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Recipe: Joint recognition and seeing in new traditions. A recipe for ‘A Mixed...
Eid is a time to show gratitude to our family. It is a time where families are encouraged to come together. It is also a time where the preparation and execution of the Eid meals are placed onto the...
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Basic is Beautiful: Chocolate Celebration Cake.
Cake goes hand in hand with a celebration. This Eid, here is some inspiration for your Eid lunch (or dinner table). If you’re nervous to attempt a layered cake, perhaps consider using this recipe to...
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Basic is Beautiful: Tablescapes for everyday.
Not everyone has the capability to arrange elaborate vases of flowers, or have the budget to match. Many live in apartments where storage of crockery can be problematic so having multiple dinner sets...
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Recipe: Will Torrent’s Gateau Saint-Honore with (practical) amendments
Will Torrent’s ‘Patisserie at home’ has been my definitive guide to learning how to create simple French Patisserie for years now. His step-by-step guide makes it simple for a novice and most...
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Eid tradition and tablescape inspiration
“May you taste the sweetness of your worship and feast upon the Barakah of your sacrifices” For me, Eid is an opportunity to celebrate the Muslim community that shaped who I’ve grown to become. For...
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Midweek Meals: Chicken Schnitzel – Homemade versus Convenience Cooking
I’ve spent a considerable amount of time being busy (read: productive) this past month. During this time, planning what to serve my family proved to be the most difficult part. There were a few nights...
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Kitchen Q&A: Challenges facing home cooks
Feeding our families seems to be a ‘parenting gift’ that we give to our children daily. On average, it’s not uncommon to prepare almost 3 meals daily for an average family of 4. It becomes easy to...
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Breakfast: Mushrooms on Toast
Mushrooms on Toast unexpectedly transports me back to my late teenage years. I idled time at the closest shopping mall and lunch would always be Mushrooms on Toast at Mugg & Bean. The memories...
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Weekday Meals: Comforting, Buttery, Parmesan Mash Casserole
Nothing beats a comforting meal on a cold day. Well, maybe an improved version of it. Much of what we eat is linked to how it makes us feel emotionally. We place value on how we feel when we press a...
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Basic Pizza dough with 3 additional recipes
Our childrens allegiance to pizza runs deep. My children think they’re getting a midweek ‘treat’ if I pick up a box of Margherita on our way back home from school. It’s a bigger cheat for me than it...
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Casual lunches: Crumbed Chicken and potato rounds (with a bonus recipe)
As a novice cook, having guests over and deciding on a menu is the most challenging task. Being able to successfully ‘pair’ all of the main courses to accompaniments takes some guesswork. The reality...
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Red Masala Chicken
The reaction that you expect from your guests when they walk into a home where this Masala Chicken is cooking, is: ‘It smells like Eid!’ For as long as I’ve known my mother-in-law, this is one of her...
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Mielie Meal Roti
Now that you’ve tried your hand at making roti (ideally, you should make it at least 3 times before advancing to Mielie Meal roti), let me guide you through the steps of making this roti. This yields...
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Leg Of Lamb With Roasted Potatoes & Honey Glazed Carrots
The trick to a memorable, flavourful and tender lamb is allowing it to marinate for a day or 2 and slow-cooking it to perfection. It is always easier to get your butcher to cut and clean the lamb for...
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Butter Chicken
A rich cashew nut sauce with smoky notes gives this butter chicken recipe an authentic flavour profile reminiscent of your favourite North Indian/Pakistani restaurant. It takes a little effort to...
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Grilled Prawns with Savoury Rice
I feel like prawns really don’t require much effort to dress up. I prefer this grilled version so no flavour is lost in a pan. If you’re cooking for a large family, grilling also involves less...
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Mother-in-Law’s Punch
There is no large family gathering which can go without a large bucket of this delicious mother-in-law’s punch, cooling in the freezer a few hours before. If left in the freezer for too long, it...
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Chicken Schnitzel – Homemade versus Convenience Cooking
I’ve spent a considerable amount of time being busy (read: productive) this past month. During this time, planning what to serve my family proved to be the most difficult part. There were a few nights...
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Breakfast Mushrooms on Toast
Mushrooms on Toast unexpectedly transports me back to my late teenage years. I idled time at the closest shopping mall and lunch would always be Mushrooms on Toast at Mugg & Bean. The memories...
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Beans Curry, Pumpkin and Puri
Beans Curry, Pumpkin and Puri It sometimes feels as if we ‘eat our emotions’. Does food make you long for a person or place? I feel ‘comfort food’ is as much about a person or memory experienced as it...
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