Perhaps I’ll start with a proviso… I love food. But that doesn’t mean that I always know what I’m doing in the kitchen. Ok? So please don’t hold me accountable for any of your kitchen calamities. Just like I now hold the chef who published the ‘idiot proof chocolate cake’ recipe responsible, because I am still filled with shame at having botched it. Totally and utterly.
So I prefer to move forward unceremoniously with the only guarantee being that I love yummy food and will do my best to share some of my foodie fascinations with you. Oh and I should also add, as my wise brother-in-law once said, that there are no original thoughts – in other words, it’s not always that I can take sole credit for my recipes, and so I thank in advance and in perpetuity all the people who have influenced them and fed me over the years.
And so usually you’ll get old family favourites and a lot of no mess no fuss pretentious-less comfort food. Bon Appetit friends.
Got a comment or a recipe idea for me to try out? I’d love to hear from you.
Email me: afoodieliveshere AT gmail DOT com
And Two Years Later… I can breathe an enormous sigh of relief as I very belatedy post my complete recipe index for your fuss-less browsing and feasting pleasure, enjoy!
Afternoon Tea
Mom’s Cheese Scones
Dark Chocolate & Pear Tart
Fresh Fig & Vanilla Tart
Lemon and Poppyseed Cake
Lemon Yoghurt Cake with Cherry Sauce
Perfect Little Peanut Cookies
Pavlova 101 (Mini Meringues)
Rooibos & Ginger Iced Tea
6 Minute Chocolate Cake
Chocolate
Almost Instant Chocolate Mousse
Chocolate and Banana Phyllo Rolls
Dark Chocolate & Pear Tart
6 Minute Chocolate Cake
Desserts and Deliciousness
Almost Instant Chocolate Mousse
Any Berry and Cashew Nut Frozen Yoghurt
Camping-Proof Banana Pancakes
Chocolate and Banana Phyllo Rolls
Dark Chocolate & Pear Tart
Fig & Honey Crumble with Lavender & Coconut
Fresh Fig & Vanilla Tart
Grilled Vanilla Nectarines
Pavlova 101 (Mini Meringues)
Proudly South African Malva Pudding
Really Good Granola
Rosé-poached Nectarines with Mascarpone
Spiced Honey Figs with Orange Wafers
3 Minute Lemon & Coconut Sponge Pudding
Asian
Applause for Peanut Sesame Chicken
Roast Duck & Spiced Plum Salad
Seared Tuna with Asian Dressing
Speedy Asian Beef Salad
Ten Minute Thai Noodles with Chicken
Ten Minute Thai Chicken Noodle Soup
Thai Fish Curry in a Hurry
Tom Yum Goon (Spicy Thai Prawn Broth)
Indian
Beautiful Butter Chicken Bunny Chows
Indian-style Coconut Fish Curry
Our Ultimate Lamb Curry
Minted Yoghurt with Cucumber
Italian
Baked Lamb Meatballs in Tomato & Red Wine Sauce
Beetroot and Goats Cheese Risotto (No-stir, baked version)
Butternut, Chicken and Feta Pie
Chicken Lasagne
Classic Carbonara
Easy Peasy Pea and Mint Risotto
Fettuccine with Peas, Ricotta & Mint
Food-Barn-Inspired Mushroom Linguini
Lamb Bolognese
Lebanese Lamb Pasta
Mussels in Tomato, Chilli and Basil Sauce with Linguini
Perfect Pesto Pasta
Spring Fettucini
Why-He-Married-Me Bacon Pasta
Light Lunches and Snacks
15 Minute Lemon Chicken Skewers
Applause for Peanut Sesame Chicken
BBQ Seared Tuna
Beef Fillet & Warm Beetroot Salad
Bloomin’ Brilliant Beer Bread
Classic Carbonara
Crowd Favourite Chicken Flatbread
Fettuccine with Peas, Ricotta & Mint
Grilled Honey & Soy Salmon with Barley & Herb Salad
Meg’s Barley Salad
Mussels in Tomato, Chilli and Basil Sauce with Linguini
Perfect Pesto Pasta
Posh Mushrooms on Toast
Roast Duck & Spiced Plum Salad
Rustic Butternut & Gorgonzola Tart with Pine Nuts
Salmon Fish Cakes
Seared Tuna with Asian Dressing
Smoked Salmon Tapas Board
Smoked Snoek Pâté
Smug Little Cheese & Caramelised Onion Tartlets
Speedy Asian Beef Salad
Speedy Chicken & Cous Cous Salad
Spicy Moroccan Chickpea Salad
Spring Fettucini
Ten Minute Thai Noodles with Chicken
Ten Minute Thai Chicken Noodle Soup
Trout. Because Spring Has Sprung.
