With her blessing, I took to the drawing board to come up with an appetiser, which would impress their guests. With a number of cooks in the kitchen and quite a big menu, our main focus was a lesson on appetisers as well as assisting where needed with our mobile kitchen that had ingredients from Hinds, Rhodes, Nola and Danone. Our beverage for the session was Robertson Sparkling Brut Rose. It is a deliciously sweet, yet refreshing rosé sparkling wine made from carefully selected white and red grape varieties. The taste buds are tantalised by ripe strawberry flavours, which linger with each sip. The day’s programme was designed to start in the late afternoon, so we wanted an appetiser, which would not be heavy, but could hold you over till the main course. 2ingredient Nutriday Dough is super adaptable, and this is why it was an easy pick to be the vessel for the starter
. Mince is equally versatile in the number of ways it can be prepared, i.e. meatballs, mince or patties, all depending on what you feel like or how much time you have to prepare a meal. This is how we concluded the decision on the dish of choice; relatively easy to put together, a bit technical but playful. I believe that cooking should be fun. Cook it with love and it’ll feel less like a task, especially if you have to cook every day. That being said, I do encourage breaks from the kitchen, be it getting someone else to cook, eating out or getting take away, keeping in mind that these options don’t have to be completely unhealthy. Initially, the mince was supposed to be transformed into meatballs. However, due to time constraints factored by travel distance, I quickly opted to go with mince. This appetiser can be served with your choice of toppings. We added a little rosemary in the bread to bring out another flavour profile.
