Recipes

Traditional and contemporary recipes for biscuits, confectionery, cakes and tarts, rusks (beskuit), various breads and bunslight meals, sides, salads, the main course, pudding, a few drinks, as well as preserved foods.

We also have recipes for special occasions, such as braais (barbeques), breakfast, Christmas, Easter, and teatime.

Hot chocolate biscuits

Creamy, chocolaty, and lightly spiced with cinnamon and a dash of chilli.

Knitwit bran rusks

Sunflower seed and bran rusks.

Dukkah

Economical recipe for a mild blend

Cape Malay lamb curry

Cape Malay lamb curry made with ginger, cumin, coriander, turmeric, cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves.

Meringues (skuimpies)

A meringue recipe that stood the test of time.

Peanut butter biscuits

Nutty peanut biscuits, ideally served with milk or coffee.

Lemon Curd (Suurlemoensmeer)

There are many ways to made lemon curd. This recipe is our favourite.

Butternut soup

Lovely velvety butternut soup.

Lepelsteeltjies (cheesy jam-hole biscuits)

Tiny biscuits made from cheddar cheese, with a bit of apricot jam in the centre.

Deep fried pumpkin fritters with caramel syrup (Pampoen-poffers en stroop)

Colourful pumpkin fritters with perfectly balanced cinnamon caramel sauce.

French onion soup (soupe a l'oignon)

A perfect combination of smooth textures and flavours, yet simple enough to prepare at home.

Ginger tart (gemmertert)

A classic South African treat.

Marmite and cheese cake

Small cakes with a rich marmite-and-cheese topping.

Baked fruit salad pudding (vrugte-kelkie poeding)

The comforting richness of a wintery oven-baked pudding, combined with the fresh flavours of fruit salad.

Springbok shooters (Springbokkies)

A South African shooter, made from Amarula Cream and peppermint liqueur.

Peppermint crisp shooters (peppermint crispies)

The liquor equivalent of the incredibly popular peppermint crisp tart.

Barbecued sandwiches (braai-broodjies)

Crunchy brown on the outside, but soft and wonderfully flavoursome inside.

Pickled curry beans (kerrie-boontjies)

Delightfully tangy yellow-green salad.