Cat Barker, Author at Le Famished Cat

Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Mains
{GF & DF} Honey & Thyme Roasted Pink Potatoes
Sundays Breakfast is Pink Potatoes, roasted in Honey and Thyme, topped with a soft boiled egg. If you haven’t seen my post about Wesgrow’s Speciality Potatoes, then check it out here This pink variant is named Magenta Love, has a pink skin and pale-pink flesh, with a silky smooth texture and a fresh, earthy taste. The sweetness of the honey and the freshness of the thyme really help to elevate the taste of this variant and you can’t help but devour an entire bowl of these Unicorn Spuds. Happy Cooking, Love, Cat Ingredients: 10 Baby Magenta Love Wesgrow Potatoes Knob of butter Salt and Pepper to taste 5 – 6 sprigs…
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Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Mains
Purple Potato and Leek Soup
Have my food dreams come true? I believe they have because this bowl of Purple Potato and Leek Soup is so beautiful. I am in love with these spuds and I hope you don’t mind, but a foray of potato recipes shall follow over the coming days because I also have yellow and pink potatoes waiting to be eaten. (Thanks Wesgrow and my fairy godmother Justine) Wesgrow (est. 1964) is a farmer-owned company, situated on the banks of the Vaal River in the Western Free State, producing in excess of 6000ha of potatoes, and representing 60% of total potato seed production to farmers in South Africa! Today’s recipe – Purple…
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Gluten Free, Mains
{Gluten Free} Smoked Salmon Poke Bowl
Today’s recipe is smoked salmon poke bowls and I’m sure you’ve tried a poke bowl by now? They are still very popular, probably because they are so customisable and fresh – giving you a chance to really be creative in the selection of vegetables and protein concoctions. Poke means “to slice or cut” in Hawaiian and refers to chunks of raw, marinated fish — usually tuna or even salmon, tossed over rice and topped with vegetables. (Also, it’s pronounced POH-keh, not POKE) This recipe uses smoked salmon for two reasons – One, sushi grade Salmon/Tuna is very very expensive in Joburg and two, I know a few people can’t bear to…
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Lifestyle
The Daily Buzz & Craft Coffee launch SETA accredited Barista training academy
As you sip your coffee, latte or espresso this weekend, you might think there’s a crew of coffee masters, magically whipping up your drinks behind the coffee bar, but did you know that South Africa is actually experiencing a shortage of well-trained Baristas? That’s why The Daily Buzz and in-house coffee roastery, Craft Coffee, have launched the very first locally developed and SETA accredited Barista training academy in Newtown, Johannesburg, in July. I attended the event in Newtown earlier this month to find out more. We were introduced to the 2013 South African and All Africa Barista champion, Lovejoy Chirambasukwa, who heads up Craft Coffee and is extremely passionate about…
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Gluten Free, Sweets & Snacks
{GF} Coconut Flour Blueberry Muffins
Hello I am baaaack and baking again after a week away from JHB in the Kruger. On our way back, we stopped at Joubert and Sons, a farm stall on the N4 in Schoemanskloof. This place is fruit heaven – there is an assortment of citrus and other fruits available and we bought bags and bags of oranges and grapefruit and some other goodies – but more and that soon. We also got a punnet of blueberries which is why I decided to make these Gluten Free Coconut Flour Blueberry Muffins. Using Coconut Flour is always a risk because of how temperamental it can be – use too much and…
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