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Roast Pork Belly

   800 g roast pork belly skin scored Rub with coarse salt, black pepper, 1 tsp dried sage, caraway seeds, olive oil, stuff slivers of fresh garlic into the diamond…

An Apricot Sponge Slice placed on a silver platter with a fork on the side. Slice dusted with icing sugar

Apricot Sponge Slices

Apricot Sponge Slices dusted with sugar for an awesome dessert or treat with your tea or coffee. What Is Apricot Cake? The apricot cake is a type of cake with apricots…

Savoury Basmati Rice

   Cook up 1 cup basmati rice in salt water according to packet instruction. Wash rice and steam for a few mins. In 2 tbsp butter, fry a small red…

Grilled Peri Peri Prawns

   1 Box Cape Point queen prawns. Washed and deveined. Let dry on paper towel. Marinade the prawns in 3 tbsp. Garlic and ginger paste, salt, pepper, 2 tbsp paprika,…

an image of a white plate with BBQ steak with Monkey Gland Sauce ad a side of potatoes

Monkey Gland Sauce

Monkey gland sauce has its origins in South Africa. It has been featured as a restaurant item since the 1930 becoming a South African restaurant and fast food staple condiment. It is a thick, sweet and tangy sauce and dark in color. It is typically served as a topping for grilled steaks or burgers, but is also used as a marinade, a dipping sauce for onion rings and fries, or on roasted potatoes.

Summer Salad

Frilly lettuce, sliced pineapple, sliced English cucumber, pepper dews, sliced red onion, grated mozzarella cheese, sliced tomatoes, sliced green pepper, grated carrot, green pimento olives, parsley. Mix a basic vinaigrette…