It is so easy to impress visitors to our home that are cooking challenged - a certain Aunt springs to mind. When Aunty and her brood visit I escape to the kitchen and cook home made traditional breakfasts like my secret ingredient oats (a taste of single malt and cinnamon) and Alan's Magnificent French Toast. After returning to Cape Town (there is NO mountain!) Aunty has tried to serve her brood; "French Toast like Aunty Alan makes", and failed so here is the recipe again, Aunty - there is no … [Read more...] about Alan’s Magnificent French Toast
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Easy Meatballs
Cor de Wit writes; "If I cannot remember a recipe's ingredients after looking at it for five minutes, then I toss it as too complicated. I want them easy to remember, like this one." Ingredients: 500 gram lean mince. 1 packet of instant Oxtail soup. 1 egg. 15ml (1 tblsp) Olive oil. ½ teaspoon of dry garlic flakes. ½ teaspoon of crushed black pepper. Method: Thoroughly mix ALL the above ingredients in a bowl (use your hands!). Heat up a non-stick pan on low heat. Add … [Read more...] about Easy Meatballs
Lamb Schnitzel
In our family we have the NMMU Rowing Captain Carnivore who is well versed in the art of inhaling food and the horse riding nut who has sworn off of red meat. This results in a situation where we almost always end up catering for two different meals at supper time. With the Rowing nut stepping up his training pace I was faced with 4 chicken breasts and 4 lamb chops for supper. Post Christmas is budget and food stretching time as we count down the days to the next tip masquerading as a pay … [Read more...] about Lamb Schnitzel
