Nduja, bell pepper and basil risotto
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If you enjoy reading CookSister and feel inclined to do so, I would love it if you cast your vote for me to win Best Food & Wine Blog and Best Photographic Blog in the 2011 South African Blog...
View ArticleHow to cook a perfect sirloin steak – with Tasmanian pepper sauce
**If you enjoyed this post and recipe, please vote for me in the Morrisons Great British Beef Challenge! One click is all that's needed. Thank you!** I received a wonderful and aposite e-mail the...
View ArticleSausage and cannellini bean gratin with kale and Parmesan
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,...
View ArticleSteak on a blue cheese, spinach & pecan risotto
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...
View ArticleVenison steaks with a red wine, balsamic & shiitake mushroom sauce
The human race has many motivators – stimuli that cause us to behave in a certain fashion or refrain from behaving in a certain fashion. The desire for approval is a huge motivator, relied on for...
View ArticleProsciutto & Parmesan-stuffed pork loin – and win a book in my barbecue event!
The braai. Aaah yes, that institution of South African social life, practised and beloved by all of us, whether abroad or at home. So revered, in fact, that South Africans even created a day to...
View ArticleQuick pork chops with a tomato, chorizo & olive relish
There are some food-related questions that are always really easy to answer - things like "wine or beer?" (wine); "plain or salted?" (salted); with or "without whipped cream?" (with!); or "chocolate or...
View Article20-hour sous vide oxtail stew on creamy mustard mash
When I was growing up, we had the kitchen basics: a fridge, a freezer, a stove/oven, a toaster and a kettle. The most exciting gadgets in our kitchen were an ancient blender for milkshakes, and a...
View ArticleRagu Bolognese – the official version
What’s in a name? Not much, you might think, going by the the tried and tested po-tay-to/po-tah-to line of reasoning. But if you are under any illusions as to the importance of a name, here’s a...
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Kousa mahshi (Lebanese stuffed courgettes)
This delicious dish of mince and rice-stuffed courgettes is served throughout the Middle East - and it's gluten and dairy free!
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Leftover gammon and Brussels sprout risotto
Out with the old, in with the new. It’s a saying that you hear all the time at the moment as people around the world prepare to celebrate the dawning of 2015, a new year. It’s one of those...
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Sensationally simple beef ragu
Love-hate relationships – we all have them. Some of us have them with food, with religion, or with the gym. I know people who have love-hate relationships with their family members, their pets, or...
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Afghani lamb pulao from Summers Under the Tamarind Tree
Why do you buy cookbooks? In fact, in this heavily digitised age of recipe search engines and behemoth online food portals, one might ask why does anybody still invest in this decidedly quaint 20th...
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Beef, broccoli and udon noodle stir fry from “The Japanese Larder” by Luiz Hara
When I was six months old, my parents took a trip to Japan. I was my mom’s first child, but my dad’s fifth – so she was understandably worried about leaving me behind whereas he had learnt that babies...
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Whole leg of lamb on the braai/BBQ
People often ask me who my favourite chef or cookbook writer is, and I never hesitate to answer Nigel Slater. His Kitchen Diaries transformed the way I thought about cookbooks – here for the first...
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Gammon steaks with spicy caramelised pineapple slices
What is it about the retro food of the 1970s that is so appealing? Is it a generational thing? Am I only nostalgic for 1970s foods because I was growing up then, and do other generations miss the...
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Lamb sosaties revisited – and a BBQ event!
Yes, I know it’s Monday, not Sunday, but I had 25 people at my house on Saturday, a headache like a jackhammer on Sunday AND a wine tasting in the coutryside with Andrew and friends, so please...
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Stuffed courgettes
Remember- today is the last day to get your barbecue and braai recipes to me by for the Braai, the Beloved Country event to celebrate South Africa’s Heritage Day this month! To paraphrase Baldrick in...
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Individual beef & Guinness pot pies
Is it just me or does it seem like just the other day that we were joyously welcoming the first fruits of summer into our kitchens? I remember going blackberry picking with Mowie and Bruce at the...
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