IN AID OFF
When I think back to the HOPE 2012 concert, I think of PERFECTION…. the evening turned into a peach, every little detail from parking our car, the taxi’s that transported us to the Country Club, the friends who joined us drinking glasses filled with pink Rose, to the most beautiful sunset I’ve ever experienced and then I have not even talked about the Parletones, Watershed, Gian Groen and my picnic jars and lots lots more, and let me end by saying when Emma (7) wanted her Rooibos Tea at 11:15, I walked hand in hand with her and found the most amasing kiosk which made her a cup of tea….
The HOPE 2012 concert was in aid of The Thembalitsha Foundation, Thembalithsa is the Xhosa word for NEW HOPE and they aim to bring and restore hope to the desperate and needy people of South Africa, here in our Valley. Developing them to a point of self-reliance through the provision of healthcare, education and training….
Let me start with a couple of pics I took some months ago of what they do….
Visiting the needy at home…
Home visits…
Caring for the sick at Thembacare..
Now back to the concert….
Our spot…
Thanks Elzaan for keeping a spot for us, centre stage…
Shannon and Nicole who returned for her 30 day “trek throught the wild” on a school outing..
Now for the best pic of the night… Nicole went on “trek” walking, kayaking and cycling for 30 days, … she left as a young girl and returned a young women…. you are soooo beautiful Nicole…
Nicole, need I say more.
Nina, Abby and Bella …. friends having fun…
Little Emma and Lea..
THE FOOD- CHILLI PRAWN JARS WITH PINKISH MAYO..
And now for the picnic snacks, lets start with the Cucumber avo chilli prawn jars with pinkish mayo…
Cucumber avo chilli prawn pots with pinkish mayo…
You will need:
Cubed cucumber
Cubed firm but soft avo
Devained and peeled prawns
Chilli flakes
Butter and Olive oil
Mayo and a squirt of tomato sauce
Layer the cubed cucumber and cubed avo in the jars. Flash fry the prawns in a little bit of butter and olive oil, add chilli flakes and season well. Cool. Make the dressing by mixing 1 cup of mayonaise with a couple of squirts tomato sauce…
Click on the link below for a printable PDF RECIPECARD..
Chilli prawn and avo jars with pinkish mayo RECIPE CARD
Trading Prawn jars for Yummy Langbaken cheese… with Amanda
TENDER PESTO AND YOGHURT CHICKEN SATES…..
If I need to list my 5 most used recipes, this one will feature on that list, I make it at least once every two weeks…. not on the stick but cut the chicken pieces in half after frying and dipping and then you stir the luke warm soft chicken into egg noodles, including the remaining yoghurt and pesto mix…. soft tender chicken with a hint of pesto… topped with grated parmesan and roasted pine nuts… lets return to the picnic….
The process… easy and really worth a try.
You will need:
8 Elgin Freerange chicken fillets
1 small tub of bulgarian or greek yoghurt
2 heaped teaspoons pesto
1 cup flour
chicken spice
Slice the chicken fillets in half lenghways, and in half again (refer to picture above). Spice well with chicken spice, salt and pepper and roll the mini fillets into the flour. Pack the floured chicken fillets in one layer, if you stack them on top of each other they will become soggy. Mix the yoghurt, about 250 ml or a small tub with the pesto, don’t use more than 2 teaspoons of Pesto as you don’t want the pesto to be overpowering, the yoghurt needs to have a light green colour. Flash fry the fillets in a little bit of canola oil, secret no 1….. FLASH FRY, they must be just cooked but brown, and make sure the pan is hot before you start. Secret no 2…… remove the cooked fillets (the flour should have disappeared and crisped up the fillet) and take them from the pan with a tongue and dip them one by one straight into the bowl of pesto yoghurt, first the one side, then the other side and place on a flat plate to rest…. all in one movement, the very hot crisped cooked flour on the chicken will absorb the cool yoghurt and I am not sure WHAT happens but it turns the chicken into these tender soft juice little bites… so hot oil, don’t overcook, immediately dip into yoghurt and let rest…..
Once slightly cooled skewer them onto a medium length sosatie stick and cover…. ready for the picnic…. can be served at room temperature or warm…
Print on the recipe card for a printable PDF recipe card:
Tender Pesto and Yoghurt chiken sates RECIPE CARD
Sharing with friends…
Nina and Abby, what a carefree age….
Amber, Emma and Rosie… fun fun fun…
AND NOW, FOR THE MINI MILKTARTS….
Mom and daughter having fun…
These little milktarts are soooo easy I will most definately make them again for a picnic… they look great and taste even better, I had about 5 friends and little Danny asking for more…. but what a pity there were none left… Danny, now your mom can make them for you…
I am not going to add the recipe here but will insert the recipe card….
Easy mini milktarts… RECIPE CARD
Only the filo needs to bake for 10 min’s….
Little Danny, I promise that next time I will make a double batch…
LET THE CONCERT START !!!
What a stage Emily organised!!! WELL DONE…
Emma having fun
I think a 7 year old can only handle that much and at 11:15 she demanded Rooibos Tea….
Jayyyy we found some tea…
Passed out under the picnic blanket, and resting for our BIG race of tomorrow morning…
Not part of this blog, but let me show you the race Mom and daughter did early the next morning…
Emma and Lara, the “lappoppe” at the Jolly Jester triathlon..
Tying up the pink hair before our dam crossing…
Did I say this was an adventure race, me and Emma decending the very steep dam wall…
The end… well done girls we might have come last, but you’ve completed the 3 km trail run, 12 km MTB cycle and dam crossing…
WHAT a weekend, it started with our Christmas Party at Bodemloos Kombuis, where I’ve had the most devine sweet potato bake, (on the blog in a couple of days), then prepping for the Hope 2012 concert Saturday night, and Sunday morning the Jolly Jester triathlon… I think I need a couple of hours sleep….
Well done if you’ve managed to read through this blog post, it is a bit long, sorry, but what a fun filled evening for a GREAT cause….
Cannot wait for next year EMILY HOUSE!!!
Hanlie Green 
