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Situated on the Solms-Delta wine estate at entrance to the Franschhoek (French Corner) valley you will find the fyndraai (fine turn) restaurant. This is a fine turn indeed as the setting is unbelievable. There is an abundance of trees and … Continue reading →The post Fyndraai At Solms-Delta, Franschhoek appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
I got really excited when walking down the health aisle at our local supermarket. You see, they had sugar free digestive biscuits. I have never even tasted a ‘normal’ one before but I knew that I wanted to make a … Continue reading →The post Milk Chocolate Cream Cheese Tart Recipe appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
This post is in no way a reflection on Erin, my assigned blogger for the month, Debbi, the hostess for Group C, or April. May 21: Today is the day after our May reveal day, and I am browsing Making … Continue reading →The post Zucchini Sourdough Bread Recipe appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
I’m back again…. The other day Tandy dropped a VERY broad hint that I needed to cater for the Canadian GP and that, furthermore, Burgers and Chips would be the perfect meal. I mean… huh? How is Burger and chips … Continue reading →The post Burger and Chips appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
You may be familiar with the Southern Italian dish melanzane parmigiana which uses eggplant / aubergine. I am having a love hate relationship with aubergine at present. I think it has to do with the fact that for the past 6 … Continue reading →The post Finocchio | Fennel Parmigiana Recipe appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
Situated in Klaasvoogds West, in the Roberston Wine region, Mo & Rose is a wine bistro and boutique guest house. We needed to eat dinner after our champagne ‘making’ at Weltevrede and we asked the guest house owner for a suggestion. … Continue reading →The post Mo And Rose Bistro, Robertson appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
They say that a change is as good as a holiday. Well, I had a great holiday and the time away in Italy was not only a time to relax it was also a time to reflect. As I browsed … Continue reading →The post Raspberry Sorbet Recipe appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
While Tandy and Dave are away, Tandy gave me the keys to her blog. They are in Italy looking at motorbikes and Ferraris and lovely Italian girls in little summer dresses (well Dave is, Tandy will be looking at unshaven, … Continue reading →The post Guest Post – DUCK!!! appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
Set to run from the 28th of June to the 7th of July, this year’s Pick ‘n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival will be the first one I am attending. My mother-in-law has recently moved into a new house in Sedgefield and … Continue reading →The post 2013 Pick ‘n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival, Gourmet Evening Ticket Give Away appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
Many, many years ago I worked in a restaurant in Rivonia, Sandton. After work, all the restaurant workers from a lot of the local places would gather at a bar for after work drinks. One of our early night choices … Continue reading →The post Tom Yum Soup Recipe appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
Eat For The Earth is a yuppiechef initiative held annually on World Environment Day. Yuppiechef’s aim is to raise funds for Soil For Life and this will be the third year that I am taking part by hosting a meal at my … Continue reading →The post Eat For The Earth 2013 appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
The I made it challenge for this month is smoking. And I am not encouraging any of you to put anything into a pipe and smoke it. What I am encouraging you to do is use smoke in your kitchen. … Continue reading →The post I Made It Challenge: Smoking appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
I am writing this post as the month goes along so that I have something to share on the 1st of June as far as what is happening in my kitchen. not in my kitchen …. I was so excited when … Continue reading →The post In My Kitchen June 2013 appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
This month, the I made it challenge set by Blue Jelly Beans was for croissants and pain au chocolat. I had already made croissants using a Viennese recipe and so I decided for the pain au chocolat I would use … Continue reading →The post Pain Au Chocolat Recipe appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
I like to eat an apple every morning before I have anything else to eat. But, I am a very fussy apple eater. They have to be crunchy and the cannot be floury and soft. Granny Smith remain my all … Continue reading →The post Apple And Lime Sorbet Recipe appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
After we had a light lunch on the day of our arrival at Grootbos, a guide came over to chat to us about the activities we wanted to do during our stay. There is no shortage of things to do at … Continue reading →The post Activities At Grootbos, Gansbaai appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
