Category Archives: Other recipes
Turkish delight treat for tea!
IN OUR recent high tea competition we asked people to send us their top tea-time recipes, whether for a savoury or a sweet treat. And you certainly answered the call as we were overwhelmed by entries, which made it rather … Continue reading
Grass Roof: Luscious inside and on top!
IF you are driving down Seaview Road, just by the Sardinia Bay turnoff, you may end up thinking your eyes are deceiving you. Curious residents have been streaming into Port Elizabeth’s newest country eatery and farm shop at the corner … Continue reading
High tea back with dainty delights
MUCH as I adore my arabica there is no way I can kick off the day without a fortifying cup of tea – and I confess that for me it always has to be good old Five Roses. Frenetic work … Continue reading
How to bake hot cross buns from scratch this Easter
AS German pastry chef Ralph Gottschalk prepares to share his traditional hot cross bun recipe, he remembers his apprentice years in his country of origin where, on a typical Saturday, he would be required to roll out as many as … Continue reading
A Latin (or should that be Russian?) take on an SA braai favourite
We were invited to a braai last weekend and were asked to bring “something salady”. I didn’t have much time to rustle up something elaborate as we’d spent most of the morning in DIY mode. Then I remembered the quintessential … Continue reading
Louise gets a taste for cruising
SHE is the glamour gal of the high seas. Almost petite, mind you, if placed next to one of those monstrous super-cruisers, but an unquestionably elegant and eye-catching sight when placidly parking off in the Port Elizabeth harbour. The friendly … Continue reading
Cookbooks for Christmas stockings
We review some gift-worthy cookbooks… and try a holiday-friendly recipe from two! MASTERCHEF SOUTH AFRICA: THE COOKBOOK. Published by Human & Rousseau. Recommended price R350. FOR anyone who was a fan of the hugely popular – and hotly discussed – … Continue reading
Vietnamese-style rice noodle salad
My Weekend Post colleague, our news editor John Harvey, has just come back from a trip to Vietnam and had the most fascinating stories to share about Saigon and Ho Chi Minh City… and all the wacky drinks dishes he … Continue reading
Take a trip to Indonesia from the comfort of your kitchen
OUR friend Surita Joubert, who spent a two weeks with us in Spain while we were on our five-week odyssey in July, is a passionate traveller who last year also visited beautiful Bali, with a trip to New York next … Continue reading
Braised cabbage from Tanzania
INSPIRED by the names of legendary places like Ngorongoro and Olduvai, and our friend Ina Randall’s balloon ride over Serengeti last year, we decided to take a virtual trip to Tanzania on The Global Table this weekend. There is also a fascinating … Continue reading
The Global Table 