Fennel and orange pork spaghetti meatballs

2022-08-19T18:59:06+02:00Friday, 17 December 2021| Dinner|Tags: |

I’ve been contemplating all things pork this past week or two, ever since the fantastic five-course meal I enjoyed in the Hamm & Uys restaurant on the beautiful Blaauwklippen wine estate. The occasion? SA Pork’s year-end function for food media and people in the food industry. It was a day designed to highlight the wonderful versatility of pork and what [...]

Balsamic-apricot glazed pork neck sosaties

2021-03-10T12:40:22+02:00Wednesday, 10 March 2021| Dinner|Tags: , |

The mornings have a definite chill in the air and the frightfully territorial squirrels in my garden have burst into a flurry of activity, gathering acorns and digging up my flowerbeds to use as a larder. Yup folks, autumn is definitely here. It’s simply my favourite time of year in the Cape. The beastly South Easter doesn’t howl anymore [...]

At my table: With Du Toitskloof Chardonnay and my pork & fennel bolognese

2021-02-11T09:58:47+02:00Thursday, 11 February 2021| Dinner|Tags: , |

I’m not gonna lie, 2020 was not my year. But then I guess that spending a considerable amount of time on the couch in one's trackie pants and slippers, whining about the ‘so-many-eth’ wine ban, is hardly conducive to being in the best frame of mind or particularly creative in the kitchen. I’m back with a New Year vengeance [...]

Pork chops with mushrooms and cider cream sauce

2020-09-30T08:18:44+02:00Wednesday, 24 April 2019| Dinner|Tags: , |

Autumn is well and truly here. My driveway is covered in leaves that need raking every second day; the squirrels are super active, busily burying acorns in my lawn; and the cat is starting to look like one of those fancy outdoor puffer jackets. I wish I could magically grow a dense coat to get me through winter! As I’m [...]

Date devils on horseback pork pops

2020-09-30T08:18:46+02:00Tuesday, 18 December 2018| Nibbles|Tags: , |

This is not so much a recipe as an idea for a super duper easy festive season snackie treat. We all know devils on horseback – stoned prunes wrapped in bacon and baked. They are so ridiculously simple to make and always such a treat. With devils on horseback firmly in mind, I decided to have a bit of festive [...]

Pork and green fig terrine

2020-09-30T08:18:47+02:00Thursday, 29 November 2018| Nibbles|Tags: , |

I cannot believe how the year is rushing to an end. I feel completely unprepared for the coming festivities. In fact, I am. I haven’t made my Christmas cake yet and now it may be too late – I like giving it at least a month of brandy love in the dark before I eat it. But I’m not bothered. [...]

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