Sandwiches are simple and are often merely opportunistic creations. Whatever is in the fridge is shuffled around and reworked into something delicious. Sometimes this is great at the time but not really worth repeating. Not so, this combo. Try different variations of soft cheese, fruit and charcuterie and you’ll still have a winner.

Lightly toast a [...]

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If you’re not South African you probably won’t recognise this strap line from a famous advert for cremora coffee creamer, but I used it nevertheless as my idea of a ’sarnie’ or sandwich, or even ’samie’ to us Suid Afrikaners, is not always something wedged between 2 stodgy slices. Bizarrely, much as I love baking [...]

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This is such a quick and simple salad that it really relies on perfect ingredients. Make sure your lettuce is fresh, your avocado and figs ripe, and your Serrano ham and Balsamic vinegar of the best possible quality. Some good crusty bread would not do any harm either.

Wash and spin dry some fresh lettuce – [...]

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In the bag is a foodblog event where the challenge is to cook something with whatever is in the bag. I love the idea of this monthly challenge as I am a great proponent of seasonal eating, which is just what the contents of the bag are supposed to be – something seasonal. This month [...]

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