One of my favourite Christmas presents last year was Bought, Borrowed & Stolen by Allegra McEvedy. It's a collection of recipes and knives from around the world. Allegra has travelled to a variety of countries and collected a local kitchen knife and a collection of recipes from each place and given a little story behind each, it's enchanting. One recipe alone has made this a Christmas favourite - ROOIBOS MALVA PUDDING! I don't think there is a South African alive that has not been fed Malva Pudding at some point in their life, and I have yet to meet a single soul who hasn't fallen under it's spell. Given a 'Rooibos edge' it is taken from 'magic' to 'sublime' it's a perfect combination.
Making it and eating it for the first time was divine, the smell filled the kitchen and then the whole house, my mouth watered and I watched the oven closely, waiting for it to be ready so I could dive in and taste it. It was worth the wait! This will become a regular in our home, dinner guests beware.
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