Ferment

Journal & Recipes

Winter moments and inspiration The winter school holiday is over. The good times we shared with holiday makers and kids in our kitchen is over. In the more quieter moments we have in the kitchen we take time to test new recipes and make use of winter citrus for pickling and preserving. Our chef Camilla received ...

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Foraging the Karoo veld, the dairy and our gardens

Journal & Recipes

One of the new activities we have added to our schedule is a foraging excursion with photographer and local guide Gita Claasen. This post is written by Gita. It outlines the edible landscape that was foraged and the accompanying menu from the cooking class. Foraging in the Karoo “We left early in the morning after coffee ...

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Winter Warmers with recipes

Journal & Recipes

The past week it became evident that winter is kicking in at full swing and hearty. Winter warmers are on the menu. We had some locals join us from George to help us celebrate one of the most magical times of the year. Willem en Alba Klopper had a fantastic time exploring flavours of Indian ...

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ROLLING WITH SPRING – Chef’s Diary.

Journal & Recipes

I simply cannot get enough of this wonderful time of the year. After a nicely busy off-season, we hit the ground running.  Functions, film crews and cycle tours. Classes have become increasingly interesting with spring produce finding its way onto the menu. Flavours of the East One class that seems to be requested more and ...

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Scandilicious

Journal & Recipes

  We love it when global travellers visit us in Prince Albert. Our first cooking class this year was on a sweltering Saturday afternoon. In the kitchen we had guests from Denmark, Norway and Sweden. First time and frequent visitors to Cape Town these travellers wanted a local experience; they love food and cooking. It ...

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