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Bobotie – South African Curried Mince & Egg Bake
Bobotie is a traditional dish with dutch origns. Introduced through the Cape Malay community, this popular dish spread to other parts of Africa and now the world. It might sound a bit unusual if you aren’t familiar with dutch curries – often flavoured with curry powder and sweetened with fruit. This is in contrast with Indian curries, which are more often flavoured with whole spices and served in a sauce enriched by nuts or yogurt. Relatively quick and easy to prepare, Bobotie can easily be scaled up to feed a large crowd. This particular recipe is quite simple and a great introduction to these flavours. Peach chutney is a star…
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Hearty Beef Stew with Polenta & Mash Topping
This hearty beef stew is the perfect combination of rustic comfort food and refined savoury flavours. Leaning heavily on pantry staples for the seasoning and topping, the heart of this meal is in it’s slowly simmered filling paired with fluffy dumplings that soak up all the delicious sauce. This meal is great to prep in advance and can be completed up to the topping stage to be finished later. Once the stew has cooled, you can spoon on the cooled topping, seal well and freeze up to 3mths or refrigerate if you’re going to finish the cooking in the next two days. It’s a great family gathering dish and pairs…
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Butternut Pumpkin Cannelloni
Pumpkin Cannelloni is a beloved staple in our house. This isn’t your normal spinach and ricotta cannelloni. Set atop a bed of beef mince and onions, these filled noodle tubes are baked in a deliciously rich pumpkin sauce. It’s a classic date night dish and makes plenty of leftovers that are great for weeknight dinners or prepped lunches as well. The pumpkin sauce base is quite similar to a thick pumpkin soup and tastes delicious on its own with some crusty bread. The ricotta & spinach filled pasta tubes can be baked in Tomato Passata for a more traditional take on cannelloni. This recipe is packed with veggies and generously…
