Recipe #10 – Garlic prawns & veg on herby lentils with flour-less chocolate cake with cream and cape gooseberries

September11

Garlic prawns & veg on herby lentils
Tonight was special, very special.

It was the first night I’ve inflicted my cooking challenge on friends and were joined by Carl Wegelin and Becky Irene Kenneth-Watts (who has the longest name ever!).

Carl is the guitarist for Cape Town based band Plush and a long standing friend, Becky is a groupie, ah, I mean, his girlfriend, and is one heck of a baker (more on that later!). Read the rest of this entry »


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Beef stew with wasabi mash

September10

Beef stew with wasabi mash

Well Friday is here and I decided to base tonight’s meal on the contents of my fridge… simple enough!

I had a bunch of vegetables that were surplus to requirement from previous meals prepared during the week governing what I was going to cook and I decided to try my hand at making a beef stew. Read the rest of this entry »


‘Add to Taste’ Guest Blog Recipe – Thai Green Chicken Curry

September9

Thai Green Chicken Curry

LadyRaven, a fellow foodie blogger invited me to contribute a recipe to her ‘Add to Taste’ blog. It was with some fear and trepidation I took up the challenge, having never written one before. The results and instructions can be seen here: Thai Green Chicken Curry.


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