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STUFFED TOMATOES
What is it about the Mediterranean that produces such a fantastic array of dishes? While vacationing…
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Easy Lentil Soup
When it comes to keeping a bagful of nourishing goodness on hand for one of those chilly winter evenings, I can’t think of a better ...
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Carrot and Dried Cranberry Salad with a Sparkling Wine Dressing
a fresh, naturally sweet and crunchy side that goes with just about anything. I can’t think of a better summer snack.
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Feast Mode
It’s time to set the table, top up the bubbly – and lean into all the good things that the festive season brings. And there’s ...
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A Summer Soirée to Remember
Summer – and the gloriously sunny festive season it brings to those of us fortunate enough to live in the Southern hemisphere – has finally ...
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Hook, Line and Savour
With our 3000 km coastline, centuries-old fishing communities, colourful fishing harbours and avid anglers, South Africa is a fish lover’s paradise.
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All Roads Lead to Cheese
Cheese is a cornerstone of any JAN experience and certainly of my own culinary life and explorations. For the selection team and I, the journey ...
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