Moroccan Beef Salad – Yes, real men eat salad!
Posted on January 13, 2014 by in beef
Moroccan beef salad – a salad that says “Bite me, I’m a man and I like salad! Moroccan Beef Salad is a sure way to get the man in my house to eat salad as a main meal! After a day’s work, the last thing he wants, is to be reminded of our New Year’s […]
Grilled Corn Salad – A must for every barbeque!
Posted on January 8, 2014 by in rsg, vegetarian
Grilled Corn, dripping with butter, mmmm! Must be one of my favorite things to enjoy at a braai or barbeque. I love the sweet butter crunch as I bite into it and the smoky flavor is very hard to beat. Grilled corn can be a bit messy to eat so we keep it for family […]
Summer salad with peas and goats cheese!
Posted on November 5, 2013 by in salads, vegetarian
A summer salad to me has to have three vital elements, color, flavor and texture! especially a salad in summer. I want summer on my plate! A summer salad can be as simple as a few hand-picked lettuce leaves with a light vinaigrette or something a little more complicated like this Moroccan barley and Roasted […]
Goose eggs – all you need to know + a delicious salad!
Posted on August 28, 2013 by in eggs, rsg
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 […]
Beetroot and Feta Salad – perfect for a Monday detox!
Posted on April 14, 2013 by in salads, vegetarian
Beetroot, most probably the vegetable I love more than any other vegetable! I love the boldness of it, the color, the texture and the almost earthy taste! Some foods are just better with beetroot, like my mom’s tenderized steak and green bean stew, dishes that would just be well, incomplete without the sweet-n-sour addition of […]
Steak – tenderized and crumbed and a happy childhood memory!
Posted on January 25, 2013 by in beef
Steak was a weekend luxury when we grew up. Every Friday my mom would bring rump steak from the butchery and Saturday nights after the lawns were cut and the sprinklers had their turn at freshening the garden, my dad would light the fire and we would grill the rump steaks. The smell of freshly […]
Goats Cheese Salad with Raspberry vinaigrette – a sublime combination!
Posted on January 6, 2013 by in vegetarian
This goats cheese salad with raspberry vinaigrette completely bowled me over! I know, I know it sounds terribly smug and full-of-myself, but the flavors just all blended so beautifully that I have to pat myself on the back!! I don’t know about you, but sometimes I can cook a whole day and struggle so to […]
Edible gifts and Acts of Random Kindness
Posted on December 21, 2012 by Nina Timm in desserts, rsg
Edible gifts are nothing new, even in Ancient and Biblical times it was common practice to give something edible as a sign or respect and kindness. Whenever people had to thank God or ask for something, they would offer something edible…a lamb…a goat…an ox and the instruction was always that they had to share it! […]
Thai Cooking in its most simplistic form……salad rolls
Posted on November 22, 2012 by in vegetarian
Thai cooking is so simple and easy and yet most of the students who attend my Thai cooking classes expect something really complicated and difficult. If you understand that in Thai cooking the aim is to the get a perfect balance between 3 or 4 fundamental taste senses, sweet, sour, sweet and bitter, then you […]
Sweet sinful Salad by Gabbles17 for RSG
Posted on October 24, 2012 by in rsg, salads
This sweet sinful salad, by @Gabbles17 as the starter of a three-course menu using not only all her favorite fresh ingredients, but also ingredients that we are led to believe has aphrodisiac properties or in layman’s terms….. “sexy foods”! The salad is a collection of lusciously fresh ingredients, hence the name Sweet sinful salad! With […]
