This recipe for a no-wipe shower spray is simply genius! Keep a spray bottle with the mixture in your shower and after showering, lightly spray the whole shower and shower floor with the spray, and tada! – done! It dissolves mould, prevents re-growth and keeps the whole shower area squeaky clean. After years of laboriously wiping down my shower each time after taking a shower and scrubbing persistent mouldy corners with lemon juice, bicarb, bleach, H2O2, vinegar and any combination of […] Continue reading →
I can’t believe it myself that at age 66 this is the first time in my life I cooked a real risotto, and Michaella (my younger daughter stuck in South Africa during this lock-down period) and I enjoyed it very much next to the wood fire on a chilly winter’s night in Johannesburg. It comes from a region in Umbria, where an excellent quality Saffron has been grown for hundreds of years, and this recipe is the signature dish of a restaurant in the area ‘Bistrot del Duca’ in […] Continue reading →
This gluten-free, pancake-like bread is also low in carbohydrates. It is the perfect nibble whilst waiting for the main meal, but also great as accompaniment to hearty soups, salads and stews. It is dead easy to make and left overs are delicious toasted. Ingredients 2 1/4 cups chickpea flour 1 teaspoon fine salt (eg: Himalaya) 2 2/5 cups (600 ml) filtered water 2 Tablespoons (45 ml) extra virgin olive oil coarse salt, chopped garlic, rosemary leafs, extra oil for drizzling Method Place […] Continue reading →
A delicious and very versatile sauce that can be used over pasta, various vegetable dishes, on a pizza base, thinned down as a soup …. in one word in any recipe where a hearty tomato sauce is required. I use it in the recipe ‘Airport Potatoes’ instead of tinned tomatoes (see previous recipe). It makes a big enough quantity so you can freeze some for a quick meal or two on busy days. INGREDIENTS 4 medium carrots 1 head of garlic 2 red onions 2 leeks 100 ml extra virgin […] Continue reading →
This is one of my great winter comfort food recipes and has been an all-time favourite with my children since they were little (they are now 28 and 36!). I found this recipe in a magazine many years back – it was from a cook book by Jill Dupleix, who poached it from the warming trays of the cafeteria at Rome airport – hence the name Airport Potatoes. I have adapted the recipe somewhat. You can serve it as a side dish, but we mostly make a meal of it, especially when adding the […] Continue reading →
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