Recipes

Traditional and contemporary recipes for biscuits, confectionery, cakes and tarts, rusks (beskuit), various breads and buns, light 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.

South African pancakes (pannekoek)

Pannekoek is similar to French crepes, but not pikelets or Scottish pancakes.

Milk tart (melktert)

A baked custard tart, flavoured with cinnamon.

Leg of lamb

Delicately flavoured, slow-cooked leg of lamb

Game stew

This recipe uses deer venison instead of more traditional game such as Springbok or Kudu.

Melt-in-the-mouth beef

A slow-cooked, well-flavoured beef stew

Mutton stew (lamb bredie)

A rich stew made with lamb and lots of tomato.

Bobotie

A mild spicy dish made from minced meat and egg custard

Baked porridge and sausage (pap and wors)

A one-dish meal

Sausage gem (worsjuweel)

A flavorsome and satisfying casserole dish.

Maize meal porridge (slap pap)

A smooth maize meal porridge, served with milk for breakfast

Scrambled egg

A classic breakfast favourite.

Chicken liver

Tasty and nutritious, ideal for breakfast, or as a starter.

Stewed fruit salad

Dried fruit are delicious when stewed, and makes a healthy breakfast.

Blue cheese dressing

A flavorsome dressing made from cheese, yogurt, and Worcester sauce

Capsicum dressing

A thick sauce, with the consistency of mayonnaise

Vinaigrette

Classic dressing for fresh salads

Avocado mousse

Popular in the 70's, and still worth trying out

Tomato and onion salad

A simple salad, but not a mild one

Apple and celery salad

A crispy variation of Waldorf salad

Broccoli salad

Broccoli with bacon, sultanas, and almonds