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Goose eggs – all you need to know + a delicious salad!

Posted on August 28, 2013 by in eggs, rsg

goose eggs

Goose eggs are almost as impossible to get hold of as the proverbial wild goose, hence sending someone on a wild goose chase for something! My first encounter with goose eggs was last year when I bought two of them at Giovannis in Green Point  and I served mine on  a delicious wheat risotto and […]

Wheat and Asparagus Risotto with Poached Goose Eggs

Posted on September 30, 2012 by in vegetarian

I love making risotto, so it is not at all strange to find numerous recipes for risotto on this blog. You will find Spring Risotto, Blue Cheese Risotto with Honey Comb, Red Wine Risotto with Shiitake Mushrooms and even an oven-baked risotto for those of you who still fear the unknown of making risotto from […]

Baked Eggs – this time with the luxury of duck eggs.

Posted on June 22, 2016 by in eggs

Baked Eggs

Baked Eggs is your answer to feeding a crowd for breakfast. A little prepping with a wow result. That’s my kind of cooking! Baked Eggs with a variety of toppings, crispy toast and a cup of god coffee, that is how simple breakfast can be. I used  to cater for big crowds and the last […]

Homemade Pasta – Yes, you can do it!

Posted on September 11, 2015 by in pasta

homemade pasta

Homemade Pasta is without a doubt my favorite thing to make. If Baking Bread is my therapy, then making my own pasta is self-indulgence. There is just something so magical about 1 egg and flour, gently converted into your own homemade pasta. After all that is in essence what pasta is, egg and flour. We […]

Lemon Curd Yogurt Cake with Blueberries

Posted on September 8, 2015 by in baked goods

Lemon Yogurt Cake

Lemon Curd Yogurt cake with a tang so potent, it lingers in your cheeks for a while  until you bite into the sweet blueberries and all is well! When I got 4 huge goose eggs as a present last week, I had a few recipe in my head. Pasta, a poached goose egg on sourdough […]

Whole wheat bread with smoked trout and lemony mayonnaise

Posted on October 2, 2013 by in baked goods, rsg

whole wheat

Whole wheat bread has to be really good or else I’m prefer pillow-soft white bread! If I’m going to eat healthy whole wheat bread it must be full of goodness, moist, lots of nuts, fruit and it must have a crusty outside! Whole wheat bread baked with buttermilk and bicarbonate of soda is good, but […]

Salmon Croissants with Whipped Feta

Posted on November 30, 2021 by in Uncategorized

Salmon Croissants with Whipped Feta

Salmon Croissants with Whipped Feta is the breakfast dreams are made of. It not only looks fabulous, but the subtle flavours just works so well together. I love the buttery sweetness from the croissants, the soft scrambled eggs and of course who can resist the lightly smoked salmon. To balance every bite, the saltiness of […]

Pumpkin Pie – Is it a vegetable or is it pudding?

Posted on September 9, 2013 by in baked goods, vegetables, vegetarian

pumpkin

Pumpkin pie is an American tradition and every year during the fall or autumn sites like Pinterest is flooded with recipes for this pie! No Thanksgiving table will be complete without the traditional pumpkin pie! Pumpkin pie in South  Africa however is not so well-known and I think it is because we like the traditional […]

Caramel Tarts and treats for Easter on RSG

Posted on March 27, 2013 by in baked goods, rsg

caramel

Caramel……. that sweet indulgence that adds calories and centimeters to your body, just by saying the word. Add caramel to just about anything and  you can start a new addiction. Caramel drizzled over even the humble bowl of popcorn transforms it to something heavenly. I made a crucial mistake and entered the word “caramel” into […]

This salad with crumbed goats cheese, figs and beetroot is indeed a burst of flavor!

Posted on February 21, 2013 by in cheese, salads, vegetarian

salad

This salad can be my main course, starter or in-between-meal-snack  any day and I will be a happy camper. It ticks all the right boxes, salty, sweet, colorful and so  so tasty! The salad is so easy to make,  yet making the crumbed goats cheese requires some effort ( not skill), but if you can […]