Category: Potatoes and Grains

These dishes will have either potatoes, sweet potatoes, rice, maize or wheat as an element of the dish.

Elote (Mexican-Style Sweetcorn)

Elote - Mexican style sweetcorn

It is finally time for fresh sweetcorn here in the UK! We don’t often get sweetcorn that still has the husk on and when we do manage to find it, it is sure to be a real treat. With the use of the Instant pot is even easier to make this delightful dish.

Super Easy Refried Beans

Super Easy Refried Beans

This recipe allows you to not only take out the over processed flavour of tinned refried beans, but it will also taste as if you have spent hours making this!

The Ultimate Guide to South African Mieliepap

The Ultimate Guide to South African Mieliepap

There is not one South African that doesn’t know a thing or two about mieliepap. No braai (bbq) is complete without having pap in some form or another – either slowly bubbling away in a black cauldron on the stovetop or made into little… Continue Reading “The Ultimate Guide to South African Mieliepap”

Maize Rice

Maize Rice Recipe

Maize rice (or mielie rys in Afrikaans literally translates to riced corn) is made from the kernels of a specific type of white corn. It is a is a huge staple in South Africa and is eaten with stewed meat.

Duck Legs with Roasted Plums and Sumac

Throughout the lockdown I have been trying to use ingredients that I won’t normally have the courage to cook with. These duck legs were delicious and will quickly become a regular on our dinner table.