Here are some cooking hacks that will save you time and stress this festive season. Cooking mistakes Did you accidentally add too much salt to your sauce or soup? Put some pieces of raw potato into the pot and allow it to simmer for about 15 minutes. The potato will act like a sponge and soak up excess salt! Did you put too much spice into your food and don’t want to offend your guests? A dash of honey can help to counteract the heat. Extra-fluffy whipped cream Did you know that refrigerating your bowl can help your whipped cream…
Tashas Group opens its 16th South African store combining beautiful newness with old favourites. Pretoria has celebrated the arrival of its third tashas café at the Lynnwood Bridge…
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Haloumi & Swiss chard gozleme with honey-roasted grapes More is more with this delicious and creamy Haloumi & Swiss chard gozleme with honey-roasted grapes. PREP TIME 20 min…
Summer-style wines, festive gifting and on-site offerings aplenty: Waterford Estate is the place to be this summer. Perfectly timed with the start of December and South Africa’s favourite season, Waterford Estate is proud to share their selection of summer-style wines with visitors from both near and far. Summer-style wines Proudly offering an estate collection including crowd favourites like the Waterford Rose-Mary – an elegant incarnation of a Blanc de Noir made with Shiraz, Mourvèdre, Malbec, Cinsaut, Tempranillo and Sangiovese cultivars and ideal for the sunny days to follow. For lovers of Chenin blanc, the ‘Waterford Old Vine Chenin blanc’ boasts grapes…
A1 Fruit Water has shared a recipe from their new free e-book – SPARKLING SUMMER RECIPES – packed full of delicious Cocktail & Mocktail recipes that have been developed…
Stand the chance to win one of 6 bottles of Cape Town Gin from Cape Town Gin & Spirits Company this festive season! Congratulations to our winners! Berrenice De Hahn Patricia Moore Duncan Brown Paul Karam Yolandi Roets Thabani Xaba The Cape Town Gin & Spirits Company (est. 2015) launched the super-premium Cape Town Gin brand as a truly South African gin. Distilled and bottled locally, their gins have a distinctly South African flavour and celebrate the vibrant diversity and inspiring creative energy of Cape Town. All you need to do to stand the chance to win one of these…
Sumac roasted vegetables with pickled red onion & mint dressing Delicious roast veggies that go perfectly with the pickled onion and dressing. PREP TIME 25 minutes | TOTAL…
Marsala & fig cake with poached quince syrup The perfect hearty Christmas dessert. PREP TIME 20 minutes | COOK TIME 4.5 hours | SERVES 8 INGREDIENTS Poached quince 5 medium quinces 4 ½ cups caster sugar 3 cups water 2 cups rosé wine 2 vanilla beans, split lengthways (or 10ml vanilla extract) Marsala cake 250 g soft dried figs, finely chopped ½ cup marsala 125 g butter, softened 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar 2 eggs 150 g self-raising flour 75 g plain flour ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda ½ cup sour cream METHOD For the poached quince…
The culinary panorama in the Mother City has been elevated with the opening of Urchin Restaurant located at The Hyatt Regency Cape Town on Buitengracht Street. There is…