Grandmas Milk Tart by Peter Brown

A favourite South African Classic dating back to the Voortrekker days If you dont want to make the pastry use frozen puff pastry. This recipes comes from Bits of Carey

Moroccan Split Pea Soup by John Spottiswood

This is a delicious and beautiful recipe I adapted from one in Paula Wolfert's beautiful book "the food of morocco". The split pea soup has wonderful Moroccan flavors, and it gets a beautiful touch when you drizzle homemade pepper oil on top. This is a super easy trick which adds a nice kick to the already flavorful soup. It's…

Basic Baked custard by Peter Brown

A tasty, simple and inexpensive dessert that can be made with a wide range of flavours and served with many different additions. Some of the delicious flavour options include sago custard, caramel custard, coffee custard, chocolate custard and coconut custard, all of which can be accompanied by just about anything one can think of:…

Moroccan kofte and sausage stew by Easy Cook - Laka kuharica

A North African casserole ideal for a small crowd.

BEST EVER FRUITY FIBRE RUSKS / BOERBESKUIT (SOUTH AFRICAN) by Gypsy-Rose Belladonna Kilachef

Moorishly fruitful with a citrusy burst on the tongue! Makes: 72 + 55 = Total 127 Rusks using a 72 & 55 Rusk Pasella pan (1 large + 1 medium sized pans) or use your very large oven pan + bread pans. *Note: If you decide to buy the Pasella pan (South Africa) for your Rusks make sure to get the correct pan size & cutters for 72…

Moroccan Carrot Salad by DCMH

Curry Vinaigrette by DCMH

Baked date pudding by Peter Brown

A Cape Malay recipe as reproduced on I Africa "an olden time dessert learnt from granny." It always takes me back to my very young childhood days when I used to spend rainy days in my gran's large old kitchen in Bredasdorp with its wood-burning stove, keeping warm and enjoying the smells that came from the oven.

Malay Curried tripe recipe by Peter Brown

An unusual way to cook Tripe .This from the cape Malay culture in South Africa

Butternut and orange soup by Peter Brown

In the Southern Hemisphere we are in winter so soup is a good warmer in the evenings ,here are some soups I found while browsing on the I africa site What I like about this soup is that you can put it all together and be ready to serve in the time it takes to sip a glass or two of wine and the ingredients are so simple you can…

Beer marinated pork chops by Peter Brown

When selecting pork chops for this dish make sure they are evenly sliced so that they are all ready at the same time. The chops should also have a good circle of fat because this adds to the flavour. To extract the best flavour from the marinade it is best to soak the meat overnight in a covered dish in the refrigerator, otherwise…

Fattoush salad by Evelyn Adlam

My daughter who now lives in Cairo gave me this recipe, which I greatly adore!

Moroccan chickpea and lentil stew by Easy Cook - Laka kuharica

Tasty, flavorful stew ideal for UN dieters and vegetarians.

A Stupendous One Dish Wonder, Moroccan Chicken Stew by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox

This sweet and savory stew is unbelievably easy to make, soooo delicious and ready in 35 minutes. It’s not only tasty, it’s nutritious and beautiful to look at. This exotic stew has a wonderful blend of flavors and spices including a hint of cinnamon. It’s served over whole wheat couscous. The skinny on one serving is 382 calories,…

Spicy Baked Fish by Peter Brown

Seafood and hot spices make a very tasty dish for summer and it is well-suited to a variety of salads, particularly with the traditional Lebanese bulgar wheat salad, Tabbouleh. It is important when spicing up fish to use firm white fish because oily fish and spices are not firm friends. It is also important when you use lemon or…