- a sesame and salt condiment When I grew up we had gomasio on the table as a condiment with most meals and dishes. We had it on buttered sandwiches, on slices of cucumber [...]

Ingredients 200 ml milk 2 teaspoons dried yeast 2  tablespoons honey 2 eggs 100 gram butter, softened 500 gram white unbleached flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon nutmeg ground 150 gram [...]

Our young roosters are free range, and the moment they start crowing, fighting and vying to be king of the chicken kingdom, they are ready for slaughter and end up in our freezer. We always [...]

Ingredients 1 litre plain unsweetened yoghurt or homemade yoghurt Makes about 6-8 balls Directions Drain yoghurt in a muslin or curd bag for a day over a bowl. The yoghurt will get more concentrated, and [...]

Making breadsticks is one of the favourite activities at Farmhouse Kitchen. They are fun to make and taste really delicious – young and old will love these crunchy bites. Breadsticks (or grissini/dipping sticks) are pencil-sized sticks of [...]

Makes 1 big one 23 cm diameter, or 6 individual cake dishes. Base: 1/4 cup softened butter 1/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 tablepoons cold water Cream [...]

200 ml water Juice of a lemon 2 T honey 4 apples 50 gram jam 50 gram raisins Preheat the oven to 180 C. Heat water, lemon juice and honey until honey is dissolved.   [...]

( serves 4) 150 ml sour cream 2 t coarse wholegrain mustard 1 t honey Salt and pepper Juice of one lemon 150 grams watercress tops, washed and dried 150 gram green salad leaves, washed [...]