Recipes by Jeanne Horak-Druiff (Page 2)
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South African waterblommetjie bredieWhen most people think of edible flowers, they picture a couple of nasturtiums strewn across a salad; maybe a pansy garnish; or some sugared rose petals on a cake. What flowers are not usually associated with are hearty stews. That is, unless you come from the Western Cape region of South Africa!I have written before about the… |
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Spinach, feta, sun-dried tomato and toasted seed saladI am mostly a positive person, and I mostly love living here in London. But every now and then you just have one of those afternoons.I had quite a bit of stuff to carry home on the train so I decided to stay late and miss the rush hour, so it was about 19h15 before I stepped out of the office and into the freezing night. The journey… |
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Cooksister calendars now available!Cooksister calendars now available!by Jeanne on November 26, 200910 Comments in MemesYou all know the feeling. The knot in your stomach. The tightness in your chest. The shallow breaths and elevated heart-rate. The shooting pains down your left arm.Yes, folks, the festive season is upon us. The knot in your stomach is from too… |
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Salmon tagliatelle and a Cirio product reviewSometimes, only comfort food will do.Maybe it's the windy, rainy weather. Maybe it was the rather stressful Friday and Saturday I spent co-ordinating a training seminar for nearly 100 people in Croydon last weekend. Or the nasty tummy bug I had 3 days earlier...Whatever the reason, last Monday when I got home from work, the only… |
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Mirabelle and ginger jamDo you still remember your first time?All that panic-stricken wondering whether you were doing it right...Whether it was firm enough yet...Whether it had gone on long enough or not...Whether it was really supposed to look like that...Whether the equipment was in deep enough...I remember my first time very well - but then I would,… |
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Spiced pear, blackberry & pistachio crumbleDon't you hate it when something looks beautiful on the outside but the inside does not live up to expectations?That gorgeous boy you always adored from afar on the beach... who turned out to be as thick as two short planks with stinky feet and bad breath.The cookbook with the glossy cover... filled with ill-conceived flavour… |
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Moroccan-spiced roasted vegetablesSo the festive season is well and truly over. All the Christmas decorations have been taken down, all the gammon leftovers have been eaten, and everyone is talking about good intentions, more exercise, losing weight, drinking less and eating light.Going out to dinner with friends has become fraught with difficulties as this one won't… |
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Mock risotto (for very lazy or very hungry people!)What if Cambridge University had stipulated physical attractiveness as one of their criteria... and refused to employ modern genius Stephen Hawking in this basis?What if Britain's Got Talent imposed a "size zero" size limit on contestants... and failed to select runaway success Susan Boyle on that basis?Or what if Hollywood studios… |
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Roast lamb breast with rosemary & mustard flageolet beans"Breast of lamb is a strange joint which is pretty nearly inedible unless you have this recipe." Thus spake Old Scrote. I think he is being a little harsh, but since didn't have the benefit of his wisdom before I embarked on my cooking adventure, I didn't feel any rising panic about how to cook the meat! Probably for the best.… |
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Bobotie revisited[As I am currently on holiday, this is a re-posting of one of the first traditional South African recipes that I ever posted on this blog, over five years ago in 2004.]Bobotie is a classic South African dish and if you visit a restaurant serving traditional South African foods you are almost sure to encounter it. It's also one of… |
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