Sunday,29 November 2015

My favourite kind of braai is a small, intimate one with a minimal amount of people but still a considerable selection of food at your disposal. The more casual it is, the chiller it is. A small party makes for an amazing, relaxing braai without the rush of playing hostess leaving you to tend to the food more freely.

Aside from my beer bread, this spring onion bread is my other favourite bread to bake for braais.

The best sangria I've ever had in my life. I was in such disbelieve over how good it tasted and I'd definitely make this drink threefold next time and serve it in a huge punch bowl. Be warned, this stuff is dangerously sweet. 

1 bottle of wine

1/2 cup simple syrup

2 Tbsp maple syrup.

4 nectarines

4 plums

1 orange

Fresh mint leaves

Cut all your fruit into slices. Add everything to the jug, mix well and let stand over night.

Collette whipped us up some watermelon vodka slushies. Frozen watermelon chunks blended with lime Russian Bear vodka and Sprite. Delicious! I want to keep a bottle of that in my own pantry for exactly this drink.

Spring onion bread
 500g self-raising flour                        1ml cayenne pepper

125ml grated cheese                         500ml buttermilk

1 packet thick white onion soup             4-6 spring onions

1ml salt

Mix all the ingredients together. If the dough is a little too stiff, add a bit of milk.

Scrape the dough into a greased tin and bake for 1 hour at 160C. Serve warm with butter. 

For dessert I made peppermint crisp tart. Meh, I've had better.