Franschoek to me must be one of the most beautiful places in Cape Town and we were fortunate to have our youth Camp there this weekend. Franschoek is one of the oldest towns in South Africa and the village was originally settled in 1688.Once a sleepy country retreat, the village began experiencing a boom since the 1990s, and property prices have sharply increased. The ideal summer weather, snowy peaks in winter and proximity to Cape Town have turned Franschhoek into one of South Africa's most sought after residential addresses.
We decided to leave early on Friday so that we could squeeze in a bit of family time, before I had to start in the kitchen. My husband and son wanted to try their hands at fly fishing. It took them a while to get the hang of it, but when my son got his first bite, there was no end to this expedition. Sadly he jerked the line too fast and lost his first fish, but in the afternoon he got his reward. Oh, he was so excited. The fish was gutted and vacuum packed and last night we only got the chance to celebrate.
Trout with almonds and Herb butter is what we had for supper last night and we could ponder over a fantastic weekend spent in the most beautiful place I have been to in a while. I simply pan fried the fish, added some almonds towards the end and served it with herb butter and dill. I share with you a few of our pictures and in my next post I will give you an over view of the camp...
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Trout with Almonds and wonderful memories.
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22 comments:
I can not think of anything I love more than grilled trout with almonds, to eat that is!
Very nice! All those pictures are just amazing. I miss places like that :(
So beautiful! Lucky you... those are great memories.
This looks great. I remember my dad doing something kind of similar - without the dill - when he used to take me fishing when I was a little kid.
That does look beautiful! Congrats to your son for catching such a nice dinner! :)
what an amazing looking place!
Looks like you guys had fun!
I totally remember the joys of childhood fishing. Since I didn't eat my own catch it was more for eveyone else to share!
rose - ha-ha, I get it!
ben - It is s sin that we have so many of those places around us, but we never make time to visit them often.
recipe girl - indeed, they are!
fearless kitchen - do you have your own site? Thanks for all the visits.
jenndz - I will convey this message to my son, with pleasure. He will be so pleased.
kat - I wish I could go back there this weekend!
nikki miller - oh, we had loads of it!!
that girl - I must tell you a secret, I was a bit squeamish at first....
I bet that fish tasted extra special, being caught by your son!
LOL - great minds think alike - this is one of my favourite weeknight recipes:
http://www.cooksister.com/2007/05/easter_2007_tro.html
Although we weren't as lucky to be able to catch out own fish in such a stunning setting! Where is it?
Trout with butter and almonds is one of those classic combinations (like tomato and basil) that is so blindingly simple and so fabulous. Hooked on classics!
Wow, it looks beautiful there! Glad to hear that you guys had a great weekend. Congrats to your son on catching the fish too, awesome!
sylvie - Well, he said it was the best tasting fish he had ever had.
jeanne - Where else could it be but the awesome Jonkershoek near Stellenbosch.
jeanine - thanks, he read your comment and it brought a big smile to his face.
These pictures are beautiful!
Ahh, brings me back to when I was a wee lad catching trout in England - and getting my Mum to cook them up.
Awesome stuff!
Wow..I havent had trout in SOOOOOO long! This looks wonderful.
Your photos are amazingly beautiful.
Thanks for you comment on My Ego light post and about my daughters eye! She is a sweet one!
Lovely photos and great looking trout with almonds.
Great pics!
And how fun for your son!
YAY for fly fishing!
I bet that trout tasted so good, especially since he caught it and you cooked it. Great team.
Hi Nina,
can you send me an email, I have couple questions for you.
hpelo200@hotmail.com
Great pictures!
What beautiful pictures!
Nina, I want to eat everything you make! Great photo's and great memories! I'ts so beautiful there!
janna - thanks so much!
matt - I feel humbled to get a comment from my idol in the blogosphere! Your photography is awesome.
leslie - you will not believe it, but it was my first try at fresh trout.
lynnylu - thank you
lori lynn - oh, he was so proud!
helen - anytime.
glamah - thank you very much!
proud italian cook - I wish I was there again it was so stunning!
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