The UK may have their Mrs Beeton, and the USA Julia Child, but we have Mrs SJA De Villiers, author of

It contains everything you need to know about cooking – from measuring ingredients and operating ovens to the preparation of vegetables and meat, and how to freeze foods, along with more than 700 recipes, specially tested – from breakfasts to mixed drinks, and recipes for large function catering. A large number of the dishes are beloved South African favourites. There’s also a great section about preserving foods.

The one cookery title that no South African home can do without. At Wickedfood Cooking School we use this book as a consent sauce of reference, especially for our South African cooking classes, as well as at Wickedfood Earth for ideas on preserving the bounty of fresh fruit and vegetables.

See our recipe of the week – Cheese soufflé, or click on one of the links below for a few recipes from the book.

Salmon mould

Curried fish (Pickled fish)

Wickedfood Cooking School

Sunninghill – (011) 234-3252 sunninghill@wickedfood.co.za

Runs cooking classes throughout the year at its purpose-built cooking studios. Classes are run in the mornings and evenings 7 days a week (subject to a minimum of 12 people). The venue is also popular for corporate events and private functions – team building cooking classes, birthdays, kitchen teas, and dinner parties with a difference.

Our classes are hands-on, where every person gets to participate in the preparation of the dishes. They are also a lot of fun where you not only learn new skills, but get to meet people with similar interests. For corporate groups and teambuilding cooking classes these events are a novel way of creating staff interaction or entertaining clients.

1/2 cup butter, melted or cooking oil
2 cups miliemeal
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
2t  baking powder
1 1/2t  salt
2T sugar
500ml buttermilk
1 cup fresh or frozen corn kernels, thoughed and chopped
4 eggs, well beaten

1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Grease a ±20cm x 20cm  baking dish with 1T tbsp. of the butter and set aside.
2. Mix miliemeal, flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar  together in a large mixing bowl.
3. Add buttermilk, chopped corn kernels and eggs, and beat with a wooden spoon until thoroughly mixed. Add remaining butter/oil and stir until just mixed.
4. Pour batter into the prepared dish and bake until golden, firm to the touch, and cracked on top, ±30 minutes. Set aside to let cool.

Serves 6

Wickedfood Cooking School

Sunninghill – (011) 234-3252 sunninghill@wickedfood.co.za

Boksburg – (011) 823-5365 boksburg@wickedfood.co.za

Runs cooking classes throughout the year at its purpose-built cooking studios. Classes are run in the mornings and evenings 7 days a week (subject to a minimum of 12 people). The venue is also popular for corporate events and private functions – team building cooking classes, birthdays, kitchen teas, and dinner parties with a difference.

Our classes are hands-on, where every person gets to participate in the preparation of the dishes. They are also a lot of fun where you not only learn new skills, but get to meet people with similar interests. For corporate groups and teambuilding cooking classes these classes are a novel way of creating staff interaction or entertaining clients.