La Tomantina!

With the Bastille Festival this past weekend, we thought we'd look up some (crazy) Food festivals to mention. La Tomantina happens the last week Wednesday in August in Buñol, Spain. It's basically the world's largest food fight with 125,000 kgs (crazy, hey?!) of tomatoes been thrown between 45,000 revellers. A disgraceful waste but part of their culture, I suppose?

does the sound of freshly baked croissants, warm baguettes topped with oozy smelly cheese, homemade crepes packed with decadent fillings , rich creme brulees with crisp caramel and copious amounts of french bubbles make your mouth water???

if so, be sure not to miss out on the franschhoek bastille day taking place on the 16th & 17th july for a weekend filled with all things french!

Tuesday's lunch

Fabulous Fungi @ Delheim

Delheim mushroom week is taking place from Monday 4th to Friday 8th July at the Delheim restaurant off the R44. Expect to find an amazing selection of wild and exotic mushroom dishes paired with Delheim wines.

The mushroom lunch comprising of starter, main course and dessert, paired with Delheim wines is priced at a reasonable R120 per head - an absolute steal!

Bookings are essential, contact 021) 888 4607 for more information.

Happy 4th July!

4th July makes me want to be an American! They're the best at making food fun!

Meat-free, Microwave, Minestrone, Monday

This hearty, fresh version of the popular Italian soup is packed with vegetables, beans and flavour...and takes a mere 10 minutes in the microwave! Perfect for a Monday night after a long day at the office!!!

Ingredients (serves 4)

2 teaspoons olive oil

2 carrots, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced

1 red pepper, sliced

226g green beans, stem ends trimmed, roughly sliced into pieces

3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced

1/3 cup couscous

428ml chicken stock

2 tablespoons tomato paste

1 can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed

Salt

Flat leaf parsley and shaved Parmesan (optional garnish)

Directions

In a microwave-safe dish, place oil, carrots, peppers, green beans and garlic and stir to coat. Cover and microwave on high for 5 minutes. Add couscous, broth, tomato paste, beans, 1 cup water and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cover, microwave on high until vegetables and couscous are tender, 5 minutes. If desired, stir in parsley and garnish with cheese. Enjoy!

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