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Pane e Vino

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Today, at last, after two weeks of working on a Friday afternoon, we had the chance to explore again. Once again we headed to the heart of the Cape wine lands, beautiful and charming Stellenbosch! We reserved a table at a restaurant situated in a more or less industrial area of Stellenbosch. The address is 7B Distillery Road, Bosman’s Crossing, Stellenbosch. We did not really know what to expect when … Continue reading →

Lamb, chickpea and butternut stew

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This is the recipe from TASTE magazine (July 2013) I used as the main course on Deon’s birthday Serves 4 to 6 3 T olive oil;  1kg diced lean lamb shoulder; 2 onions, sliced into wedges; 6 plum tomatoes, peeled and roughly chopped; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 t ground ginger; 2 T honey; chermoula; 3 cups hot fresh lamb or chicken stock; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to … Continue reading →