onions

Toad in the Hole with Onion Gravy (photo by neocorsten/Olivier, Flickr)

Toad in the Hole with Onion Gravy

Serve immediately with onion gravy or fresh tomato sauce with basil, and a green vegetable. …


A Simple Breyani (photo by pointnshoot, Flickr)

A Simple Breyani

The only authentic thing about this recipe is that the rice and meat is cooked together, but it is much simpler than a real breyani, …


Sosaties (photo by chee.hong, Flickr)

Sosaties

Sosaties may be made any size – from full king-size meal portions to the daintiest cocktail sosaties. …


Baked Macaroni with Aubergines and Smoked Mozzarella (photo by Michael W. May, Flickr)

Baked Macaroni with Aubergines and Smoked Mozzarella

Rest for about 10 minutes, before serving. …


Crustless Mixed Vegetable Quiche (photo by Martina Frietsch, stock.xchng)

Crustless Mixed Vegetable Quiche

Use almost any vegetables of your choice, just ensuring that you have the total amount of vegetables specified in the recipe; green beans are very good as are peas, also broccoli. …


Crustless Spinach and Ricotta Tart (photo by norwichnuts, Flickr)

Crustless Spinach and Ricotta Tart

Individual tartlets to serve as finger food may also be made. …


Gorgonzola and Caramellised Onion Tartlets (photo by thebittenword.com, Flickr)

Gorgonzola and Caramellised Onion Tartlets

The larger muffin size makes a lovely starter. The onion marmalade makes a wonderfully unusual topping for plain grilled fillet steak or caramelize parboiled baby onions, to toss into a green salad. …


Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni (photo by Daniel Andres Forero, stock.xchng)

Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni

Excellent as a hot hearty first course or as a main course with salad with crusty bread. …


Hot Spinach Cheesecake (photo by Andreas Andersson, stock.xchng)

Hot Spinach Cheesecake

A fresh tomato sauce (or a simple tomato salad) is good with this. …


Mediterranean Terrine (photo by Ariel Palmon, Wikimedia Commons))

Mediterranean Terrine

This terrine tastes best if it is made ahead (up to a couple of days) and allowed to chill thoroughly before being sliced. It is a terrific light summer meal, …


Creamy Celeriac Soup (photo by Jonathunder, Wikimedia Commons)

Creamy Celeriac Soup

A very delicious soup, but celeriac does seem to have the unattractive quality of creating lots of wind! …


Marcella Hazan’s Beef Broth (photo by Rainer Zenz, Wikimedia Commons)

Marcella Hazan’s Beef Broth

Marcella Hazan is an Italian cookery writer who writes in English. Her cookbooks are credited with introducing …


Minestrone (photo by Arnaud 25, Wikimedia Commons))

Minestrone

This is a bit of a pain to make, but is undoubtedly the king of chunky vegetable soups – I served it as a special request for a winter Christening, …


Copper Penny Salad (photo by Kaan Tanriover,stock.xchng)

Copper Penny Salad

This is an excellent salad with braais. …


Hungarian Goulash (photo by Photo8.com)

Hungarian Goulash

Perfect for a cold winter day. Serve with Savoury Rice Pudding and a green vegetable or salad. …



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About Dinka’s Cookbook

Dinka's Cookbook is a collection of recipes that have been tried and tested over many years and that have stood the test of time. Because Dinka ran her own catering business for many years, some of these recipes have really been tested, in the most difficult circumstances, by the most discerning customers.

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