1. To avoid cookie dough from sticking to the cookie cutter, dip the cutter in flour prior to cutting each shape. 2. Create an edible cup with bacon by…
1. Chill your summer cocktails with frozen berries or grapes – not only will they jazz up drinks, they won’t dilute them the way ice cubes do. 2. Looking…
1. Listada de Gandia, often considered a Spanish heirloom and grown around Gandia in Valencia, Spain, is one of the prettiest aubergine varieties, with thin, purple stripes on white…
Take your simple ingredients, add a whole lot of love and you’ve got fresh pasta, one of the world’s most gratifying dishes – whichever shape or flavour it comes…
1. Stressed? A high source of potassium, figs can help lower and control your blood. The potassium found in figs particularly helps combat ‘salt-sensitive hypertension’. 2. When steaming fish,…
The step-by-step Origami to make the Easter Bunny is a fun and festive way to add decor to your Easter feast. Here’s how to do it: Step 1: Open…
Choux pastry can be quite difficult to make, but it doesn’t have to be. We share our food ed’s top tips on how to make the perfect choux pastry.…
Think out of the flower box when it comes to whipping up (mini) floral centrepieces. Take a fresh pineapple, remove skin, slice into thin rounds and pop each one…
By Alice Spenser-Higgs Plant a medley of Asian greens. They’re zesty and flavourful, delicious in salads, stir-fried or steamed. Did you know, Asian or mustard greens are Brassicas (members…
Rosemary is truly a year-round herb. In winter it flavours succulent roasts, in spring it perfumes salad dressings and in summer rosemary syrup made from the leaves and flowers…
Chopping like a chef doesn’t have to be difficult. In this series, we partnered with Chef Knows Best and we show you how to chop like a chef. We’re…
1 Did you know? Coconut oil, the most nutrient rich part of the coconut, is diabetic friendly, helps to regulate blood sugar, doesn’t break down in heat or light…
A homemade pickle, chutney or preserve is just the thing to add refreshing zing to a dish By LEILA SAFFARIAN Whipping up batches of chutney and pickles doesn’t have…
Asado is all about the meat – allow for about 450g per person. Marinade steaks for as long as possible before grilling them, preferably for 24 hours. For larger…
With everyday use your knives, spoons and forks may begin to darken. For sparkling, like-new cutlery, submerge your cutlery overnight (and preferably for a day) in a solution of…
