7Springs for Dinner

Knowing the wine and meeting the winemaker, Riana van der Merwe, regularly at wine tastings and shows, it was time to have a real good old fashioned "potjiekos" evening with her and owners, Tim and Vaughan Pearson.

The date was on for Friday the 13th at 18H00.  So I had to start prepping early yesterday morning to get everything ready!

On the menu : 

Yellow tale  Patè and homemade bread.  With 7Springs Chardonnay.
Venison Potjie with "krummel-" and "stywe-pap".  (Translated by the guests as crumbly porridge and sticky porridge.)  With 7Springs Shiraz
Malva pudding with Ideal froth and vanilla ice cream.
Cheese and biscuits, coffee and finished the evening with a great pot still Brandy from Barry & Nephew (Barrydale).                  

"Sticky porridge"  "Stywepap"

"Crumbly porridge"  "Krummelpap"

Our potjie busy cooking.

It tasted really, really good!

Malva pudding. Every-one had a 2nd helping!

Our guests catching up on news, before dinner.

Vaughan listening on.

Riana talking seriously about her wine!

Tim in a happy mood, as always!

 

Tim getting ready to take a picture of the Potjie.

 It was a very enjoyable evening, with lots of laughs shared and interesting stories told!  Thank you for visiting. Sorry you missed Jan and Di!

Christmas 2011

KERSFEES 2011...........

Ouma het nog gehelp om die Kersboom te versier toe ek dit op die 24ste November opgeslaan het.  "Nou moet jy die res doen." was haar woorde, nadat sy die onderste deel versier het.  "Ek kan nie daar bo bykom nie"

 Celest het die Kers-toneel self gemaak en saamgebring vir die tafel.

Wit stoel-oortreksels wat ek gemaak het.

Ek en Daan.

Celest & Freddie

Simon en Daan

Die aand het beter verloop as wat ek verwag het, nie te veel trane nie.

Rebecca & Riekert

Ons het musiek geluister, op Daan se grammofoon, dit was heerlik!

Ons dansende hoendertjies vir Ou Kersaand.

Liefde, Vreugde en Vrede!

Die kinders eet die vars kersies wat in die nagereg moet kom.

Ons kossies.

Die nagereg!  HEERLIK!

Op Kersdag het ons onder andere Jenga gespeel.

En strand toe gegaan.

Celest & Simon

OOOOoo, dit was 'n lekker daggie op die strand.  Hoop almal het 'n wonderlike CHRISTUS-FEES geniet!!

Ouma's Tapioca Pudding

Ouma's secret recipe for her famous Tapioca Pudding!

As a child my favorite puddings were Tapioca (Padda-ogies, as we use to call it) and Roly Poly, both served with my mum's homemade custard!

The past few years my late mum (Ouma) use to make Tapioca everytime my daughter and her family visited from Cape Town!  That would be her special treat for them over the week end.  She loved watching as we tasted the pudding long before dinner time and half of it vanishing before her eyes (or was it behind her back?)

On the day of her memorial service I baked Tapioca Pudding all by myself for the first time.  She would have been proud of me, as it was a great success!!  I made another one over the weekend, on my cousins farm near Baarskeerdersbos! This time in a gas oven, another success!  I think I can do it now.

The original recipe as from Ouma's book.  She had to double it for us, the blue pen is in her handwriting.

Soak the Tapioca over night in half of the milk.

The next day add the rest of the milk and cook very slowing, stirring regularly, until the Tapioca is cooked through.  Add the butter, salt, one spoon of sugar and egg yolks and slowly cook till it thickens.

Add the vanilla and stir through.

Beat the egg whites and add the baking powder and sugar spoon by spoon until stiff.

 

  Spoon the apricot jam onto the tapioca mix after you have put it in a ovenproof dish.

Top it with the egg white and draw patterns with a fork in the meringue.

Bake at 180 until in browns.  Enjoy with thin custard and ice cream.

 

In loving memory of Ouma Sophy..............

Lomond Winery

 After doing two promotions for Lomond and loving the wine, I was very excited when I saw a new "Lomond wine tasting" board next to the road, on my way to my cousin's farm, near Baardskeerdersbos.

I arrived on Farm 215 just after 10 o'clock  and was told that Lomond is open from 11 till 4, Tuesday to Sunday, for wine tastings. 

What a lovely surprise when I returned just after 11 and discovered that there is a restaurant too. This is run by Lomond from 11 to 4 and in the evening  Farm 215's guests will be eating dinner here (evenings run by the guest house). The tasting room started just a week ago and is more an awareness campaign and promotional time, than a permanent thing.

Visit them before the 15th of January if you don't want to miss out on these great wines.

Sitting outside you've got a stunning view over the vineyards.  Sam explained to me where the Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah en Merlot blocks are.  Pinot Noir grapes also planted but no wine available yet.

 Inside the restaurant.

 I had some lovely bread with Olive tapanade and red pepper hummus.

 The wines are named after Fynbos  -(to name a few)  Conebush single vineyard Syrah, Cats tail Syrah (my first choice red), Pincushion single vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, Sugarbush single vineyard Sauvignon Blanc  and the very interesting Snowbush -  a white blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Novelle, Semillon and Viognier. My favorite white, full bodied and elegant!

 Sam busy getting a table ready for wine tasting!

2009 GOLD AWARD WINNERS
2007 SUGARBUSH
Gold Medal, Best Unwooded Sauvignon Blanc,
Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show 2009
PINCUSHION
Gold Medal, Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show 2009 and 5 Stars John Platter 2009
SNOWBUSH
Gold Medal, London’s International Wine Challenge 2009

Beautiful nature!   Under the mountain, the vineyards!

Contact Sam on lomondtastings@farm215.co.za 

for food and wine pairing of wine tastings.

www.lomond.co.za

www.farm215.co.za