GEMENGDE BESSIE SMOOTHIE
1 piesang
250 ml gemengde bessies
125 ml bosbessiesap
200 ml jogurt
2 takkies vars kruisement blare

Plaas alles in jou blender en blend goed tot die kruisemement blaartjies mooi fyn is.
As die smoothie te suur vir jou is gooi bietjie heuning by.
Bron en foto: Willemien Visser

CARAMELISED BUTTERNUT
Ingredients
2 medium butternut squash (4 to 5 pounds total)
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Cut off and discard the ends of each butternut squash. Peel the squash, cut them in half lengthwise, and remove the seeds. Cut the squash into 1 1/4 to 1 1/2-inch cubes and place them on a baking sheet. Add the melted butter, brown sugar, salt, and pepper. With clean hands, toss all the ingredients together and spread in a single layer on the baking sheet. Roast for 45 to 55 minutes, until the squash is tender and the glaze begins tocaramelize. While roasting, turn the squash a few times with a spatula, to be sure it browns evenly. Taste for seasonings and serve hot.
Source: Ina Garten
Photo: Sa-eeda Daniels

HOW TO FREEZE NATURAL YOGURT
Yogurt with or without fruit can be frozen.
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service assures that you can freeze just about any food, including yogurt. Made from fermented, pasteurized milk without any additional preservatives or fillers, both homemade and commercially available all-natural yogurt can be frozen in serving-sized cups, though the appearance, texture and nutrition may be different when it is thawed.
Preparation
According to major manufacturers of commercially available yogurt and yogurt cups, you can successfully freeze yogurt by simply putting the entire container into the freezer. To ensure even freezing, open the container first and use a spoon to thoroughly stir the yogurt. Then replace the lid, securing it with aluminum foil or plastic wrap. If your yogurt is homemade or you only wish to freeze a small portion, place the desired amount in a food- and freezer-safe plastic container with a tight-fitting lid. Label the lid with the contents and date.

Considerations
When yogurt is frozen then thawed, it can separate and become grainy and watery. The yogurt may also take on an acidic taste and some of the live bacterial cultures abundant in natural yogurt may be destroyed by the freezing process. However, thawed yogurt is still healthy to eat. If the alteration doesn’t bother you, there’s no reason not to consume thawed yogurt. If the change is a problem, you can use the yogurt in baked goods or eat it while it is still frozen.
Serving Tips
Before putting your yogurt in the freezer, try mixing small, diced pieces of fruit with vodka, then stirring them into the yogurt. The vodka will keep the fruit from turning icy, says The Kitchn. You can also turn yogurt cups into quick ice pops by inserting a wooden stick through the lid of a small yogurt container. “Bon Appetit” recommends freezing small portions of yogurt in ice cube trays, then storing the yogurt cubes in a zip-top bag in the freezer. When you want a quick bowl of frozen yogurt, remove as many cubes as you need.
Freezer Tips
If you freeze whole containers of yogurt, you should keep them only until the “Use By” date located on the outside of the container. Homemade yogurt should be frozen for no longer than one to two months. If you plan on thawing the yogurt completely, do so by placing the container in the refrigerator overnight and do not refreeze. Frozen natural yogurt that’s been thawed and left at 40 degrees Fahrenheit or more for over two hours should be discarded.

Source and photo: SFGATE

GROENRISSIE SLAAISOUS
Versap 2 groot Groenrissies (ontpit) en 1 bossie Pietersielie
Voeg by:
1 Teelepel Aromat
1 Teelepel Peper
1 Teelepel Mosterdpoeier
1 Teelepel Knoffelsout
1 Koppie Suiker
1.5 Koppie Druiwe Asyn
1.5 Koppie Olie
Meng goed deur. Gooi in bottel en bere in yskas.

Heerlik oor slaai en sommer alles!

BRON: Alberta van Wyk

COCOS STRATA
INGREDIENTS
4 -5 slices bread (I use regular white bread)
1lb bulk sausage (any flavor)
2 cups grated cheddar cheese
6 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 cups milk
1(3 ounce) bagpre-cooked bacon(pieces)
DIRECTIONS
1. Pre-heat oven to 350.
2. Grease 9 x 13 pan.
3. Fry sausage, breaking it up (like ground beef) as it cooks then drain on paper towels.
4. Tear bread into bite-sized pieces and place in pan.
5. Sprinkle cooked sausage then cheese evenly over bread.
6. In a medium bowl, combine eggs, salt, Worcestershire sauce and milk, and whisk together with wire whisk until combined.
7. Pour over bread mixture then sprinkle bacon over the top.
8. Bake 35-40 minutes at 350, checking bacon after 25 minutes- if it looks too brown, cover with foil for rest of cooking time.
9. This can be prepared up to the night before (just increase cooking time to 55-60 minutes if prepared in advance).
SOURCE – food
Photo:  Adam Cloete