I was recently invited to take part in Sourdough Surprises but unfortunately their reveal day is the same day as my Group C reveal day for SRC. So as to not ‘miss’ out on this month’s challenge, I decided to go ahead … Continue reading →The post Sourdough Chocolate Brownie Recipe appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
Today Dave and I are off to Italy. We will be visiting Venice, Bologna, Milan and Lake Como. We will also be dining at Osteria Francescana. I doubt we will have free wifi where we are staying so I will … Continue reading →The post Italy May and June 2013 appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
I do most of my magazine reading at gym while I am on the treadmill or the stepper. We do not have fancy televisions where I train and so to break the tedium I read. However, I am very far … Continue reading →The post Rustic Basil Pesto Pasta Recipe appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
One of my favourite bloggers is Celia from Fig Jam and Lime Cordial and if you read my blog on a regular basis you will know two things for sure. The one is that I specifically thought of Celia when … Continue reading →The post Fig Jam Recipe appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
Time is not my friend most months as over and above work commitments I also have blogging commitments. This all has to fit in with going to gym, running a household, being a good wife and having a social life. … Continue reading →The post Linguine Marinara Con Ricotta Recipe appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
On Monday I was invited to taste this year’s range of celebrity chef’s pizzas and one above all the others stood out for me. Col’Cacchio pizzeria will sell one of the pizza’s per month for May, June and July in … Continue reading →The post Col’Cacchio Celebrity Chef Signature Pizza Collection appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
The May issue of Women’s Health has a feature on butternut using recipes from South African celebrity chefs. The four chefs that contributed their recipes are Reuben Riffel, Pete Goff-Wood, Luke Dale-Roberts and Margot Janse. I was offered the opportunity to blog … Continue reading →The post Roasted Butternut With Spinach Pesto And Pumpkin Seeds Recipe – Reuben Riffel appea
Grootbos’s all inclusive rate includes 3 meals a day, and you are encouraged to arrive early on check in day to make sure that you enjoy the lunch. The lunch menu consists of a buffet starter, a choice of 3 main … Continue reading →The post Eating At Grootbos, Gansbaai appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
Since I have been blogging I have come across a lot of queries for dishes that I consider run of the mill. Chicken stir fry is one of them. If I had not seen a query for one, I would … Continue reading →The post Chicken Stir Fry Recipe appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
I think I have an obsession with Nora Roberts’ books. This is the 42nd one I have read. Part of my obsession has to do with the fact that her books are very predictable and I think they follow … Continue reading →The post Whiskey Beach, Nora Roberts appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
I am busy reading through my copy of Tom Kitchin’s first recipe book and slowly making my way through the recipes. It is a seasonal book, and as I have had it a year I am nearly done with the … Continue reading →The post Roasted Butternut Soup Recipe appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
328 years ago, Simon van der Stel, the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope chose a parcel of land in Constantia on which to grow grapes, and make wine. Wine making was his hobby and this passion has turned … Continue reading →The post Making Wine At Groot Constantia, Constantia appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
I cannot stress the importance of eating properly before training or exercising. Over a year ago Dave and I stopped eating carbohydrates at night. We were given an eating plan by our gym owner which I tagged on to our … Continue reading →The post Sweet Potato Muffin Recipe appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
Each weekend I try to bake a new type of sourdough loaf in order to get the feel for how the dough works and to change things up a bit in my house. I am not a huge fan of … Continue reading →The post Sourdough Ciabatta Recipe appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
This is the first Sara Blaedel book I have read and I must say, it won’t be my last. The books are translated from Danish and other than the road names which stay the same, you would not know … Continue reading →The post Blue Blood, Sara Blaedel appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
Need I say it? The month flew past. It is May and time again for In My Kitchen. in my kitchen …. Is a copy of James’s Desserts which I was sent to review. in my kitchen …. are two … Continue reading →The post In My Kitchen May 2013 appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
This month Giovanna from Blue Jelly Beans is hosting the challenge! You can find the challenge here. In order to take part, here are the rules. you must link back to the original post in your post you must link back … Continue reading →The post I Made It Challenge: Croissants And Pain Au Chocolat appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
