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Tuna Polpette in a Quick Neapolitan Sauce
I developed this recipe of tuna polpette (meatballs) in a quick Neapolitan or tomato sauce for Lucky Star, using their canned, shredded tuna in brine. They are really flavourful and moist and huge hit...
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Stuffed Squid with Pine Nuts, Feta and Mussels
Stuffed Squid in the style of Sarde in Saor I fashioned this dish on the Venetian sarde in saor, which is a salty, sweet and sour dish featuring sardines, grilled and topped with sweet cooked onions,...
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Melanzane Parmigiana with Pilchards & Basil
Melanzane Parmigiana – a different twist using Fish This is that classic layered aubergine (melanzane) dish, with a cooked down tomato sauce, mozzarella and Parmigiana cheese. I’ve added Lucky Star...
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Luffa and Shrimp curry
Luffa and Shrimp curry – Chinese okra This recipe forms part of a series prepared for Pick n Pay Fresh Living Magazine, October 2013 issue A vegetable, and an exfoliator! My grandmothers, like yours...
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Pierogi with Pilchards and Onions in Browned Butter
Pierogi with Pilchards and Onions in Browned Butter This recipe was developed for Lucky Star The first time I ate a huge plate of pierogi (Polish filled dumplings) worth a shout was last year in...
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Green Papaya and Prawn Salad (Goi Du Du)
Green Papaya and Prawn Salad (Goi Du Du) I enjoyed so many great salads in Vietnam including a version of this Green Papaya and Prawn Salad (Goi Du Du).This salad is popularly served with slices of...
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Fresh Spring Rolls (Crystal Spring Rolls)
Fresh Spring Rolls (Goi Cuon in Vietnam or Nime Chao in Cambodia) fresh spring rolls Summer calls for light, fresh and healthy snacks and this South East Asian fresh spring roll ticks all the boxes....
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Vietnamese Grilled Pork with Noodles (Bun Thit Nuong)
Vietnamese Grilled Pork with Noodles (Bun Thit Nuong) Serves 4-6 This dish, Vietnamese Grilled Pork is prepared on the streets throughout Vietnam, with slight regional recipe differences. Thin,...
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Cambodian Style Grilled Fish with Tamarind Shallot Sauce
Cambodian Style Grilled Fish tamarind fish Fish forms the largest component of an average Cambodian person’s protein intake. Grilled whole catfish is a popular takeaway food, and found at markets...
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Pissaladière with Sardines
Pissaladière - Niçoise Style Pizza Bread with Caramelised Onions and Sardines In her book At Elizabeth David’s Table, Ms David shares her discovery of the different types of ‘pizza’ breads encountered...
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Chocolate Brownies with Chilli Chocolate Ganache
Chocolate Brownies on Video Chilli Chocolate Brownies from Food and the Fabulous on Vimeo. Produced by One Dog Chicken and Nawaal Deane I worked on a video series project, intermittently between...
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Mauritius Street Food – reminder of a Durban Childhood
Mauritius Street Food Pickle vendor outside Waterfront, Port Louis - Reminders of a Durban Childhood (this article appeared in the Sunday Times Extra 12 Jan 2014) Ripe pineapples, dipped in...
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Our Favourite Sandwiches
Our Favourite Sandwiches – For City Press iMag I was asked to share my favourite sandwich recipe for a story that City Press iMag ran at the end of last year, featuring fellow bloggers and friends,...
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Brazilian Food – a Mix of Influences
Brazilian Food – from Africa to Portugal Has World Cup fever got you hankering after all things Brazil? These are the foods you should not miss. Note Brazilian food is a mix of influences, and as far...
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Lemon Toffee Upside Down Cake
Lemon Toffee Upside Down Cake This Lemon Toffee Upside Down Cake is a spin on my Apricot and Thyme cake, that Good Housekeeping featured in their July 2015 #GHBakestars issue, and was prepared for the...
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Mother’s Day Rich Chocolate Cake
Mother’s Day Rich Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Buttercream Frosting A vanilla cake is versatile and pretty, but a rich chocolate cake makes you feel like there was just that much more effort expended...
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Fresh Spring Rolls (Crystal Spring Rolls)
Fresh Spring Rolls (Goi Cuon in Vietnam or Nime Chao in Cambodia) fresh spring rolls Summer calls for light, fresh and healthy snacks and this South East Asian fresh spring roll ticks all the boxes....
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Vietnamese Grilled Pork with Noodles (Bun Thit Nuong)
Vietnamese Grilled Pork with Noodles (Bun Thit Nuong) Serves 4-6 This dish, Vietnamese Grilled Pork is prepared on the streets throughout Vietnam, with slight regional recipe differences. Thin,...
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Cambodian Style Grilled Fish with Tamarind Shallot Sauce
Cambodian Style Grilled Fish tamarind fish Fish forms the largest component of an average Cambodian person’s protein intake. Grilled whole catfish is a popular takeaway food, and found at markets...
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Pissaladière with Sardines
Pissaladière – Niçoise Style Pizza Bread with Caramelised Onions and Sardines In her book At Elizabeth David’s Table, Ms David shares her discovery of the different types of ‘pizza’ breads encountered...
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