CECIL SE VINNIGE AARTAPPEL GEREG
Pak gekookte aartappel snye in n bak
Smeer met braaisous
Vul met opgekapte worsies met uie en knoffelgebraai (of eie keuse)
Voeg 4 eiers met half koppie melk geklits by
Strooi kaas oor

Bak vir 30min teen 180°C
Bron en foto: Cecil Dunhin

FATIMAS BANANA CHOC CHIP MUFFINS
2 cups cake flour
2 eggs
1 cups muscovado/treacle sugar
1 cups buttermilk
3 bananas(mashed)
1 teaspoon bicarb
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup choc chips(chopped choc)
½ cup oil
pinch salt
Whisk together eggs, salt and sugar until creamy and sugar is dissolved. Add oil and  whisk some more. Add mashed bananas mixed with bicarb and mix. Sift on flour and baking powder and mix until blended. Add in buttermilk and choc chips and mix through. Pour batter into prepared muffin pans and bake in preheated oven at 180 ºC for +\-12 min or until skewer inserted comes out clean.
Voila enjoy with a nice cup of coffee
Source and photo: Fatima Isaacs

BOTTERSKORSIE MAC EN KAAS
Bestanddele:
2 medium grootte botterskorsies
200g gaar macaroni penne of macaroni van jou keuse
250g gladde maaskaas
1 koppie gerasperde Cheddarkaas
1 eetlepel meel
2 eetlepels botter
1 eier
sout na smaak
Metode:
Kook, stoom of mikrogolf die botterskorsies tot baie sag en maak dit fyn tot ‘n slap pasta. (Verwyder die skil en pitte) Terwyl op lae hitte, roer die maaskaas, botter, meel en ‘n kwart van die Cheddarkaas by die fyn pampoen, en laat prut vir ‘n minuut of twee terwyl aanmekaar geroer word. Haal van die hitte af, wag ‘n minuut of twee en roer die eier by die mengsel in. Voeg laastens die gaar en goed gedreineerde macaroni by en roer weer goed deurmekaar.
Skep helfte van die mengsel in ‘n oondbak en strooi helfte van die oorblywende kaas daaroor. Volg op met die oorblywende mengsel en bo-op dit die laaste kaas. Bak vir ongeveer 20 minute by 200ºC tot borrelend en die kaas bo-op begin bruin verkleur.

Bron en foto: Adam Cloete.

MINCE PIES WITH SAGO
Fills about 40 – 50 pies
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
500g lean minced meat, washed and drained
Salt and pepper to taste
3 cloves garlic, crushed
5 cloves
30g sago soaked in half a cup of water. (You may use more sago for a thicker texture filling, personally I don’t like using a lot of sago)
Water as needed
Puff pastry
METHOD:
Heat the oil in a medium frying pan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook, for 2 minutes or until onion softens. Add the mince, cloves, salt and pepper and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon to break up any lumps. Cook for 10 minutes. Add water if required.
Meanwhile soak the sago in the water for approximately 15 minutes or until sago is transparent. Add to the mince and cook until combined and the mince have thickened. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
Preheat oven to 200C. Cut circles from rolled out puff pastry sheets. Line mini muffin pans or use a flat baking tray with the circles. Spoon a teaspoon mince mixture into the centre of the pastry. Top each pie with another pastry circle and seal edges. Brush tops with beaten egg.
Bake in oven for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and set aside in the pans for minutes to cool.
COOK’s TIP:
Remove cloves before filling pastry cases.
You can freeze these pies for up to 1 month. Bake straight from frozen.

Source and photo: Cape Malay Cooking & Other Delights – Salwaa Smith.

MAKLIKE SJOKOLADE VERSIERSEL VIR KOEK OF KOLWYNTJIES
Bron: Tessa
Foto: Adam Cloete
FOOD LOVERS RECIPES
80 ml kakao
125 – 180 ml yskoue ingedampte melk óf room
250 ml gesifte versiersuiker
5 ml vanieljegeursel
3 ml kitskoffiepoeier, opgelos in 15 ml kookwater, opsioneel

Laat koek afkoel.
Klits al die bestanddele vir die versiersel goed saam.
Laat staan vir ‘n paar minute en skep oor die koek.