{"id":1804,"date":"2017-08-25T07:27:12","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T07:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/?p=1804"},"modified":"2017-08-29T12:43:14","modified_gmt":"2017-08-29T12:43:14","slug":"a-wedding-with-a-difference-i-do-bbq-for-the-south-african-bride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/a-wedding-with-a-difference-i-do-bbq-for-the-south-african-bride\/","title":{"rendered":"A wedding with a difference – I do BBQ for the South African Bride!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"d2ee975e16ab21a1be14ceb332900299___1\"<\/a>South African slang napkins(image courtesy of karoorosie.com)<\/strong> http:\/\/adenephotography.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/41.jpg<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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On 24 September, South African\u2019s celebrate Heritage Day, a\u00a0South African<\/a>\u00a0public holiday<\/a>\u00a0where all South Africans are encouraged to celebrate their culture, diversity of their beliefs and traditions. Possibly too many \u201cSouth African\u201d?<\/p>\n

If you have chosen to tie the knot on this Public Holiday, then why not embrace a wedding with a difference by hosting a proudly South African wedding with dinner straight off the braai?<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have seen many weddings hosted at Granny Mouse Country House & Spa and it is becoming more popular to try something different at one\u2019s wedding. Being the Culinary Artist I have the responsibility of ensuring that the food is memorable and not only do I specialise in fine dining cuisine, I enjoy being behind the grills and adding my fine dining twist to standard braai meal options. When a bride and groom approach us with a specific request, we try our best to make it happen. I sit with the couple and we discuss the options that would fit within their budget or wedding package and then we take it from there, with the couple leaving it in our capable hands,\u201d says Wayland Green.<\/p>\n

When preparing the menu, Culinary Artist Wayland suggests some of the following options.<\/p>\n

For starters one could include:<\/em><\/p>\n

Meaty platter –<\/strong> platters of bacon, chicken & pineapple skewers; cocktail sausages with soy chilli sauce; sticky barbeque chicken drummettes, mini beef skewers with basil pesto.<\/p>\n

Braai Broodjies –<\/strong>\u00a0Variety of Toasted Braai Sandwiches with fillings like\u2026 mozzarella, slow roast tomato and basil; olive tapenade and anchovies; salami, pepperdew and rocket<\/p>\n

Vegetable platter <\/strong>–<\/strong> Corn on the Cob; Mushroom, Red Onion and Mixed Pepper skewers; jalapeno poppers, aubergine, pepperdew and feta parcels; hummus, rocket and caramelised onion crostini ; mini vegetable skewers with sundried tomato pesto.<\/p>\n

For a plated dish, the bridal couple should choose a selection that would appeal to all \u2013 that of a butternut soup off the braai, served in a potjie pot for added South African appeal.<\/p>\n

Main options: <\/em><\/p>\n

Spice rubbed Rump Steak or Barbeque Chicken served with warm potato salad, grilled vegetables, as well as a veggie option such as\u00a0mixed brown, button and Portobello mushroom fricassee<\/p>\n

Plated options could include Wood Grilled Beef Fillet (with ox liver stout jus, caramelised sweet potatoes, peppered baby corn & carrots); Prawn & Hake Sausage (wild fennel & corn cream, corn kernels & salsa verde garnish with verbens & wild fennel); Confit Garlic Mushroom (with sundried tomato & thyme pesto, crispy leeks, herb buttered crostini) or similar.<\/p>\n

Dessert options:<\/em><\/p>\n

Roasted marshmallow smores or a fun take on the ice cream cone with a sugar cone filled with marshmallow, chocolate chips, caramel and more, wrapped in tin foil and toasted on the braai until all is melted. This would make for a fun and social dessert recipe.<\/p>\n

For a proudly South African dessert, why not opt for mini malva puddings and vanilla bean ice cream topped with nuts or ice cream and koeksisters.<\/p>\n

Apart from the food, it is always best to carry a theme throughout the wedding, and more importantly, the d\u00e9cor. Incorporate South African accents into the wedding d\u00e9cor such as Protea centrepieces (the national flower), wedding runners, placemats or napkins with South African words or phrases (from all 11 official languages) printed onto it. Drinkware could boast tin cups and one could also incorporate beaded serviette holders.<\/p>\n

The South African theme is extremely diverse, like that\u00a0of it\u2019s many cultures and languages, and with a country setting in the KZN Midlands your wedding is sure to be a \u201clekker\u201d event for all.<\/p>\n

To book your wedding at Granny Mouse Country House & Spa contact 033\u00a0234 4071<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

South African slang napkins(image courtesy of karoorosie.com) http:\/\/adenephotography.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/41.jpg Image courtesy of Adene Photography (http:\/\/adenephotography.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/41.jpg) On 24 September, South African\u2019s celebrate Heritage Day, a\u00a0South African\u00a0public holiday\u00a0where all South Africans are encouraged to celebrate their culture, diversity of their beliefs and traditions. Possibly too many \u201cSouth African\u201d? If you have chosen to tie the knot on this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1804"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1804"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1804\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1828,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1804\/revisions\/1828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}