Saturday | November 21, 2009 | 6:33 pm
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Here’s a Sunday lunch idea for you.

There’s just something special when you mix cucumber yogurt (taztsiki) and salmon. The strong, distinctive flavors of the salmon coupled with the light, fresh & tangy taste of the cucumber yogurt - amazing.

This recipe is great for a lazy weekend lunch, and it only takes 15 minutes to prepare.

What you need (serves 4)

  • 600 grams of salmon steak
  • Fresh Turkish bread
  • 1 cup of natural, unsweetened yogurt
  • Juice from a quarter of lemon
  • Half a cucumber
  • Fresh basil & mint leafs

What do do

  • Cut the salmon into strips, pan fry them in a tiny bit of olive oil on medium heat, 2-3 minutes per side. Season well.
  • Finely dice the cucumber, basil and mint. Mix it in with the natural, unsweetened yogurt with a dash of olive oil and lemon juice. Season.
  • Warm the Turkish bread up in an oven or pan. Butter or lightly drizzle olive oil if desired.
  • Assemble bread, salmon and cucumber yogurt.

Pour yourself a glass of chardonnay. Enjoy!

Friday | November 20, 2009 | 1:01 pm
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Posted by Darren Wood I’m not much of a baker. I find it a chore making sure everything is weighed and measured. However due to a glut of over-ripe bananas I was forced to do something drastic… That’s right kids - I baked! As with almost everything I do these days the first thing I did was to google “banana bread”. The first result seemed to be perfectly simple so I decided to go hard with it (with my own additions). I chose to make mini loaves so I have to alter the cooking time. You could easily make these muffin sized and probably use the same cooking time. What you need 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup butter 3/4 cup brown sugar 2 eggs, beaten 2 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas 1/2 cup of chopped almonds What do do Preheat your oven to 180°C. Grease your mini loaf pan/muffin tray. In a large mixing bowl combine the flour, baking soda and salt. In another bowl cream the brown sugar and butter (NOTE: I don’t have an electric mixer so I opted for the far more manly by-hand-solution). Stir in the beaten eggs and mashed banana until well blended. Stir banana mixture and almonds into flour mixture. Don’t over mix this - you don’t want to develop the gluten. Spoon batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake in the preheated over for about 40 mins until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack. Cut/break bits off and apply butter Eat & enjoy!

Posted by Darren Wood

I’m not much of a baker. I find it a chore making sure everything is weighed and measured. However due to a glut of over-ripe bananas I was forced to do something drastic… That’s right kids - I baked!

As with almost everything I do these days the first thing I did was to google “banana bread”. The first result seemed to be perfectly simple so I decided to go hard with it (with my own additions). I chose to make mini loaves so I have to alter the cooking time. You could easily make these muffin sized and probably use the same cooking time.

What you need

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 2 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas
  • 1/2 cup of chopped almonds

What do do

  1. Preheat your oven to 180°C. Grease your mini loaf pan/muffin tray.
  2. In a large mixing bowl combine the flour, baking soda and salt.
  3. In another bowl cream the brown sugar and butter (NOTE: I don’t have an electric mixer so I opted for the far more manly by-hand-solution). Stir in the beaten eggs and mashed banana until well blended.
  4. Stir banana mixture and almonds into flour mixture. Don’t over mix this - you don’t want to develop the gluten. Spoon batter into prepared loaf pan.
  5. Bake in the preheated over for about 40 mins until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.
  6. Cut/break bits off and apply butter
  7. Eat & enjoy!