One of my favourite things to enjoy over winter is cauliflower. Such a sweet satisfying vegetable. Good for those of us looking at reducing carbohydrates. This recipe for cauliflower couscous can be eaten as a side dish with anything in place of regular wheat-based couscous or potatoes. You can extend the basic dish by adding chick peas or broad beans, chopped tomatoes, rocket and/or baby spinach and you have a gluten-free vegan dish you can eat at room temperature or hot.
The Kruidkoek is a traditional Dutch recipe, with the mixed spices a nice warmer for the colder months. Traditionally it’s baked in a bread pan and sliced, but I like to bake it in a square baking tray and cut up in squares.
The ‘Mock Apple Choko sauce’ I made with the kids at the Cobargo Public School in the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program and they loved it.
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Preheat oven to 160C. Line two large baking trays with baking paper.
Prepare the ingredients : Remove the stems very quickly by grabbing the base of the stem with one hand and pulling outwards along the stem to slide off the leaves. Tear the leaves into bite size pieces. Rinse the kale and dry the leaves very well in … Read more »
3 brown onions 4 cloves of garlic 30 cm piece of fresh ginger 2 fresh red chillies, deseeded 1 large bunch of fresh coriander leaves picked 1 red pepper, deseeded 1 yellow pepper, deseeded oil /ghee or butter, large knob or good splash of either 2 teaspoons brown mustard seeds 2 teaspoons fenugreek seeds 2 teaspoons fennel seeds 1 handful of curry leaves big chunk of fresh tuna from Bermagui, enough to feed 6, … Read more »
Garlic and Cheese ‘Pull Apart’ Bread
/in Recipes, Starters /by Darryl Butler(Makes 1 loaf)
Ingredients
For the dough:
170mls milk, room temperature
10g sugar
7g yeast
1 organic free range egg, lightly beaten
300g plain flour
5g salt
50g butter, softened
For the butter:
80g softened butter
2 sprigs rosemary, oregano, parsley or your favourite herb, leaves finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
For the top of the bread:
20g parmesan cheese, grated
20g melted … Read more »
Greek Lentil Soup
/in Recipes, Soups /by Darryl ButlerThis is a classic Greek soup eaten in winter all over Greece. My mother says that even though mine is not as thick as hers, it’s tastier!!!
Ingredients
Roast Cauliflower Cous Cous & Almond Macaroons
/in Mains, Recipes /by Darryl ButlerOne of my favourite things to enjoy over winter is cauliflower. Such a sweet satisfying vegetable. Good for those of us looking at reducing carbohydrates. This recipe for cauliflower couscous can be eaten as a side dish with anything in place of regular wheat-based couscous or potatoes. You can extend the basic dish by adding chick peas or broad beans, chopped tomatoes, rocket and/or baby spinach and you have a gluten-free vegan dish you can eat at room temperature or hot.
Roast Cauliflower Couscous serves 4 – 6
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Kruidkoek and Mock Apple Choko Sauce
/in Preserves, Recipes /by Darryl ButlerThe Kruidkoek is a traditional Dutch recipe, with the mixed spices a nice warmer for the colder months. Traditionally it’s baked in a bread pan and sliced, but I like to bake it in a square baking tray and cut up in squares.
The ‘Mock Apple Choko sauce’ I made with the kids at the Cobargo Public School in the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program and they loved it.
Kruidkoek (Spice cake)
Kruidkoek (Dutch Spice Cake)
Crispy Kale Chips
/in Recipes, Starters /by Darryl ButlerEquipment
Ingredients
Preheat oven to 160C. Line two large baking trays with baking paper.
Prepare the ingredients : Remove the stems very quickly by grabbing the base of the stem with one hand and pulling outwards along the stem to slide off the leaves. Tear the leaves into bite size pieces. Rinse the kale and dry the leaves very well in … Read more »
Keralan baked fish
/in Mains, Recipes /by Darryl Butler(serves 6),
3 brown onions
4 cloves of garlic
30 cm piece of fresh ginger
2 fresh red chillies, deseeded
1 large bunch of fresh coriander leaves picked
1 red pepper, deseeded
1 yellow pepper, deseeded
oil /ghee or butter, large knob or good splash of either
2 teaspoons brown mustard seeds
2 teaspoons fenugreek seeds
2 teaspoons fennel seeds
1 handful of curry leaves
big chunk of fresh tuna from Bermagui, enough to feed 6, … Read more »