Bobotie

For the past month or so my friend and I have been cooking for each other on alternate weeks every Wednesday. This has turned out to be a huge amount of fun- we've even started experimenting with cocktails at the same time. The last time my friend cooked for me she made this South African dish.
She was fairly hesitant to present this food to me, since everyone else she's know who has tried it had gotten freaked out by one of the ingredients. This was such a big issue that she wouldn't tell me what it was until after i'd tried it!

Red Lentil and Spinach Pancake Wraps.

Again, this post is a bit late, but I thought I would share with you a savory recipe for pancakes.

When I think of savory pancakes, what I immediately want, is something with mushrooms, spinach, strong melted, creamy cheese and onions, However, I thought I would do something using the ingredients I had to hand (I am a student after all- and there's always next year, or actually, any day of the year I fancy!)

I've made the lentil part of this dish many times before and it's always turned out tasty, but not necessarily very aesthetically pleasing. So, what better way to show off the flavour and keep it locked up looking (reasonably) pretty, by presenting it in a wrap.

The lentils in this meal don't really have a name, meaning that any time someone asks me what i'm cooking when i'm making this, I just revert to calling it a 'lentil thing'. My flatmates jokingly named it Steve because it was so pathetically nameless. But whatever it's named- Steve, or 'Lentil Thing'- it tastes dandy in this pancake (and with roast potatoes too actually).

Spiced Rum Bananas and Chocolate Layer Pancake Stack.

Okay, so I know this recipe is a bit late in terms of pancake day..but I was busy having fun, as you can see from this huge stack of pancakes (10 layers high!!!)

Chocolate and banana are a world famous combination, and these pancakes are the fluffy American kind, which adds to height and deliciousness.