Cooking up a treat for Father’s Day

Nothing feels better than preparing your father a healthy, home-cooked meal that he loves. Celebrate Dad this Father’s Day with a delicious meal he is sure to love. Lutho Pasiya asked some chefs what they cook for their fathers on this special day

MANY people will be getting creative in the kitchen this Father’s Day with a variety of recipes to suit their dad’s taste.

Jackie Cameron, pictured, chef and founder of the Jackie Cameron School of Food and Wine in the KZN Midlands, will be making a choux pastry for her dad this Sunday.

Growing up in Hilton, KwaZuluNatal, cooking has always been a very natural process for Cameron as, from a young age, she was surrounded by deliciousness from her grandmother and mother’s cooking.

“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, definitely 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 we 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 and 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 them with a caramel ganache with a few salt granules.

“Salted caramel profiteroles mark a celebration and I am excited,” she said.