MY AT-HOME RECIPES
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Dosa Pancake
As with all my recipes, I love adding a twist. This time, rice is the hero ingredient, and the pancake is rooted in Ayurvedic cuisine. ...
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Death by Gorgonzola Spinach Gnocchi
This is an ode to my dear friend Valerie. She lives in Pigna, Italy, and she showed us on the JAN Voyage how to make ...
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Golden Rice Milk
Golden milk is a beloved tradition that has transcended generations, originating from the rich culinary heritage of India. This golden elixir, now enhanced with the ...
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Grapefruit Yogurt Cheesecake
Sometimes, we have to indulge something just because it’s a thing of beauty. If it sounds weird to you, beetroot’s use in dessert is not ...
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Banana Bread Overnight Rice Bowl
It is a perfect and easy breakfast treat, ideal for prep ahead.
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Snoek & Patat Brown Rice Fishcakes with Korrelkonfyt
Snoek & Patat Rice Fishcakes are the perfect weekday dinner.
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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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MERINGUE AND CARAMEL MOLOTOV
Summer is for light and breezy, easy-peasy puddings. Enter the Molotov, a Portuguese meringue pudding. It’s ...
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GATEAU SAINT HONORÉ
I do love indulging in a bit of history and heritage when it comes to food, ...
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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 ...
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Gingerbread house
There’s something about Christmastime that brings out the kid in me. One of my favourite activities ...
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Fruity Iced Biscuits
Since my take on Zoo Biscuits – that childhood classic that only born and bred South ...
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VETKOEK AND CURRY MINCE
One of my fondest memories of growing up was when, on those odd occasions when I ...
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MELKTERT AND MOERKOFFIE MACARONS
As much as I love France – and have made a home here – I always ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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MELKTERT AND MOERKOFFIE MACARONS
As much as I love France – and have made a home here – ...
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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. ...
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CHOCOLATE BREAD AND BUTTER POPS
If I had to make a list of my ten favourite recipes, which I’ve ...
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Jasmine Rice, Coconut & Rose Macaroons
Apart from an extra “o”, the main difference between a macaroon and a macaron ...
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Pork Chops with Parisienne Butter
Isn’t it time the underrated pork chop got the Parisienne treatment?
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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 ...
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Fried chorizo & red onion
I love those festive times of the year when we find all sorts of reasons to ...
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PEARL BARLEY RISOTTO WITH SEARED SCALLOPS
In South Africa we almost always buy our scallops frozen, since the fresh variety ...
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CORIANDER, LIME AND PRAWN SOUP
Eating warm yet fresh is one of the great winter challenges, so is there ...
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QUICK AND EASY SEAFOOD SOUP WITH AÏOLI
Although I would never go as far as to call this a bouillabaisse recipe, ...
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Pickled baby hake with peaches
I’d love to say that I’ve always loved pickled fish in curry, but the ...
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Sardine & cheddar toasties
There’s this idea that, when it comes to food, chefs never take the easy ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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VEGETABLE RICE ROLLS
Remember when we still travelled freely to places like Thailand, Vietnam and Bali? While it certainly ...
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PICKLED VEG AND LABNEH
Sturdy, timeless, beautiful, trendy, infinitely recyclable. Quite literally, its form is only limited by your imagination. ...
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The New Salomie
You can’t call yourself truly Capetonian until you’ve met Salomie. She’s feisty, like a rich, spicy ...
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BROWN RICE PIZZA TOPPED WITH AUBERGINE AND TOMATO
I know what you’re thinking, why make a pizza from brown rice? But trust me, this ...
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TWICE BAKED CHEESE SOUFFLÉ
When cooking for friends and family at home, a twice-baked soufflé is always a good idea.
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Fried Krummelpap Side
This delicious side evolved during my first (illegal) braai in France, and I’ve never looked back.
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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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When words won’t flow
To write is to notice, to let taste, texture and sound stir the imagination until the world feels vivid again, and suddenly, the words follow.
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HONOURING SOUTH AFRICA’S LOST INGREDIENTS
AN INTERVIEW WITH GINO FORTUNE, EXECUTIVE CHEF AT THE PALACE OF THE LOST CITY At The Palace of the Lost ...
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Pass the padkos
PACK, SNACK, CELEBRATE For me, padkos has always been more than just a snack, it’s a little piece of South ...
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A new season, a new story
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE MAGIC A new season has arrived at JAN Franschhoek, and with it comes a refreshed menu ...
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