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Frumenty is a kind of porridge made from wheat boiled in milk. The recipe can be found in Medieval cookbooks, but it’s thought that the dish may even date back to prehistoric times. Although it is one of the oldest dishes in the world, frumenty still makes a...
We’ve all had bad pies with thin, runny fillings. Usually you end up wearing more than you manage to eat. Next time you feel the urge for a freshly baked pie, don’t buy one. Instead, try Geoff’s recipe for a nutritious, crusty, chicken and...
A summer heatwave: mercury rising, relentless heat and no relief in sight. Unless of course you serve your guests a chilled cucumber soup with a yoghurt and mineral water base. This recipe from Geoff Jansz is very hard to beat on a hot day. All the preparations can be...
Cooked or Raw? There are books that praise raw foods and even warn people against cooking vegetables. However, the latest research shows that many of the antioxidants in vegetables are used better by the body if you cook the vegetables first. This rule applies to the...
Cumquats: The French Alternative It’s cumquat eating time! The problem is that cumquats are a bit tart eaten straight from the tree, and although you don’t want to waste your cumquats you might not want to go to the trouble of making cumquat marmalade....
Date and Orange Cake Geoff Jansz shows us how to whip up a sensational date and orange cake. This dessert is simple to make, tastes wonderful and would be perfect to serve at your next dinner party. Ingredients 150g fresh dates, pitted Grated rind and juice of 1...
For a quick and easy meal all you need to do is go to the deli. Buy your favourite dip and some other ingredients that would go with it as well as some deli pasta to whip up Geoff Jansz’s Deli Dip Pasta. Ingredients 125g container of favourite dip (Geoff used...
Peter Valder has always been very fond of devilled almonds, a sort of upmarket equivalent to potato chips or salted peanuts to serve with drinks. There are no fixed quantities for this recipe, but Peter recommends being conservative with the cayenne pepper at first....
Don’s Leftover Lamb Curry Don made a rare appearance in the kitchen to pass on his own family recipe for lamb curry. You won’t find this one in a recipe book! It’s made from leftovers – basically just use whatever is lying about in the...
It’s apple season, and the perfect time to impress your guests with this delicious Apple Galette. The recipe is very simple to put together at home, yet the result is a restaurant quality dessert. Geoff Jansz recommends using Golden Delicious or Fuji apples,...