Bianca Mwale

fresh strawberries, sliced or diced • white sugar • lemon juice

baby potatoes, washed • salt (for the boiling water) • garlic powder • paprika • dried thyme • salt (or to taste) • olive oil

hummus, store-bought • fresh lemon juice • garlic clove, finely grated or crushed • cold water • olive oil • ground cumin • Salt, to taste • smoked paprika • chilli flakes • chopped fresh parsley • Extra olive oil for serving

puréed tomato • minced garlic • sugar • salt • olive oil • red chili flakes • oregano • white vinegar (optional)

Hungarian beef sausages, homemade • Hot water, enough to fully submerge the sausages • Ice and cold water, for the ice bath

beef mince (70% beef and 30% fat) • caraway seeds • Textured Soy Protein (TSP) • smoked paprika • Jozi Hungarian spice mix • Chakalaka spice blend • sausage binder • lamb sausage casing, soaked and rinsed

chicken drumsticks • butternut squash, cut into chunks • zucchini, sliced into large pieces • apple (peeled, cored and chopped into chunks) • large white onion, cut into rounds • minced garlic • fresh ginger, grated • Bok choy head (I only used the stems, chopped) • celery stalks, chopped • garlic and herb stock cube/bouillon • dried thyme • vegetable oil •

beefsteak • Soy sauce • white pepper • minced garlic • ginger, thinly sliced • Bok choy, stalks and leafy side separated and roughly chopped • Sesame oil • cornstarch • sesame seeds for garnish

whole free-range chicken • Water, enough to partially cover the chicken • Salt, to taste • chicken bouillon cubes

beef, cubed • vegetable oil • medium onion, finely chopped • large tomato, puréed • warm water • salt • minced garlic • ginger paste • green chilies, slit in halves • bay leaf • green cardamom pods, cracked open • cloves •

orange juice, chilled • fizzy lemonade (or sprite), chilled • Tbsp hibiscus syrup, or to taste • ice cubes

dried hibiscus flowers • brown sugar • water

Ufa oyera (super fine maize flour) • water

lean beef mince (straight out of the refrigerator) • fatty beef mince • binder • Freddy Hirsh bbq spice • Lollie and Kebab mix • Chakalaka seasoning blend • cold water • cooking oil • ketchup • minced garlic • egg

cake flour • salt • cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes • ice-cold water

large eggs • milk (or fresh cream) • fresh spinach (chopped) • medium onion, sliced and caramelized • spring onion • nutmeg • thyme • Salt and black pepper to taste • Pie crust

fresh strawberries • cold water • white sugar • fresh lemon juice • Ice for serving

heaped leftover nsima (ugali, nsima, pap), cut into chunks • banana, sliced • Water to blend • vanilla (optional)

orange juice • gelatin powder

full fat milk (reserve 2 tablespoons separately) • dark chocolate • cocoa powder • white sugar • cornstarch • vanilla