Tag: South African

Peppermint and caramel lasagna (A South African inspired dessert)

Layers of caramel and cream in a glass bowl topped with aero mint chocolate.

No South African household is without a peppermint crisp dessert. This is my take on the old classic.

Boereboontjies (South African green beans with potato)

Boereboontjies which is green beans mashed with onions and potatoes with black pepper.

South African Sunday dinner (boerekos) just hits the spot differently. It is even better with a helping of boereboontjies. You can learn how to pronounce that by clicking on the link!

Hertzoggies (Sweet South African coconut meringue pastry)

Fully baked Hertzoggies

Afternoon tea just isn’t the same without a Hertzoggie. A cheeky guilty pleasure!

Lepelsteeltjies (South African savoury snack)

Lepelsteeltjies savoury snack

Sweet and salt meets in one bite to give you a taste explosion that will unlock long-forgotten memories.

Melktert Mochi (Milk mochi with cinnamon sugar)

Milk based Japanese rice cake with cinnamon

Mochi is so versatile. These sweet Japanese rice cakes are super stretchy and can be a show stopping dessert. With this recipe I put a South African twist to the Japanese classic.