by pinkpolkadot
May 21, 2013 in Chicken, Curry, Poultry, Supper
I spent most of Sunday in the kitchen, cooking and baking. Although I had a lot of fun, I also had one disaster after the other! But in the end everything tasted wonderful and taste is all that counts. 
For the recipe for these delicious chicken meatballs baked in a coconut sauce, please go to PinkPolkaDotFood!
by pinkpolkadot
May 16, 2013 in Chicken, Poultry, Supper
Every now and again the grey winter days in Cape Town can get the better of me. When I feel all grey and down I normally buy some bright flowers to cheer me up! Sometimes, however, I cook something colourful.
I made this chicken with oranges and red onions on a very grey day. I was going to cook some chicken and then I saw the bright orange oranges and decided it would go well with the red onions, so this dish was born.
My family loved the chicken dish and I could only keep a little to take photos the next day!
For the recipe, please go to PinkPolkaDotFood.
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April 28, 2013 in Food events, Food shows, Meatless Mondays, Supper, Vegetarian
I plan my dinners mostly around the seasons so I have made a lot of stews and curries lately. Unfortunately after a couple of very cold days the Cape Town weather turned to summer again, so I did not feel comfortable posting recipes that is supposed to be eaten in colder weather. I can however no longer wait to share this mushroom stew recipe with you.
This is a great vegetarian dish that can be served with any type of starch you like!
For the recipe, please go to PinkPolkaDotFood!
by pinkpolkadot
April 15, 2013 in Lunch, Salad, Salads, Sauce, Side Dish, Supper, Vegetarian
We always associate salads with summer, but potato salad is just as nice served warm as it is cold.
Potato salad is mostly served with mayonnaise. Since my one daughter dislikes mayonnaise I am always experiencing with new potato salad combinations that do not contain mayonnaise. I love adding aubergines to potatoes. The combination just works for me.
This warm salad was a winner and was loved by everyone that ate it. It can be served as a vegetarian main dish or as a side dish.
For the recipe, please visit PinkPolkaDotFood.
by pinkpolkadot
April 11, 2013 in Baking, Lunch, Meals in minutes, Supper
Most of you know that I have three children so I am not ashamed to tell you that I have made quite a few hotdogs in my life. My children forever wanted to invite friends over for sleepovers and making a dozen or two hotdogs are quick and easy and luckily most children loves hotdogs.
I believe every person should have a good hotdog “recipe” for those days that you are really feeling uninspired to make lunch or supper. These hotdogs also provides a good excuse to drink a beer or two!
For the hotdog “recipe” please visit PinkPolkaDotFood!
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April 8, 2013 in Bacon, Baking, Beef, Braai, Chicken, Curry, Dessert, Meat, Meatless Mondays, Pork, Poultry, Seafood, Side Dish, Soup, Supper, Sweets, Weekly Meny
I never had time over the Easter weekend to do a menu for the week, but at last here is one for this week! I do acknowledge the fact that some people did not find the last menu budget friendly, but my excuse is that it was Easter and my family and I regard Easter as very special, so I went overboard with some of the dishes on the menu.
To see some budget friendly meals please visit fellow-blogger Sous Chef’s blog. Most of her blog posts are budget friendly, and I am just going to “borrow” some of her food posts to include in the weekly menu in feature.
For Monday: Spicy butternut and orange soup with bread rolls
For Saturday: Buttery potato mash with beef burgundy
Dessert of the week: Apple filled pancakes with a caramel sauce
To see more of the weekly menu with a shopping list please visit PinkPolkaDotFood!
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March 24, 2013 in Bacon, Baking, Biscuits, Braai, Chicken, Curry, Lamb, Lunch, Meals in minutes, Meat, Meatless Mondays, Pork, Poultry, Quiche, Savory tart, Side Dish, Supper, Sweets, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weekly Meny
I think most schools have already closed for the Easter holidays and you want to spend time with your loved ones. Therefore, I am sure that you do not want to spend too much time in the kitchen. Although most of the recipes in this week’s menu are not quick to prepare, I hope I will at least save you some time to decide what you are going to cook this week. I am also including a shopping list to make it even easier for you!
Tuesday: Pizza Quiche
Dessert for the week: Chocolate Tartlets
Treat for the week: Chocolate biscuits!
To read more go to PinkPolkaDotFood!
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March 17, 2013 in Baking, Biscuits, Braai, Chicken, Dessert, Fish, Lamb, Meat, Meatless Mondays, Pasta, Pork, Poultry, Quiche, Savory tart, Seafood, Side Dish, Supper, Sweets, Vegetarian
Things in life do not always work out according to plan, but I strongly believe that God’s plan is always better. I was planning to attend the Eat-Out produce awards at the Old Biscuit Mill on Friday night where it was announced that the very talented Anel Potgieter from the blog “Life is a Zoo biscuit” is the Food Blogger of the year.
BlondieGirl was however writing a test on Friday morning and asked me to fetch her at 13:00 in Stellenbosch. I left earlier since I first wanted to go to an Antique shop in Stellenbosch and arrived at 12:30. Just after one BG phoned me to say that there was a terrible fire the previous night in Kayamandi that left 600 families (about 3000 people) homeless. She is on the Student Committee and her portfolio is Community Service and she had to do some things to arrange for volunteers, etc to assist the people affected by the fire. She asked whether I would be prepared to wait and help her with the arrangements for approximately 2 hours. Of course I said yes. In the end she only finished just before 18:00, which meant we could not attend the awards. I was admittedly not too upset as it felt good to be able to assist some fellow South Africans – albeit in a small, minute way.
This afternoon was mostly spent on preparing the weekly menu – I am so grateful that I am able to do this! I have a house, food and many luxuries that loads of people in South Africa does not have!
The weekly menu:
Monday: Onion, Cheese and Thyme Quiche
Dessert of the week: Chocolate swissroll with orange mousse filling
Treat of the week: Unbaked brownies
To read more on the weekly menu please go to PinkPolkaDotFood!
by pinkpolkadot
March 15, 2013 in Chicken, Fish, Poultry, Seafood, Supper
I love summer and enjoy the extra sunlight a lot. It is so nice to go for long walks before or after work whilst the sun is shining or simply working in the garden whilst it is still light.
Of course what I enjoy most is cooking and eating outside. This potjie was done on the fire but you can also make it inside on the stove.
I hope you will have a fabulous weekend!
For the recipe, please go to PinkPolkaDotFood.
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March 14, 2013 in Meat, Savory tart, Supper, Venison
My Mother’s venison pie was the best in the world, so when one of Hubby’s friends recently gave him some springbok meat, I immediately start searching for my Mother’s recipe.
I could unfortunately not find her recipe, but found a recipe by Carmen Niehaus that sounded close to my Mother’s recipe. I adapted this recipe to make my Mother’s old fashioned venison pie and this was the best venison pie that I have ever tasted!
For the recipe please go to PinkPolkaDotFood.
