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Stuffed cabbage, often referred to as 'Oumens or oumas onder komberse', is given a healthy makeover with the addition of current 'it' grain, freekeh. Slow-baked in a light tomato sauce until the meat is succulently tender, this is comfort food with benefits. Made famous by the Cape Malay community, there are more recipes for stuffed cabbage than you can shake a stick at. Usually dotted with butter and braised in a simple stock, I've chosen to cook the cabbage parcels in a tomato sauce. The…

I've gathered some of my most popular roast recipes, casual casseroles and corruptively rich puds in a round up of Delicious recipes for Father's Day.

The best healthy seeded oat crunchies with honey, coconut and pumpkin seeds - South Africa's favourite teatime biscuit gets a wholesome twist

Here are all the Beautiful cakes for Mother's Day you'll ever need. From rich chocolate cakes, Middle Eastern recipes and the best vanilla sponge cakes.

I can't think of a more delicious closure to winter than Sticky Fig and Walnut Pudding. It could be the distant cousin to our much loved South African favourite, Malva pudding, but with softened figgy bits and toasted walnuts. Once baked, the chestnut sponge is thoroughly drenched with a nutty butterscotch sauce. It's irresistibly sweet and worth every indulgent spoonful.

In my cooking classes, I'm often asked what's the difference between Shepherd's pie and Cottage Pie. These two British classics keep company with the likes of Bangers & mash and Fish & chips. Growing up, I we often had cottage pie but Shepherd's pie, was a rarity. Shepherd's pie is made with lamb, a kind of upscaled cottage pie, which is equally popular but usually made with ground beef. Food in the 70's was cheap and cheerful which meant that lamb rarely made it onto our dinner table, let…

A South African comfort food favourite - Chicken pot pies with scrunched phyllo pastry tops and a creamy Dijon mustard and white wine sauce.

These double glazed apple fritter donuts are filled with sweet apple pieces and dipped in vanilla cream drizzle. Recipe inspired by Cape Malay cooking.

These Bobotie filo parcels are my interpretation of a South African classic, with a slightly modern spin. This family favourite is often served with sliced bananas, desiccated coconut and Mrs Ball's chutney on the side, which is how I remember it growing up. Bobotie was introduced to South Africa by colonists from the Dutch East India Company with the first recorded recipe dating back to 1609. It was embraced and perfected by the Cape Malay community who added their unique blend of earthy…