Family Cookbook

There seems to be a glut of bananas on the market at the moment. PicknPay were all but giving them away last week and here is a really delicious warm dessert for those bananas that are getting over ripe. Also remember that if you peel and slice bananas you can freeze them and then pop [...] ....

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This is the first of some quick, tasty and really delicious summer salmon recipes. Including the marinating this will take you 20 minutes. Most supermarkets have great fish counters these days and it’s perfect for a quick healthy dinner on the patio. What you need 4 150-200g salmon fillets 1 teaspoon chili sauce (use sweet chili sauce if [...] ....

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I’ve been away in JHB for the last 10 days and haven’t done much cooking but these were a real treat. It was like summer in JHB so we had a few braais, did the pork ribs and the usual braai food but these were a real nice change after all that heavy eating. Rissoles [...] ....

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The weather has been great the last few days and it’s time to prepare your arsenal for the summer parties ahead. Mojito’s are a classic and justthe thing to kick off summer. What you need 1 teaspoon caster sugar Juice from 2 limes, about 2 tots 2 tots white Rum, like Bacardi 2 tots soda water 4 mint leaves 1 sprig of [...] ....

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This is a classic winter meal and often best the next day on a sandwich or with some nice fresh bread. It’s all about the sauce and the tenderness of the meat after a slow cook. You really do need a cast iron baking dish for this one. What you need 1.5-2kg beef roast 1 tin chopped peeled [...] ....

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I’ve had so many requests for salads lately (all from JHB I might tell you) so I thought I’d try this one. It was really tasty and took about 15 minutes start to finish. This is enough for 2 so double it if you need to. What you need 50ml white wine vinegar 50ml olive oil 30ml sesame oil 1 [...] ....

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I was watching James Martin on tele and saw him make this simple yet so impressive cake. It’s the lazy entertainers perfect recipe that is sure to your friends singing your praises. You can use any berries really so long as they are sweet berries. I didn’t use the alcohol and the Strawbs I used [...] ....

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