We had visitors (my brother Johan and his wife Paula) for a couple of days and on the Friday of their visit, we decided to have lunch at a Greek tavern in Hout Bay, called Spiros. However, on our way to Hout Bay, while waiting at a robot in Tamboerskloof, Deon spotted a Portuguese Restaurant in Kloof Street, Beleza (“beautiful” in Portuguese), and on the spur of the moment we … Continue reading →
I love a Friday as it is our day for exploring Cape Town restaurants! There are so many restaurants in and around Cape Town that it would take years of exploring – and then there will be even more after that. On Friday we were off to Paarl, which is about a 40 minute drive from Durbanville. Our Friday choice was The Spice Route Restaurant, which is situated next to … Continue reading →
For Christmas Day 2014 we had meze and everybody had to help to prepare the different dishes. I asked my brother Johan and sister-in-law Paula to prepare the mussels and chorizo in spicy tomato sauce. It was served with crusty bread and it was a very popular dish with the guests. Ingredients (serves 2) 600 g cleaned mussels in the shell (or without the shell if it is your choice) … Continue reading →