Welcome to Seared Tuna Heaven
Quick Quick Mexican Chicken Wraps
Fish & Seafood
BBQ Seared Tuna
Chowder-Style Fish & Sweet Potato Pie
Mussels in Tomato, Chilli and Basil Sauce with Linguini
French-Bistro Style Mussels in Creamy White Wine Sauce
Grilled Honey & Soy Salmon with Barley & Herb Salad
Indian-style Coconut Fish Curry
Salmon Fish Cakes
Seared Tuna with Asian Dressing
Smoked Salmon Tapas Board
Smoked Snoek Pâté
Ten Minute Thai Noodles with Chicken
Thai Fish Curry in a Hurry
Tom Yum Goon (Spicy Thai Prawn Broth)
Trout. Because Spring Has Sprung.
Welcome to Seared Tuna Heaven
Poultry
15 Minute Lemon Chicken Skewers
Applause for Peanut Sesame Chicken
Beautiful Butter Chicken Bunny Chows
Butternut, Chicken and Feta Pie
Chicken, Bacon and Mushroom Hotpot
Chicken and Chutney Casserole
Chicken Cottage Pie
Clock Watchers Chicken Lasagne
Crowd Favourite Chicken Flatbread
One Pot Wonder, Baked Moroccan Chicken
Roast Chicken stuffed with Feta, Parsley & Walnuts
Roast Duck & Spiced Plum Salad
Slow-Cooked Chicken with Chorizo & Cider
Speedy Chicken & Cous Cous Salad
Ten Minute Thai Noodles with Chicken
Ten Minute Thai Chicken Noodle Soup
Quick Quick Mexican Chicken Wraps
Quick & Creamy Chicken with Mushrooms & Tarragon
Speedy Suppers
15 Minute Lemon Chicken Skewers
Applause for Peanut Sesame Chicken
BBQ Seared Tuna
Beef Fillet & Warm Beetroot Salad
Chicken, Bacon and Mushroom Hotpot
Chicken and Chutney Casserole
Classic Carbonara
Creamy Sage, Mustard and Mushroom Pork Chops
Crowd Favourite Chicken Flatbread
Fettuccine with Peas, Ricotta & Mint
Food-Barn-Inspired Mushroom Linguini
French-Bistro Style Mussels in Creamy White Wine Sauce
Grilled Honey & Soy Salmon with Barley & Herb Salad
Lamb Chops with Pistachio and Olive Tapenade
Lamb Bolognese
Meg’s Barley Salad
Mussels in Tomato, Chilli and Basil Sauce with Linguini
One Pot Wonder, Baked Moroccan Chicken
Perfect Pesto Pasta
Pork Pies with Cider & Apples
Posh Mushrooms on Toast
Roast Duck & Spiced Plum Salad
Salmon Fish Cakes
Seared Tuna with Asian Dressing
Spanish-style Chickpea & Chorizo Stew
Speedy Asian Beef Salad
Speedy Chicken & Cous Cous Salad
Spicy Moroccan Chickpea Salad
Spring Fettucini
Ten Minute Thai Noodles with Chicken
Ten Minute Thai Chicken Noodle Soup
Thai Fish Curry in a Hurry
Tom Yum Goon (Spicy Thai Prawn Broth)
Two Thumbs Up for Greek Lamb & Feta Burgers
Welcome to Seared Tuna Heaven
Why-He-Married-Me Bacon Pasta
Quick Quick Mexican Chicken Wraps
Quick & Creamy Chicken with Mushrooms & Tarragon
Soups
Easy Peasy Pea and Mint Soup
Gem Squash, Leek & Barley Soup
Mushroom Soup
Roasted Tomato & Thyme Soup
Ten Minute Thai Chicken Noodle Soup
Tom Yum Goon (Spicy Thai Prawn Broth)
Side Dishes & Drinks
Bloomin’ Brilliant Beer Bread
Honey Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges
Minted Yoghurt with Cucumber
Peanutbutter Butternut from the Bush
Posh Mushrooms on Toast
Rooibos & Ginger Iced Tea
Spicy Chickpea & Pecan Nut Patties
Sweetcorn & Sweet Potato Fritters
Salads
Beef Fillet & Warm Beetroot Salad
Roast Duck & Spiced Plum Salad
Seared Tuna Salad with Asian Dressing
Speedy Chicken & Cous Cous Salad
Spicy Moroccan Chickpea Salad
Strawberry & Spinach Leaf Salad, with Blue/Goats Cheese and Pecan Nuts
Watermelon and Feta Salad
Zesty Roast Chicken Salad
Vegetarian
Bloomin’ Brilliant Beer Bread
Easy Peasy Pea and Mint Risotto
Easy Peasy Pea and Mint Soup
Fettuccine with Peas, Ricotta & Mint
Food-Barn-Inspired Mushroom Linguini
