Summer

Ohh the glorious times have returned where days are spent lounging in the sun; drinking mojito’s and smelling the reassuring aromas of boerewors and tjops on the braai!

I absolutely adore listening to the laughter of children playing under the caress of the sun; or seeking the refuge of a shady tree on a warm summer’s day. A quote that sums up the essence of this season beautifully is one from Ada Louise Huxtable: “Summer is the time one sheds one’s tensions with one’s clothes, and the right kind of day is jewelled balm for the battered spirit.  A few of those days and you can become drunk with the belief that all’s right with the world.”

We therefore shed those winter slow cooked stews and belly-warming soups, and say hello to light and fresh produce that are so bountiful during this festive season!

Fruits and vegetables in season:

Apricots, cling peaches, dessert peaches, fennel, figs, melons, litchis, asparagus, mangoes, nectarines, raspberries, strawberries, seedless grapes and watermelon.

Look out for my weekday menu ideas that uitilise some of these wonderful produce.  Until next time my readers, happy cooking.