african vanielje on Jul 11 2008 | Filed under: 30 second suppers, bread, sandwich, seasonal cooking
Seasonal eating, normally such a pleasure in the Somerset countryside, is proving a little disappointing this month. Hold on, that’s not entirely true. I think it is just a little disappointing as my head and heart are still weighted down and groaning with the feast of last summer’s bounty, and the [...]
african vanielje on Jan 18 2008 | Filed under: 30 second suppers, food blogging event, sandwich
It is impossible to pick one comfort food for winter as there are so many, but I can try to define the parameters of what makes a meal comfort food. To me it has to be quick to prepare because when I want comfort food I want it now and I don’t want to slave [...]
african vanielje on Sep 29 2007 | Filed under: cheese, food blogging event, sandwich
If you’re not South African you probably won’t recognise this strap line from a famous advert for cremora coffee creamer, but I used it nevertheless as my idea of a ’sarnie’ or sandwich, or even ’samie’ to us Suid Afrikaners, is not always something wedged between 2 stodgy slices. Bizarrely, much as I love baking [...]
