Stories from my kitchen
Come for Dinner!
I hosted a private workshop last night in my home kitchen, and it was fabulous. I really feel that what’s missing in today’s fast-paced, more-for-less [...]
Cherry Tomatoes – Recipe Line Up
Cherry Tomato season is in full swing here in Cape Town and I love to slowly cook the tomatoes in a wonderful olive oil with [...]
A Food Lover’s Dream: Eating My Way Through Cartmel
My dream holiday would be somewhere where I can eat good food, hike or run in pretty places and cook food with amazing produce. No [...]
How to Cook the Perfect Minestrone Soup – Step by Step Guide
Cooking a great tasting soup is for me, an absolute life skill! In this article I will teach you MY 7 FOUNDATIONS to a the [...]
A Very Good Lunch (& Shopping List)
Hosting a long lunch? Here's how to create a stress-free menu packed with flavour while saving you time in the kitchen! I love a good [...]
Festive Salad Round Up
Stunning Festive Salads Below are my round-up of celebration salads that will proudly sit on any festive table or harvest style tables. These salads are [...]
Festive Desserts Round Up
I am just going to say it - I am not a dessert person. There I said it! It's not that I don't like sweet things, [...]
Community Farmer / / Iming Lin
If I was the Education Minister for a day I would make farm visits compulsory. Knowing where your food comes from has always been something [...]
Community Baker / / Mount Elsewhere Bakery
The Community of Food Have you eaten anything lately which left you speechless? You know the feeling where you just want to take a moment [...]
In search of FLAVOUR
I have always loved cooking and eating, in fact most of my memories of places, people and travels are intertwined with food. Growing up in [...]
Food Stories / / White Mountain Natural Produce
We braved the cold on Saturday to visit Henriette and Francois Malan at their family run farm White Mountain in the outskirts of Wolseley. Together [...]
Food Stories / / Klein Nektar Organic Farm
Spent two days at Klein Nektar Olive Farm in the picturesque Montagu, tasting their New Season organically grown Olive Oil, eating citrus fruits and playing [...]
Organic Veggie 101: Kale & Chard
It is now secret that I LOVE my greens and I am often teased at home for trying to sneak these into everything I cook. [...]
The Formula to a Perfect Curry
Curry 101 It is no secret, I LOVE CURRY, Indian, Thai, Malaysian, African - you name it, chances are I have made it. There is [...]
Essential Spices
It is no secret that I love spices and I find the wonderful world of spices fascinating, it is a topic we will discuss in full [...]
Introduction to Organic Food Workshop
Super excited to have hosted, together with Wild Organics, my first workshop on Tuesday evening in the lovely Soute Venue in Salt River. I was [...]
I am Adré, a wholefoods & organic chef with a key interest in creating nourishing and delicious recipes using seasonal produce while supporting small scale farmers. Although classically trained, my passion is to inspire home cooks with my vibrant veg-centric recipes.
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