Rich French Onion Soup

Ingredients

• ½ cup unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 6 sliced onions
• 2 cloves garlic
• 5 cups beef/chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 pinch salt and pepper to taste
• 4 slices French loaf
• 4 slices provolone cheese
• 2 slices Swiss cheese, diced
• ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

1. Caramelize onions in butter.
2. Add chopoped garlic
3. Add Sherry
4. Add stock, bay leaves and thyme
5. Toast bread and grill with provolone cheese
6. Place a slice on top of served bowl of soup and
7. Sprinkle with Swiss and Parmesan cheese.

CHICKEN TOM YUM

Ingredients

• 3 cups chicken stock
• 1 can Coconut Milk
• 400 g cooked chicken meat pulled (I use roast chicken)
• 250 g sliced mushrooms
• 6 Spring Onions, chopped
• 1 de-seeded chopped chilli
• 2 stalks lemongrass, bottom half only, cut into 1-2 inch pieces
• Use the juice of 1 - 2 inch piece of ginger
• Juice and rind of 1 lime
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes,halves
• Salt as needed
• 1 bunch Corriander

METHOD

1. Heat the oil in a large wok or deep frying pan and fry the spring onions for 2 to 3 mins. 
2. Add the chicken strips and stir-fry for 4 to 5 mins until no longer pink (if using raw chicken). 
3. Pour in Coconut milk and let simmer for 5 mins.
4. Pour in the stock and add the lime juice and zest and chilli.
5. Simmer gently for 10 to 15 mins until the chicken is just cooked.
6. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. 
7. Stir in the coriander and simmer for 1 to 2 mins until just wilted. 
8. Serve in warmed bowls.

Cancer-Fighting Recipes

Potato Dumplings with Mushroom Gravy and Red Beet

• Dumplings: 1.5 kg (6 cups) raw potatoes, peeled and finely grated 
• 500 g (2 cups) cooked potatoes, peeled and finely grated 
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) milk 
• 1 tsp (5 ml) salt 
• dash of black pepper (optional) 

Mushroom Gravy: 

• 1 large onion, finely diced 
• 1 Tbsp (15 ml) butter 
• 1 cup (250 ml) mushrooms, thinly sliced 
• 2 Tbsp (30 ml) soy sauce 
• 2 cups (500 ml) milk 
• 1 tsp (5 ml) cornstarch 
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml) dried thyme 
• herbal salt and black pepper to taste 
• 1 Tbsp (15 ml) freshly chopped parsley 

Red Beet Salad: 

• 500 g (2 cups) red beets, cooked 
• 1/2 medium-sized onion, finely diced 
• 1 Tbsp (15 ml) flax oil 
• 1 Tbsp (15 ml) nut oil 
• pinch sea salt 
• dash of ground cloves 
• 2 Tbsp (30 ml) rice wine vinegar 
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) apple cider vinegar 
• 1 1/2 Tbsp (23 ml) horseradish 
• 1 Tbsp (15 ml) chives, chopped 
• 1 Tbsp (15 ml) almonds, blanched and coarsely chopped (optional) 

Dumplings: 

• Fill two-thirds of a large pot with slightly salted water. 
• Place on stove on low heat. 
• Squeeze liquid from grated raw potatoes until almost dry. 
• Combine raw and cooked potatoes with milk, salt and pepper. 
• Quickly knead to a firm dough. 
• With hands dipped in flour form dumplings approximately two inches (five centimeters) in diameter. 
• Bring water to a rapid boil and place dumplings in pot. 
• Reduce heat and let dumplings simmer for 15 minutes. 
• Turn off heat for 20 minutes until dumplings are done on the inside. 
• Place dumplings on a serving plate and serve hot. 

Easy Meals to make in an #Airbnb Kitchen

These recipes are practical for making in Airbnb kitchens as they use basic ingredients and don’t require a long ingredient list.

Spaghetti Bolognaise - an all time fav

• Spaghetti
• Pasta Sauce (or tomato paste + garlic + Italian herbs)
• Ground Beef
• Ciabatta

Method

• Fry the ground beef until cooked.
• Add pasta sauce and simmer for 30 mins or so.
• While that is cooking boil the spaghetti
• Serve with a little grated Parmesan cheese and ciabatta.

Rotisserie Chicken

This is available in most grocery stores. Serve is with a salad. One can also buy complete salsalads in most grocery stores, with salad dressing. One can then use the left-over chicken to make sandwiches or chicken soup the next day.

Chicken Soup

• Chicken broth (made from the bones of the rotisserie chicken).
• potatoes
• Left-over rotisserie chicken
• carrots
• Seasoning

Add all of the above to the chicken broth and simmer for an hour. I add Ina Paarman's chicken flavoured stock powder for seasoning.

Beef Tacos

Most grocery stores sell Taco kits which contain Tacos, salsa sauce and seasoning. All you need to add to the mix is the ground beef and I like to serve with shredded lettuce and grated cheddar cheese. One can also add some store bought guacomole and sour cream.

Pea and Ham Soup

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1 onion, chopped
2 sticks celery
2 carrots, peeled, chopped
3 cloves of garlic finely grated
500ml chicken stock
300g split peas
300g thickly sliced ham or bacon diced
1 bayleaf
Salt and pepper

Method

STEP 1

Heat the butter in a saucepan and when lightly foaming gently cook carrot, onion and celery until softened, but not coloured.

STEP 2

Add garlic and then pour in chicken stock. Simmer until softened.

STEP 3

Add split peas and bayleaf and bring back to the boil. Simmer for about 1 hour.

STEP 4

Remove from the heat and blend until smooth. Stir in 300g diced ham and serve.


Season with salt and pepper.