Scones have always been a favourite of mine. Especially with a cup of freshly brewed tea! Here is the perfect savoury scone recipe that’s loaded with spinach and cheese. Definitely a great way to start the day! Print SPINACH AND CHIVE SCONES Author: Fazila Olla-Logday Scones have always been a favourite of mine….
SPICY POTATO CAKES
Spicy Potato Cakes – known as aloo tikki – is very popular vegetarian street food in India! This awesome snack is made out of boiled potatoes, coriander, onions and various spices… and it is so easy to prepare! “Aloo” means potato, and the word “tikki” means a small cutlet or croquette in Hindi. It is delicious served hot…
Savoury Spinach Cake
This is a delicious baked, savoury snack which can be served for tea or as a light meal together with a side salad. The original recipe is made with fresh green fenugreek leaves instead of spinach,and known as methi lagan and seems to have originated amongst the Indian community in South Africa. It can also…
Hot Cross Buns
Traditionally eaten at Easter time hot cross buns are filled with raisins and currents and are slightly sweet, soft and scented with warm spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and all spice! Delicious toasted with butter and jam for breakfast. Print Hot Cross Buns Author: Fazila Olla-Logday Serves: 8 Ingredients 2 cups (500 ml) white bread flour 2 cups…
TRADITIONAL BANANA BREAD
There is something about Banana Bread, spread with lashings of butter that is so comforting! If your bananas are going soft and brown, don’t throw them out – just freeze them, in their skins, and when you have a little spare time you can defrost them and make this delectable easy peasy absolutely moist banana…
Pumpkin Fritters
Pumpkin fritters – or Pampoen koekies in Afrikaans – are delicious for breakfast or dessert and it’s so quick and easy to make! Print Pumpkin Fritters Author: Fazila Olla-Logday Recipe type: Dessert Cuisine: South African Serves: 6 Pumpkin fritters or Pampoen koekies in Afrikaans are delicious for breakfast or dessert and it’s so quick and easy to…
Chilli Bites
Chilli Bites are a scrumptious Indian snack, fast becoming a popular finger food at parties throughout South Africa. They’re also known by their Malay word dhaltjies or the Indian word Bhajias…but regardless of which name you prefer to call them, Chilli Bites always make a delicious vegetarian snack. They are traditionally eaten as an appetizer…
Vetkoek
Vetkoek – which literally means ‘fat cake’ in Afrikaans – is a proudly South African pastry. The ‘vet’ part of its name probably comes from the fact that it’s deep-fried in cooking oil (‘fat’). Vetkoek is a dough which is light and crisp on the outside, whilst soft and bread-like on the inside. It can…
Masala Steak Gatsby Sandwich
There’s a sandwich in Cape Town as cool as F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’, with a back story as interesting as that of the novel’s lead character Jay. In fact it’s called the Gatsby.The sandwich is iconic in Cape Town, as famous there as the Bunny Chow is in Durban.Legend goes that it was…
Buttermilk Rusks Recipe
Buttermilk rusks are always a winner, especially when dunked in tea or coffee! While South Africans around the world yearn for and enjoy the well known Ouma Rusks,there’s something a bit special about home made rusks. For those not in the know, rusks are kind of like biscotti, and a much loved South African treat. Thanks to…
