African Vanielje on Mar 25 2008 | Filed under: my life
Hi All.
I hope you all had a peaceful Easter. Thank you for all the easter wishes, and to all who mailed to let me know there is a problem with my feed. What can I say, I’m better in the kitchen than with the computer. I am trying to sort it [...]
African Vanielje on Mar 19 2008 | Filed under: light meals
Clean one monkfish, or thick white fish such as cod, by skinning, deboning and rinsing it in fresh water.
Chop into chunky bite-sized pieces.
Add the bones to a stock pot.
Wash and clean 500 g of mussels, debearding them, scrubbing their shells clean and discarding any that don’t close when tapped.
Wash and trim the coral from your [...]
African Vanielje on Mar 19 2008 | Filed under: Easter, kassie's kitchen
Good Friday in the Christian calendar is a day of mourning and reflection. Light eating and the traditional Friday fish is often the norm. When my mom had her restaurant (for over 20 years) we always worked Easter, and Good Friday was one of the 3 days a year we were closed. Consequently Good Friday [...]
African Vanielje on Mar 17 2008 | Filed under: baking, vkcb
One of my daughter’s favourite treats, and despite the fact that this is one of the best recipes I have seen for rusks, she still doesn’t think they are as good as the ones we get at the little coffee shop in Greyton, Cape Town, where my parents have a holiday cottage. Shows you [...]
