Victoria sponge, or Victoria sandwich as it’s more traditionally known, is about as quintessentially English as it gets. Visit any English country fair and it will be there, adorned with rosettes from the WI for the best one. So I could not think of anything more appropriate to make for my Coronation tea tomorrow than a classic Victoria sponge. [...]
What’s better than waffles? Whiskey toffee apple waffles! I’ve been playing a bit with sweet things lately since Marcel’s, SA’s leading frozen yoghurt brand, sent me a hamper with some of their goodies. I’m always a huge fan of anything vanilla but you don’t argue with the masses, so I decided to try their best-selling frozen yoghurt flavour instead – [...]
Saturday, 9 October, is official Pinotage Day. I don’t exactly need an excuse to open a bottle of this truly South African cultivar, but I got one when the folks from FAT Bastard Wines sent me this recipe for a chocolate truffle tart. They recon it’s the ideal decadent treat to pair with their Pinotage. Showcasing ripe plums and rich [...]
Sunday is Mother’s Day. In a calendar packed with ‘days’ commemorating anything from The Pancake to The Voting Rights of the Lesser Spotted Purple Possum, this is one of the few that I actually do agree with. Mothers are special. They deserve it. My mum has sadly been gone for ten years, but if she were at my table [...]
The signs of spring are all around! I’m seeing tender pink blossoms all over; the cat isn’t super glued to me at night anymore; and every morning birdsong starts up just a little bit earlier in my neighbour’s giant oak tree. But winter is by no means done with us, as I was reminded last week when two cold fronts [...]
French toast was a breakfast favourite of mine as a kid. Because it was the one thing I could actually cook as a 5-year-old, and because eggy wondrousness. It was pretty basic French toast stuff of course. Just normal white bread dipped into egg whisked with a splash of milk. Naturally I had to have it with that other favourite [...]