Upon arrival at Grootbos you will be greeted with warm moist towels, and friendly staff. Even though check in is from 2pm, you are encouraged to arrive at 1pm to enjoy lunch while sitting in the al fresco area overlooking … Continue reading →The post Sleeping At Grootbos, Gansbaai appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
The I MADE IT challenge for this month was to make monkey bread. Some days I feel like this monkey bread must feel when people start eating it – all torn up in different directions. I set last week Sunday aside … Continue reading →The post Sourdough Monkey Bread Recipe appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
For April the Fresh From The Oven challenge was set by Jen over at Blue Kitchen Bakes. The challenge was to make Knackerbröd which is literally a crisp bread. Dave and I have a nightly ritual of ending our meal with cheese and … Continue reading →The post Rye Crispbread / Crackerbread | Knackerbröd appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
If you are a regular reader to my blog you will have come across Hetta a few times. I first met her at the launch of Cape Winelands Cuisine and loved listening to her talk at the first ever Eat Out … Continue reading →The post Interview With Hetta van Deventer-Terblanche appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
I can remember as a child making shortbread for my dad. I seem to think he loved eating shortbread and so I decided to make it for him. I have no idea where I got the recipe from, but it … Continue reading →The post Basil Shortbread Recipe appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
When Dave and I went to Weltevrede to ‘make’ champagne, we decided to stay over at a Bed & Breakfast in Bonnievale, as it is close to the wine estate. A Place In Thyme is situated in the centre of … Continue reading →The post A Place In Thyme, Bonnievale appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
Cherry season is short lived in South Africa and as soon as I see cherries in the fridge at our local supermarket I buy them. Dave does not like cherries at all, so I can enjoy punnet after punnet without … Continue reading →The post Black Cherry Ice Cream Recipe appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
This month, my assigned blogger for The Secret Recipe Club was Sara from Cook with Sara. Sara loves to cook and eat and thankfully for us, share her recipes. I love her mom’s philosophy on cooking as it was the same … Continue reading →The post Broccoli And Crayfish Pasta Recipe appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
Jackie Cameron is the head chef at Hartford House and has just had her first cookbook published Jackie Cameron Cooks At Home. Who has been the most influential person in your life? Both of my parents. They definitely installed a hard-working … Continue reading →The post Interview With Jackie Cameron appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
I absolutely love rye bread and decided very soon into my sourdough journey to make a loaf. Based on Celia’s tutorial, I tweaked and tweaked until I could get it right. The only time I have ever used rye flour … Continue reading →The post Sourdough Rye Bread Recipe appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
When I saw the tweet about experiencing the end stage of champagne making at Weltevrede Wine Estate I immediately signed up and paid the money for Dave and I to attend. I could not wait for 16h00 to arrive on … Continue reading →The post ‘Making’ Our Own Champagne At Weltevrede, Bonnievale appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
I am not sure what I was thinking of when I decided to make an ice cream using pickled ginger. I had made my own pickled ginger to use up some fresh ginger before it went to waste and as … Continue reading →The post Pickled Ginger Ice Cream Recipe appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
I was recently sent a hamper of 8 Royco® Soups, with an apron and I am going to be giving them away to one lucky person. According to the official media release ROYCO® has relaunched its entire range of Packet Soups with great … Continue reading →The post Royco Packet Soup Hamper Give Away appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
Until I developed an allergy to an unknown substance I never considered how many items are made in a factory that uses nuts. And if you are a label reader like I am, then you will know how many savoury … Continue reading →The post Pickled Ginger Recipe appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
I was very fortunate to be able to attend the inaugural Eat Out Conference last year. I cannot begin to tell you how much I learnt, and I have already put that in to practice. You can read my updated review of Henri’s to … Continue reading →The post Eat Out Conference 2012 appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
A few weeks ago we were having friends over for dinner. It was at the same time that I was recipe testing in order to review James’s Desserts. I had some lovely Italian onions in my pantry that needed using … Continue reading →The post Onion Tart Tatin Recipe appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
One of my favourite TV shows has to be Chopped. Here, contestants are given a mystery box of ingredients in 3 rounds and they have to come up with a starter, main course and dessert. Four contestants start the first … Continue reading →The post Mussamam Curry Pork Chop Recipe appeared first on Lavender and Lime.
