Sweet on dad? Make a dessert, treat he loves
Asked a chef what she’ll cook or bake for her father on Sunday
NOTHING feels better than preparing a healthy, home-cooked meal for your father.
Many people will be getting creative in the kitchen on Father’s Day with a variety of recipes to suit their dad’s taste.
Jackie Cameron, chef and founder of the Jackie Cameron School of Food and Wine in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, will be making a choux pastry for her dad on Sunday.
Growing up in Hilton, KZN, cooking has always been a natural process for Cameron as she was surrounded with deliciousness from her grandmother and mothers cooking from a young age.
“I don’t know if I could ever cook my dad a meal that would show him my huge appreciation for everything he has done for me, but I will give it a try.
“My dad goes through food phases, so when we were younger it was Swiss roll, then éclairs or profiteroles, then custard slices, defiantly always more on the sweet side.
“He enjoys a tin of condensed milk a week and every hour of every day is chocolate time.
“He loves his food but he has only ever boiled one cup of tea his whole married life.
“Thankfully us girls have taken care of the food side of things,” said Cameron.
“There is a real art to making choux pastry; one can get it right 20 times – on the 21st something can go wrong. This is a recipe that is a true test of one’s skills. I know what a favourite these are for my dad.
“Traditionally in our home we would have these with sweetened cream and a chocolate glaze or topping. In celebration, I will be filling these with a home-made caramel sauce cream filling and topping it with a caramel ganache with a few salt granules. Salted caramel profiteroles mark a celebration and I am excited,” she said.
I don’t know if I could ever cook my dad a meal that would show him my huge appreciation for everything