Recipes by Jeanne Horak-Druiff (Page 5)

	The Balcon with Donald Russell by Jeanne Horak-Druiff For somebody who has never classed herself as a rampant eater of steak, preferring fish or chicken while hubby chows down on the rump and sirloin, I’ve certainly been falling off the wagon lately. First there was my perfect sirloin with Tasmanian pepper sauce; then there was the blue cheese & pecan risotto topped with a steak; and I…	1 vote 401 views
	Crab-stuffed portobello mushrooms for the Chablis Challenge by Jeanne Horak-Druiff There are many advantages to having older parents, as I did. But one of the downsides is that you are unlikely to have a long acquaintance with any of your grandparents. At least two of my grandparents passed away before I was even born, and the other two lived pretty far away all my life, and I saw them only very infrequently. The…	1 vote 408 views
	Cream of celery soup and memories by Jeanne Horak-Druiff When I had to write and deliver the eulogy at my father's funeral nearly a year ago, I remember starting off by listing the things for which my father probably wanted to be remembered. He was a complicated and, in some ways, a vain man who would have listed his achievements as being a medical specialist; owning dozens of exotic cars…	1 vote 1249 views
	How to make sloe gin - and a Sloe Lovin' cocktail for Valentine's Day by Jeanne Horak-Druiff So I heard that old zombie project Valentine's day was doing a circle-round again this week. Time was running our - I was where the rubber meets the road and I realised it was time to think out of the box and try to schedule some facetime with The…	1 vote 692 views
	Chicken breasts in a mushroom marsala sauce with roasted beets by Jeanne Horak-Druiff I have a confession to make.And yet, and yet... I. Freaking. Love. Watching. Big. Brother. There, I've said it. I think it has to do with the fact that the first ever show took place in 2000 when I was living in the UK for the first time, and was…	1 vote 677 views
	Spring greens with blue cheese by Jeanne Horak-Druiff Predictions. What is it about them that the human race simply cannot resist?? Nostradamus made a career out of making them. Generations of scarf-swathed women in heavy black eyeliner with cards or crystal balls or tea-leaves have made a good living out of them (or got condemned to death on account of being a witch - not a great…	1 vote 1087 views
	All Star Lanes, Westfield Stratford by Jeanne Horak-Druiff Isn’t it funny how a single smell or sound can transport you instantly from the here and now into the way back when? For me, the smell of a certain air freshener whisks me back to Grahamstown in the early 1990s. I was staying in a motel on my own for two weeks, conducting the hopeless pro bono defence of a sullen and clearly guilty…	1 vote 676 views
	Steak on a blue cheese, spinach & pecan risotto by Jeanne Horak-Druiff As I have said before, I do love a good simile. One of my favourite wine-related similes is this: Men are like a fine wine. They all start out like grapes, and it's our job to stomp on them and keep them in the dark until they mature into something you'd like to have dinner with. Sexist? You bet. Amusing? Every time. In fact, if…	1 vote 798 views
	Sausage and cannellini bean gratin with kale and Parmesan by Jeanne Horak-Druiff In the late summer of 2010 we rented a villa on the Costa Tropical in Spain, near Almunecar (which turns out to be the source of every cherimoya fruit I've seen since!). The villa was gorgeous, perched high up on a hillside with a 180 degree view of the blue Mediterranean and spectacular sunsets to be enjoyed over poolside cocktails.…	1 vote 487 views
	Grilled goat's cheese and pear salad with cranberries & pine nuts by Jeanne Horak-Druiff It's grey outside...the sun sets by 4pm (well, it does in London!)...you're broke after the Christmas spending extravaganza...your diet is staring you in the face demanding some action...and your New Year's resolutions may already be just a vague…	1 vote 928 views

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