Recent content by Lisa Mac

You're right. That guys definitely a keeper. I'm still waiting for Ron's so called "signature dish" - Aubergine and Potato curry, after 18 years of marriage. His excuse? You cook so well I don't need to. I suppose I should be flattered. :ermm: We went to the local Mexican restaurant so my...

I'm the same. Always support the independents if I can. Not always possible of course. So many small butcheries and bakeries have just not been able to survive the large supermarkets.:sad: Especially here in SA where the market is so much smaller.

:smile: I agree about the drying and I never get the jars of dried coriander, but if you freeze it fresh it still retains a fair amount of flavour/aroma. You just have to use a little more than usual. I love marmite too. So does my husband. My son on the other hand thinks it's the most...

Yes, we eat our scones with jam and whipped cream, whereas you eat your biscuits with gravy. I'm definitely going to do biscuits (USA style) one way or the other for my USA week. Probably with Sausage Gravy which seems to be a popular way of serving them.

In South Africa we call Cilantro Coriander whether its the seeds or the leaves. Or we call it Dhania, which is the Indian word. Cilantro is never used except by "foodies" who've travelled to the states.:ohmy::ermm: What I normally do is use what I need and if I know I won't be using any more...

LOL :lol:

She's lucky to have you as a friend. :smile:

Oh good.:smile: I've only been blogging for a couple of months so I have a long way to go. Will be posting some South African recipes. Next week I'm away on vacation to the other side of South Africa, in the Drakensberg Mountains. Hopefully I will be able to report on some good food from...

Hi cave76 and thanks for your interest. Officially Rep of South Africa, but we usually just say South Africa. Bearing in mind that SA is a much smaller country than the USA (it's not even twice the size of Texas) we do have a fair amount of diversity in our cuisine, partly from the European...

That's so interesting. I was wondering how long the rest of the world had been eating Turkey.

You are so right. I'm beginning to see how diverse the food of the USA is. I'm making a loooooonnnnnnnnng list and then I'll choose 7 dishes for a week from that. It's not going to be easy, but of course I will have to take the likes and dislikes of my family into account, and of course the...

You've just described our Christmas Eve dinner. But we have roast potatoes instead of mash, and we don't do pumpkin pie. That is very American thanksgiving. My family in Europe do lamb or pork, but in South Africa turkey is very popular for Xmas.

What I find interesting as that what you call biscuits, we call scones. And what we call biscuits you call cookies. We talk about chocolate chip biscuits. :wacko:

Thanks. Jambalaya will definitely be on my list. I will be googling Gumbo.:smile:

Thanks for the suggestions. I have a recipe for corn dogs. They're a lot of fun. And buffalo wings are just plain delicious. Both very American.