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Andy’s Home-made Pizza

March 5, 2013 Andrew Harvard 8 Comments

What do you do when your local pizza outlet starts charging you exorbitant prices like a vendor trying to keep the Italian Mafioso and his own wife happy?

I’ll tell you. You take matters into your own hands.

I bought some frozen pizza bases, mushrooms, green peppers, cheese, onion, mince, smoked chicken, chilli and headed home. I then hauled even more ingredients (like garlic) out of the cupboard and fridge.

All got chopped up and loaded or sprinkled, as the family ordered (some were veg-fasting), onto the pizza bases and thrown into the oven at 220 degrees centigrade for about 25 minutes.

The photos below were taken before the oven stage.

We added Veri-Peri sauce before eating.

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Andy’s veggie burgers

September 30, 2012 Andrew Harvard 7 Comments

After a recent visit to McDonald’s, I thought I would test how good their veggie burger is by making my own.

The rear of the Imana Chakalaka soya mince gives an easy to follow recipe, although I pretty much did my own thing.

I added curry powder, dhania, cumin, mustard seeds, garlic, ginger and mixed herbs to rev up the flavour (buy from Spice Emporium for savings and a wide selection).

Onion rings were placed in between the raw patties; all on a glass casserole dish greased with olive oil.

My old faithful Weber was used to cook the patties using the indirect method.

Hickory wood chips were used to smoke flavour the patties with an artificial bacon flavour.

To finish off: Portuguese rolls, a slice of cheese, tomato, lettuce, low-fat salad dressing a good helping of Veri Peri of course!

My guinea pig in chief gave me an 8 out of 10 for effort and flavour, although I don’t think she has scored any previous meal higher than 7.

The patties tasted even better the next day!

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Home-made Portuguese Peri-Peri Chicken Burgers

August 19, 2012 Andrew Harvard 4 Comments

What do you do when your local chicken outlet starts charging a cock and a rooster for one small Portuguese Peri-Peri Chicken Burger? I’ll tell you. You take matters into your own hands.

Head along to your local Durban stores and buy:

Super hot Veri Peri sauce by All Joy
Succulent chicken fillets on special at Star Meats
Freshly baked Portuguese rolls from Bread Ahead
Cheese, fresh lettuce, onions and tomatoes from next door to Star Meats
Healthy Flora margarine to help lower your cholesterol
Crosse & Blackwell Trim Original low oil dressing to safeguard your heart
Cerebos salt to taste
Black pepper, garlic, dried bay leafs and parsley from Spice Emporium to flavour