Food & Recipes

Yummy Lunch

Published January 15, 2011

Baguette with fresh lettuce, camembert cheese, baby tomatoes & asparagus. Drizzled with olive oil and balsamic vinegar for lunch. Perfect for a lovely summer day.

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I have always known spring onions to be basically baby onions that have not really grown fully. Well, check these out. I received them in my weekly delivery from Ganics, a company that deliver the most amazing organic fruit and vegetables.

Not only are they bigger than regular onions, they are “habanero onions”. They are the most frighteningly hot onions that I have ever eaten. Scary, but yummy!

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Wine tasting in Stellenbosch

Published January 9, 2011

Welmoed wines

Yesterday we took some friends winetasting and to lunch in Stellenbosch. We started off at Welmoed, an old favourite of ours. I love visiting this farm because they have a great selection of wines at great prices, and because the staff are always helpful and friendly. I have only had good experiences there, and I almost always have some of their wine in my fridge.

Hartenberg picnics

Then we went to Hartenberg for lunch. They also have some wonderful wines and a great tasting room (you actually sit down at tables and the staff come around and describe the wines and let you taste them). But Hartenberg wines are clearly of a different quality (and at over double the price of Welmoed wines) clearly in a different price range.

Hartenberg make a lovely picnic lunch which includes breads, cold meat, chicken, cheeses and dessert for R120 per person. You can sit outside the tasting room, or at one of the many tables scattered around the gardens. I have had a few picnics at Hartenberg and it is also a lovely experience.

A very civilised way to spend a Saturday.

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Tagged Cape Town, hartenberg, lunch, picnics, stellenbosch, welmoed, wine |

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Kalk Bay Harbour Wall and bad meal at Brass Bell

Published January 1, 2011

The port entrance to Kalk Bay Harbour.

The morning started very wet and rainy, but it cleared up into a surprisingly lovely day. The upside of this is that the beaches were almost empty, and I was able to enjoy a couple of hours in Kalk Bay.

We had lunch at an old established venue, the Brass Bell, where I have had many wonderful meals. Alas, they did not have a good start to the year. The starters were great, but after they arrived the restaurant clearly was too busy for the kitchen, and the mains were a disaster. Some did not arrive, most arrived late, some were burnt, and some were undercooked. I must note that my tuna steak and Lois’ pizza were the only good main courses. The food took over an hour to arrive, and what did arrive only did so after several complaints (note that we had booked a table).

In their defence, the manager was very good at accepting our complaint, and gave us about a 75% discount on the meal (I think we only ended up paying for the starters). If I do not remember this as such a good restaurant, I certainly would not go back, but they did try to make ammends, and yes I will give it another chance, but not when they are so busy.

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Day 106: Home made chicken burger

Published April 2, 2010

Day 106: Home made chicken burger, originally uploaded by Craig is shooting.

In a moment of inspiration, I made myself a home-made chicken burger for lunch, covered with a layer of avocado, and then topped with bree cheese and grilled.

It amazed me that to make the patties from scratch took about 10 minutes.

To make the patties, put the following into a food processor: