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Basic Pancakes in Miscellaneous Recipes: Posted on the 22nd of Nov 2009; A pancake is a batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle with oil or butter. Pancakes can be eaten hot or cold, and are generally filled or topped with a sweet or savoury sauce or condiment...; Total Views: 235 | Word Count: 292 | Comments: 0 | Not Yet Rated

Bean Soup in Soup and Stock Recipes: Posted on the 22nd of Nov 2009; This hearty flavour-full sugar bean soup with ham bone or pork shanks and bacon has a great flavour, is very nutritious and just the right dish for a cold winter evening. Serve with thick slices of crusty bread...; Total Views: 332 | Word Count: 321 | Comments: 0 | Not Yet Rated

Whole Baked Geelbek in Fish and Seafood Recipes: Posted on the 21st of Nov 2009; Although geelbek (Cape salmon) is similar to a European salmon in shape, the flesh is white and has a more delicate flavour. This recipe for whole baked geelbek is delicious and enough for a dinner party of eight...; Total Views: 301 | Word Count: 287 | Comments: 0 | Not Yet Rated

Fish and Chips in Fish and Seafood Recipes: Posted on the 20th of Nov 2009; This traditional British combination of battered fish and thick-cut chips is usually served with lemon wedges...; Total Views: 396 | Word Count: 379 | Comments: 0 | Not Yet Rated

Jam Tarts in Baking and Sweet Recipes: Posted on the 20th of Nov 2009; These melt-in-the-mouth jam tarts are made using the puff pastry recipe listed on this site and can be filled with any jam. Use two or three different jams to add colour...; Total Views: 572 | Word Count: 243 | Comments: 0 | Not Yet Rated

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Resepte in Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse kos het ontwikkel uit ´n vermenging van verskeie koskuluture, hoofsaaklik afkomstig van die inheemse bevolking, vroeë slawe en Europese nedersetters. Probeer jou hand aan vetkoek, sousboontjies, waterblommetjie bredie, vargebakte hoenderpastei of rond u maal af met ´n heerlike malavapoeding...; Resepte: 15 | meer in Resepte in Afrikaans

South African Recipes: Indigenous African cooking, traditional Afrikaner cuisine, and the Portuguese among others have contributed to the deliciously diverse flavours of South Africa’s “rainbow cuisine.” Bredies, biltong, boerewors, mieliepap, umngqusho, mashonzha and peri-peri prawns feature strongly on the menu in South African homes...; Recipes: 19 | more in South African Recipes

Cape Malay Recipes: Hot, subtle, spicy, mild - many of the undertones that distinguish modern South African cooking were introduced by the Malay cooks brought to South Africa in the eighteenth century. Sosaties, bobotie, beryani, slamse kerrie, denningvleis with sambals - these names may stumble on the foreign tongue, but they leave a taste that...; Recipes: 11 | more in Cape Malay Recipes

Asian Recipes: Whether you’re looking to whip up something different for dinner or just can’t get enough of oriental cuisine, eJozi’s RecipeBook offers a variety of recipes for both the everyday and entertaining guests. With delectable dishes like ‘Crispy Pancake Rolls’ and ‘Thai Curry with Tofu’ you can create tasty snacks as well as delicious meals...; Recipes: 2 | more in Asian Recipes

Curry Recipes: The word curry comes from the Tamil word kari. Most of the great curries of the world originate from south-east Asian countries. The art of curry making has spread throughout the world and in South Africa we are indeed fortunate that we have the hot KwaZulu-Natal curries brought to our shores by the Indians and the very...; Recipes: 3 | more in Curry Recipes

Outdoor Cooking: Today cooking meat and fish outdoors over an open fire is a relaxing way to entertain, but the hunters and settlers of earlier days were, of necessity, campfire cooks. Braai or barbecue recipes are synonymous with summer, lamb chops, boerewors, steaks, hamburgers and hot dogs, and warm nights spent on the patio or next to the...; Recipes: 4 | more in Outdoor Cooking

Appetiser Recipes: Appetisers, also called appetizers, hors d’oeuvres, antipasti, or starters function as an appetite stimulant. Since they are the first foods to be tasted, their flavour is often appropriately matched to the flavours of the main dish. These tasty little morsels of food can be as simple as a slice of mild cheese with a cracker to a...; Recipes: 9 | more in Appetiser Recipes

Soup and Stock Recipes: Soup is one of the most versatile dishes in any cuisine. Soups can serve as a main dish when they are hearty and filled with meats and vegetables. Or, they can serve as an appetiser or first course when they are rich and satisfying. They can be elegant, or they can be homey, ethnic or traditional, but they belong in every kitchen sooner or...; Recipes: 11 | more in Soup and Stock Recipes

Fish and Seafood Recipes: The acknowledged benefits of fish as a healthy food, have turned the spotlight increasingly on the sea as a source of delicious protein. In the broadest sense “seafood” is any water-dwelling edible, the water being fresh or salty. It thus encompasses fish, crustaceans, molluscs, cephalopods, and seaweeds...; Recipes: 3 | more in Fish and Seafood Recipes

Beef and Veal Recipes: Beef is the culinary name for meat from bovines, especially domestic cattle. Beef is one of the principal meats used in the cuisine of South Africa, Australia, Europe and the Americas, and is also important in other African countries, East Asia, and Southeast Asia. Today, beef recipes appear on our tables in all forms - steaks, roasts...; Recipes: 3 | more in Beef and Veal Recipes

Lamb and Mutton Recipes: Lamb is tender meat from sheep less than 1 year old. Mutton from adult sheep is more flavoursome than lamb, but is fattier and tougher to cook. Known for having a delicate texture while still being extremely flavourful, lamb recipes are commonly consumed in South Africa, parts of India, North Africa, and the Middle East, and is the most...; Recipes: 3 | more in Lamb and Mutton Recipes

Pork Recipes: Pork is eaten in various forms, including cooked (as roast pork), cured or smoked (ham, including the Italian Prosciutto) or a combination of these methods (bacon, gammon or Pancetta). It’s also a common ingredient of sausages. Pork recipes rank as the most consumed meat in the world despite being considered taboo by two major...; Recipes: 3 | more in Pork Recipes

Poultry Recipes: Poultry are domesticated birds used for their meat. These birds include chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese. The meatiest parts of a bird are the flight muscles on its chest, called breast meat, and the walking muscles on the first and second segments of its legs, called the thigh and drumstick respectively...; Recipes: 3 | more in Poultry Recipes

Game and Game Bird Recipes: Venison or game may be eaten as steaks, roasts, sausages, biltong and minced meat. It has a flavour similar to beef, but is much leaner. Venison is lower in calories, cholesterol and fat than most cuts of beef, pork, or lamb.The main difference between wild game and meat from domestic animals is body fat. Animals in the wild...; Recipes: 2 | more in Game and Game Bird Recipes

Offal Recipes: Offal also called variety meats or organ meats is the entrails and internal organs of a butchered animal. The word does not refer to a particular list of organs, but includes most internal organs other than muscles or bones. The history of offal recipes dates back prior to supermarkets and butcher shops when families butchered and...; Recipes: 5 | more in Offal Recipes

Vegetable Recipes: Mouth-watering vegetable recipes from eJozi’s RecipeBook. “Eat your vegetables!” is a common and dreaded refrain around many dinner tables and a ton of vegetable recipes exist to try to tempt them. Contrary to childhood myths, however, vegetable recipes do not need to be boring or tasteless. In fact, they can be vibrant and...; Recipes: 3 | more in Vegetable Recipes

Salad Recipes: The wonderful thing about salad recipes is that they are as easy or complex as you wish to make them. The term, salad, is most often used to describe a bowl of greens (lettuce, spinach, watercress), topped with a liquid or creamy dressing along with other vegetables such as tomato, green pepper, onions, radishes, and sprouts...; Recipes: 3 | more in Salad Recipes

Grain Recipes: eJozi’s grain recipes include whole grain foods and refined grains like rice, quinoa, oatmeal, or couscous. Our grain recipes don’t include pasta (which has it’s own category). They do include couscous, although it’s technically a pasta. Flour is made from grains, and can be a whole grain food, but we put it in bread recipes...; Recipes: 2 | more in Grain Recipes

Pasta and Asian Noodle Recipes: Pasta recipes are typically thought of as Italian staples although they are widely used in other cuisines as well, notably Asian cooking. Pasta is a paste of flour that is rolled or extruded into a variety of shapes and either cooked while fresh or allowed to dry. Most versions are made of wheat flour, although Asian noodles are often made...; Recipes: 1 | more in Pasta and Asian Noodle Recipes

Fruit Recipes: Many types of fruit can be combined with meat and vegetables to create fun dishes, or fruit can be its own side dish. Some of the most popular fruits to include with meals are: apples, apricots, oranges, berries, grapes, bananas, prunes, and melons. From fruit salads and sauces to fritters, fruit can be a delicious part of a full meal in many ways...; Recipes: 1 | more in Fruit Recipes

Dessert Recipes: The perfect end to any meal, dessert recipes are a traditional sweet course and the favourite of young and old alike. There are countless dessert recipes available to satisfy any sweet tooth, including: pies, puddings, custards and mousses. While some dessert recipes are elaborate and others are simplistic, all of them provide a tasty...; Recipes: 1 | more in Dessert Recipes

Beverage Recipes: Delicious alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage recipes including lemonade, ginger beer, Van der Hum, smoothies, juices, and even coffee and tea add more than just flavour; they add another dimension to any meal or snack. Smoothies and shakes are quite simple to make if you have a blender. The basic smoothie recipe is to take fresh...; Recipes: 2 | more in Beverage Recipes

Baking and Sweet Recipes: Mouth-watering recipes for baked goods including confectionary, cakes, sweets (candy), koeksisters, vetkoek, melktert and tameletjie. Although breads and many desserts are baked they are not included here, we have put them in their own categories...; Recipes: 10 | more in Baking and Sweet Recipes

Bread Recipes: Bread recipes are at the heart of any baker’s recipe box. After all, what can be better than the aroma of freshly baked bread wafting through the home? Bread is one of the most ancient forms of sustenance and thousands of cultures have been baking some kind of leavened or flat bread for centuries...; Recipes: 4 | more in Bread Recipes

Dairy Recipes: Recipes for dairy products including ostrich eggs, omelettes and a variety of cheeses. It’s hard to imagine a picnic, breakfast, or cake that doesn’t make use of at least one egg recipe, either as a simple ingredient or the main dish. For a few years, egg recipes got a bad reputation due to it’s suspected relationship to cholesterol. But more...; Recipes: 3 | more in Dairy Recipes

Preserve and Jam Recipes: Delicious preserve and jam recipes including watermelon, fig and prickly pear preserves as well as apricot jam. Preparing these blends can be challenging, especially considering the subtle differences between each variety since many recipes use the terms interchangeably...; Recipes: 2 | more in Preserve and Jam Recipes

Sauce Recipes: It’s hard to imagine many meals that don’t incorporate sauce recipes. Most of the sauces that grace our dinner tables today are there to enhance the flavour of our meal. Drawn butter sauce, for example, brings out the best in seafood, particularly crayfish. But sauce recipes had less noble beginnings. The word ‘sauce’ actually comes...; Recipes: 1 | more in Sauce Recipes

Dressing and Stuffing Recipes: Recipes for dressings and stuffings including gravies, mayonnaise and spicy herb vinegar. Dressing recipes for green salads may be vinegar-based, called viniagrettes, which are thin and runny, or they may be thicker, creamy, slow-pouring dressings. Thicker dressings usually have a base of mayonnaise, sour cream, or yogurt...; Recipes: 1 | more in Dressing and Stuffing Recipes

Condiment and Relish Recipes: Recipes for curry powders, curry pastes, atjars, relishes, pickles, and chutneys. Years ago, the term condiment recipes referred to a few relishes and sauces, but today it refers to any type of mixture used to enhance the flavour of food, whether it’s a sauce, powder, or spread. These types of seasonings come in many flavours...; Recipes: 5 | more in Condiment and Relish Recipes

Miscellaneous Recipes: These recipes are not so easily categorized by type of food. Here you will find recipes for breakfasts, snacks, sandwiches, wraps, leftovers, and more. Don’t have time for a real sit-down breakfast anymore? Think again! Many of these breakfast recipes are quick, make-ahead foods you can prepare the night before and grab...; Recipes: 1 | more in Miscellaneous Recipes

South African Cuisine: Take milk with your rooibos? Fancy some pap with your wors? Brave enough to try some skop or mashonzha? Brush up on your culinary vocabulary and knowledge with our list of South African food terms and ingredients and what they mean. South Africa is home to myriad ethnic and racial groups, many of them migrant communities, all of...; Articles: 54 | more in South African Cuisine

Appliances: Kitchen appliances and accessories you simply have to have. Just as a builder needs the proper tools, every cook needs the right equipment in the kitchen to create delicious meals. While you may not need everything listed here to get started, it serves as a helpful reference as you begin equipping your kitchen...; Articles: 20 | more in Appliances

KnowledgeBase: Food and cookery terms and techniques that are invaluable in anyone’s kitchen. Using slides and text, our Food KnowledgeBase provides resources, information, hints and tips on cookery and preparation techniques, processes and methods. Cooking is the art or practice of preparing food for eating. It encompasses a vast range of methods...; Articles: 3 | more in KnowledgeBase

Spices and Herbs: An illustrated reference of culinary spices and herbs added to food to enhance its flavour. They take the form both of things cooked with food, and those added to food once cooking is completed. Chefs know that using spices and fresh herbs can add that extra zest and sparkling flavour to mundane recipes...; Articles: 9 | more in Spices and Herbs

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