Posts in local produce
“Midlands” Meaty Bones Samp with Lungelo Mbele

Lungelo Mbele is one of the four fortunate KOO-sponsored students at Jackie Cameron School of Food & Wine. Lungelo shares her “Midlands” Meaty Bones Samp Recipe with us.

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Jackie Cameron Baby Food Launched

What happens when an award-winning chef, and owner of a renowned culinary school, becomes a mother? You get a person devoted to feeding her infant the best-possible, nutritious food. When little Jasmine entered Jackie Cameron’s world, life changed.

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Villa Doré - Adoré Nature Green Banana Flour

In support of local suppliers, recipe development is something we enjoy exploring at Jackie Cameron School of Food & Wine. You give us a product, like these great Green Banana Products from Villa Doré, we brainstorm... and voilia, you now have many new recipes to promote your product.

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Village of Plenty

Just up the hill from Sleepy Hollow (aka Pietermaritzburg) there is a village that, some joke, is even sleepier. Stretching lazily across an escarpment and often shrouded in mist, Hilton is – quite unexpectedly – packed with places to go, things to do. We tapped into some local knowledge to get the lowdown…

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What’s on the menu for 2017

With meat being so expensive, vegetables are starting to take centre stage, with the meat component being almost a savoury flavouring rather than a meaty feast. I’m excited by this as it shows much more creativity from the chef.

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Woodview Wagyu Beef - the Caviar of Beef

The Angus family imported the first Wagyu genetics into South Africa. Our cattle are not fed animal by-products, growth stimulants or antibiotics, but are fed natural sun ripened corn produced on our farm. All Woodview beef is certified and can be traced back to our farm.

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Eating Stories with Country Life

At her cookery school in Hilton, award-winning KwaZulu-Natal chef Jackie Cameron puts her creative flair to work on heritage food. “Everything I do has a story to it,” says multi-award winning chef, Jackie Cameron, as she applies the delicate finishing touches to a dish picturesquely named Seaside Mussel Shell with Memories.

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Farewell Karen Edwards

I have a small heart ache because Karen Edwards, who so skilfully photographed the pictures for my regular Weekend Witness column, is no longer on South African soil.

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