Grilled Vanilla Nectarines
Have your way with Cous Cous
Meg’s Barley Salad
Mushroom Soup
Mushroom & Truffle Oil Risotto
Peanutbutter Butternut from the Bush
Perfect Pesto Pasta
Posh Mushrooms on Toast
Really Good Granola
Roasted Tomato & Thyme Soup
Rustic Butternut & Gorgonzola Tart with Pine Nuts
Smug Little Cheese & Caramelised Onion Tartlets
Spicy Chickpea & Pecan Nut Patties
Spicy Moroccan Chickpea Salad
Spring Fettucini
Strawberry & Spinach Leaf Salad, with Blue/Goats Cheese and Pecan Nuts
Sweetcorn & Sweet Potato Fritters
Out and About in Cape Town
Cape Town Chef’s Warehouse and Cookery School
Dear Me Eatery, Longmarket Street
Klein Oliphants Hoek Hotel, Franschhoek
La Mouette, Sea Point
Neighbourgoods Market, Woodstock
Reubens in Franschhoek
Silwood Cookery School
Sinns Restaurant
Stellenbosch Fresh Goods Market
Superette Deli and Cafe
The Apprentice in Stellenbosch
TRUTH Coffee
Some of the Cool Places I’ve Visited
China
Thoughts on Beijing
Everything is Edible in Beijing
Kenya
Spring Fettucini
Camping-Proof Banana Pancakes
Peanutbutter Butternut from the Bush
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
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Sarah…this is bloody fantastic! I don’t have one meesly recipe book in London; and I’m going to be your biggest fan! I’m not kidding. Roberto…you keep tasting big boy, and Se…you just “keep on doing what you’re doing” – I’m so so impressed xxx
Hellooooo Rouxie!!! Missing you guys! Thanks for the cute note! I see Robsy sneakily sent you the link 🙂 Am having so much fun, and let me know if any of the recipes are duds so I can fix them! And most of all, enjoy!! Bon appetit friends!!! xxxxx
Se this is amazing! I had no idea about your love of food or your amazing writing style. Fabulous! I can’t wait to try out some recipes. You go girl – this is great. Love to you and Rob xxx
Thanks Col! Lots of love to you and Rob too, and little one!! 😉 xxx
Hi Sarah!
I was so privileged to turn on the radio on Friday to hear you on the radio! What a treat! Cant wait to get your book and will definitely be following your blog! All the very best
Regards to Rob and a hug to your little one!
Marie Roux ( Cath’s mom)
PS John cant wait for me to try out some of your recipes!!
Hi Marie, thank you so much for your kind words! So lovely that you stopped by my blog, and what a coincidence that you heard me on the radio! Sending lots of love to you and John. I will definitely say hi to Rob and little Sophie for you. Best wishes, Sarah xx
Hey Se! I have recently picked up this cooking thing and I’m kinda liking it! I’m a massive beginer though : ) Can I buy your book in London? Sue Rowan
Hey Sue! So nice to hear from you, hope you’re loving life in London Town. I think you can buy in the UK via Kalahari.com or Loot.co.za but then the delivery costs are quite high, so bet is to buy via Loot.co.za as they’re having a sale at the moment, and then get it delivered somewhere in SA and hopefully get someone to bring it over to you? xxx
Awesome
Hi sarah, you did an awsome job yesterday introducing your book to us. Lots of information and laughs!!! Thx again good luck with your blog and book.
Hi Farzana, thanks so much for joining us on Wednesday and for taking the time to stop by my blog. Happy cooking 🙂
I bought three books and gave one to my friend and the other to my sister …..shes got quads and needs quick and simple recipes so ill ask her to give you her feed back take care