Campervan Cooking – Christmas Gammon with Potato Rosti, Glazed Carrots and Baby Marrow
We’re camped on the South Coast of KZN still enjoying the last of the good weather. Now I realise why there are so many Vaalie swallows along the coast. The caravan parks and camp sites are full of old folks escaping the bitter Highveld winter and basking in the balmy warmth of the coast. Every […]
Campervan Cooking – Bream(fish) in Banana Leaf
Hello again Well, we have left the Underberg (and the cold brrrrrr) and moved back to the coast, this time to a warmer climate. We are in the very picturesque Port Shepstone area on the South Coast of KwaZulu Natal. Our weather has been beautiful, thus far… warm days… balmy evenings and no wind. Just […]
Campervan Cooking – Baking Hamburger Buns(Roesterkoek) on a Cadac Safari Chef
I love the internet. It is an endless resource of useful information that is available just when you need it. That’s how I discovered this wonderful recipe for roesterkoek. We decided to do hamburgers while visiting the Underberg(real beef country) and I thought that homemade buns would be a great way go, so I Googled […]
Campervan Cooking – Homely Hamburger
Hello again all you Campervan Cooking fans Well, we are in the last week of our stay in Underberg. So, it was just appropriate that our dish would contain beef, as this is, of course, beef country. What is more pleasurable than a homemade burger, on a homemade bun, with delicious chilli relish, also homemade… […]
Campervan Cooking – Simply Stroganoff
Ingredients 500 grams sirloin 1 and a half cups of red wine 1 Onion Green/Yellow Peppers 250mls of fresh cream Cherry tomatoes Salt and pepper Dried Parsley Method The sirloin is to be cut into strips and marinated in the red wine for about 45 minutes to an hour. In an electric frying pan (heat […]
Campervan Cooking – From The Sea
Ingredients: 4 medium crayfish (to remove the entrails, break off one of the feelers and insert the thick end into the rear of crayfish, twist and pull, this should remove the entrails) Mussels (make sure all are cleaned and de-bearded, keep in fresh water until ready for barbequing.) Remove all mussels that are already open […]
Campervan Cooking – Mussel Chowder
Ingredients: Fresh mussels in shells 1 chopped onion Small can of coconut cream 1 and a half cups of white wine Dried parsley ( for colour) Butter for cooking (half a tablespoon) Salt/pepper Method: Put your pot on stove or gas cooker and heat up. Add the butter and melt. To the butter add the […]
Campervan Cooking – Bush Bread
Since I’m baking on a Cadac Safari Chef, I’ll be using a simple and basic bread recipe. The method and ingredients are the bare minimum for baking bread. Feel free to spice up your bread by adding all sorts of yummy stuff like olives, sun dried tomatoes, herbs and spices or even cheese. Your imagination […]
Campervan Cooking – Blanketed Beef
Recipe About 500g of fillet Olive oil Parmesan cheese (grated or dry). For the blanket 3 cups brown bread wheat flour 1 cup tepid water 1 teaspoon dried yeast Salt (one teaspoon) Method Add 3 cups of flour to a mixing bowl, add 1 teaspoon of salt and mix in to the dry ingredients. In […]
Campervan Cooking – Chutney Mango Curry
Chutney Mango Curry Ingredients: 850g sirloin cubed 2 onions (finely chopped) 1 tin mangos with juice Nomu organic curry rub Crushed chilles Peach mango chutney Salt/pepper Olive oil for cooking Method: Pour a tablespoon of olive oil into the pot. Add the chopped onions and sweat. After about 5 minutes, add your cubed sirloin and […]
Cintsa Beach Walk
It was another lazy Saturday afternoon in Cintsa. Tina was indulging in a siesta so I decided to take the dogs for a leisurely beach walk. One of the most appealing things about Cintsa is the pristine sandy beach that follows the curve of the bay for miles. Tina and I had noticed an astonishing […]
