Thief-proof Nachos Towers with Avocado and Mint. Designed to thwart cheese-snatchers.

South African-style Chicken Soup with Braaied Mielies [Barbecued Sweetcorn)

Pears en Papillote with Chocolate and Vanilla

Stripy Jelly [Jello] Orange Wedges with Raspberry Juice, from a South African childhood

Easy Caramelised Onion and Feta Tart – using pickled onions

Double-Craggy Garlic Bread with Herbs, Lemon and Peppered Cream Cheese

Cauliflower Salad with Crisp-Fried Chorizo Sausage and a Warm Lemon Dressing

Naartjie [Tangerine] Mousse in Dark-Chocolate Cups, with Rosemary Flowers

Baked Aubergines [Eggplant] with Tomato, Scorched Red Pepper, Feta and Mint

Chicken, Rice, Egg and Lemon: My Flop-Proof Avgolemono Soup

Easy-Peasy-Lemon-Squeezy Pea and Gammon Soup with a Cool Mint Topping

Old-Fashioned Pinwheel Sandwiches with Smoked Salmon, Crème Fraîche & Horseradish

Barbecued Baby Corn Ears with Smoked Butter, Chillies, Lemon and Garlic

Dragon Fruit on Fan-Rib Skewers

Valentine’s Day: Shemeji Mushrooms-on-Toast with Cream and Pepper

Coronation Chicken and New-Potato Salad

Calamari Salad with Broad Beans, Lemon and Crushed Tellicherry Pepper

Easy Duck Rillettes, made with confit duck leg.

South African Christmas Gammon Glazed with Brandy and Coke

Buttermilk Fridge Cheesecake with a Strawberry Topping

Profiteroles with a Double-Creamy Blue-Cheese Filling

Delicate Double-Salmon Fish Cakes, containing both fresh and smoked salmon