Sunday Stills: #Aroma

Terri Webster Schrandt is hosting the Sunday Stills photo challenge and this week’s theme is : Aroma

a strong, pleasant smell, usually from food or drink: the aroma of freshly baked bread. a wine with a light, fruity aroma or freshly baked bread!

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Authentic South AFrican Food

Bobotie is a South African dish consisting of spiced minced meat baked with an egg-based topping.

I blogged about this dish about 5 years ago, when I only had a handfull of followers. If you are interested to read more about this dish clickon this link:

Bobotie

 

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Tasty Seafood

Debbie from Travel with Intent invites us to join in this challenge:

 

Over to all of you to join the challenge with your own tasty post.

Apples

This week’s challenge is the Letter A – Needs to start with the letters Ap. 

 

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Summer – Fire

When it is Summer in South Africa we like to spend the time outside and have a braai!

A South African Braai Culture Tradition:

What makes a braai truly South African are the traditions that have become common practise in a vast majority of households in this beautiful country. It is so much more than just the cooking of food but also the gathering of friends and loved ones. The atmosphere and VIBE of the braai is what makes it such a special event for all South Africans.

 What is a braai?

“The word braaivleis is Afrikaans for “roasted meat.”

The word braai (pronounced “bry”, rhyming with the word “cry”; plural braais) is Afrikaans for “barbecue” or “roast” and is a social custom in South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia. It originated with the Afrikaner people, but has since been adopted by South Africans of many ethnic backgrounds. The word vleis is Afrikaans for “meat”.

The word has been adopted by English-speaking South Africans and can be regarded as another word for barbecue, in that it serves as a verb when describing how food is cooked and a noun when describing the cooking equipment, such as a grill. The traditions around a braai can be considerably different from a barbecue, however, even if the method of food preparation is very similar. Wikipedia

Dinner

This week, the focus is on dinnertime:

Curried mince in a gluten free wrap

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Onion Salad

Christmas dinner is the primary meal traditionally eaten on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.  Christmas dinner around the world may differ and the traditions can reflect the culture of the respective country it is being celebrated in. Turkey is present in a fair number of these meals. We as a family are celebrating Christmas with cold meat and salads, which are more suitable for our hot summer days.

 

Here is one of my mom’s “traditional” salads she  used to make for Christmas.

Onion Salad

1 kg small onions                1 cup (250 ml) brown sugar

1 cup brown vinegar          1 t mustard powder

1 egg, whisked

 Peel the onions, taking care to keep them whole.

1. Boil the onions in salted water for 15 minutes or until just tender. Drain.
2. For the sauce combine the  mustard powder, sugar and vinegar  over heat until the sugar is dissolved and then boil for 5 minutes.
3. Let the mixture cool down add whisked egg into the cooled mixture.
4. Slowly bring it to a low simmer over low heat while whisking.  Heat over low heat, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens. Remove from the stove immediately, pour over the onions and leave to cool.

Cee’s fun foto challenge: The colors orange and green

This week’s topic is the Colors of Orange and Green.

 

Baked Omelet Breakfast

Ingredients
8 Eggs
½ cup cream
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1 cup fried bacon bits
¼ cup greenpepper (can use yellow, red and green)
¼ cup finely chopped onions.
Whisk the eggs and cream in a large mixing bowl. Stir in the cheese, bacon, greenpepper and onion.Spray and cook a 20 cm square dish and pour the mixture into that.

Bake at 200˚Celsius  for 20 min or until golden brown. Serves 6 people

Meeting Places

Meeting old friends at the local morning market called Made@homeLinked to Where’s my backpack’s  Travel Theme