TOMATO AND RICOTTA GALETTE

I realise I’m rather late to the party to share a recipe for tomato galette as here in the Southern Hemisphere, summer is officially over. I actually developed and shot this dish back in February after sourcing the most tomatoey tomatoes from Oep Ve Koep in Paternoster and it’s been fermenting in my TO DO … Continue Reading

TUSCAN-STYLE RAVIOLI IN A CREAMY TOMATO SAUCE

I’ve been on a roll. That is, a silky smooth swathe of golden pasta dough passing through my machine sort of roll. I’ve spent the majority of a comfortingly rainy week producing, styling, cooking and shooting pasta. Lots of pasta. While my waistline may take offence at my current line of work, it’s certainly made … Continue Reading

KALE AND RICOTTA SPANAKOPITA

Something I very enthusiastically buy up at farmer’s markets is kale. Bunches and bunches of the stuff. Curly kale, purple kale, I adore it all. While simply frying it in garlic-laced olive oil has been my preferred method of cooking this beautiful brassica, I’ve wanted to develop a kale-based twist on the classic spanakopita (Greek … Continue Reading

ROASTED BROCCOLI AND RICOTTA RAVIOLI

Incepted during last year’s hard lockdown, I’ve been saving this recipe for Roasted Broccoli and Ricotta Ravioli in a silkily golden anchovy butter sauce.  Well “saving” might be the incorrect term – rather, the truth is that I just haven’t gotten around to posting it yet. Almost ideal for Meatless Monday (I simply refuse to leave out … Continue Reading

SIMPLE MUSHROOM RISOTTO

My simple mushroom risotto is unquestionably one of the most comforting dishes to prepare and enjoy. The ultimate in slow food, a good risotto comprises of a few simple steps with arborio rice and time as the predominant ingredients. Risotto is a warming one-bowl meal adaptable to many flavours. Here, a selection of mushrooms are … Continue Reading