Who is the Foodie? It doesn’t really matter. Bacon is god. Wine cures anything. If you believe those two facts, then we’re going to get on fine. This means you have discovered the power of food to make life better. This knowledge is imperative to the art of living well.
So I’m not really big on posting recipes. Why? Well, let’s be honest, there’s a ton of recipes out there already and I’m not exactly Marco Pierre White, even though I’m dying to read his autobiography. I just like to cook shit. Though I can’t even follow recipes myself, seriously. There are really two types [...]
Posted in Recipes on 17. Feb, 2011
Easy peasy. Piece of cake. Simple as pie. Which is why I decided to make them for lunch the other day. With an ice cold beer. And what’s better than fish cakes? Spicy fish cakes! Because Cape Town thought it was Bombay that day, complete with mini monsoon and all and since I’d already been [...]
Posted in Recipes on 05. Oct, 2010
Let me just start this by stating that ramen is the business. For some reason, we don’t seem to get ramen in South Africa. Most of the Japanese restaurants here offer udon noodles, but no ramen, which is pretty sad when you consider how important a piece of Japanese cuisine it is. If you’re wondering [...]
Posted in Recipes on 03. Oct, 2010
I recently attended an evening of cocktails that somehow left me with an almost-full bottle of Noilly Prat dry vermouth. The stuff makes an excellent dirty martini (or filthy martini, depending how much olive brine you add), but then if I finished the entire bottle only making martinis, it’d be awesome I shudder to think [...]
Posted in Recipes, Side orders on 20. Sep, 2010
It’s Spring, it happens to be Braai Day on Friday and with the promise of months of sunny days ahead of us, it’s very definitely time to get the braai out. The beautiful thing I know about us South Africans is our dogged determination that when we want to cook something over coals, we will [...]
Posted in Recipes on 04. Aug, 2010
I just cooked egg fried rice for lunch. This is like the peanut butter and jam sandwich of Asia. It’s pretty boring. Why’d I make it? Well, now might be a good time to tell you that I’m eating nothing but Asian food for a week. I don’t really know why. It’s an experiment. To [...]
Posted in Recipes, Side orders on 02. Aug, 2010
I have many fond memories of traveling in Thailand. I’ve been lucky enough to go twice, spending two months there in total. If you’ve been, and I mean actually went instead of just staying in a resort in Phuket, you’ll surely remember the three things that stuck out most for me: how easy it is [...]
Posted in Recipes, Side orders on 27. Jul, 2010
Calamari is the bacon of the sea to me. Battered and fried, grilled over coals or just served in a pasta, it’s always good. But many people I meet seem scared to work with it, which shouldn’t be the case. Getting fresh calamari is pretty hard, so if you’re a keen calamari eater and want [...]
Posted in Recipes on 22. Jul, 2010
Next time you’re feeling like the lead role in The Hangover sequel, I’ve got something for you. You’ll need something to make you feel human again, something that comforts but nourishes. You need risotto. If you understand basic flavour combinations, you can’t really go wrong with risotto. Pick two or three things that go together [...]
Posted in Recipes on 15. Jul, 2010
I happened to be hurtling home through the Karoo after a recent wine roadtrip, but made sure to stop and pick up some Karoo lamb rib chops on the way. Lamb chops are arguably best cooked on the braai, but in winter you can still whip them up in your kitchen while its pouring outside. [...]
