Light and green salad

I can never seem to get enough of coriander, or dhania as we call it in Durban. I’m often surprised when some people list it as one of the herbs they find offensive on a plate, but to me, it’s mellow but distinct flavour with vague citrus overtones, can really enhance the flavours of meat, [...]

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Tasty Thai Chicken Curry

Every now and again I get this intense craving for a hot red Thai chicken curry. All the way home on my scooter, at red lights and pedestrian crossings, I was ticking off ingredients in the cupboard and fridge and making a list of what I’d need to buy – coconut milk (reduced fat!); lime; fresh ginger. No [...]

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The Anonymous Foodie

One of my earliest memories of food is the musty, sweet, dried wild grass smell of coconut milk slurped out of a giant green coconut, cut fresh by skinny young boys from the lanky palms of Goa, India. I was about three years old and on a family holiday from South Africa. The distinct smell [...]

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