Have you heard of tablescaping? Essentially, it’s the online trend of beautifully-decorated tables for dinner parties or entertaining guests. Since the festive season is approaching, and in turn an increase in entertaining, we thought that we’d break down the art of dressing your table. Why is tablescaping different to setting the table? Tablescaping is arranging your table in a creative manner in order to create a certain mood or theme. It can be done for large, lavish affairs and more intimate gatherings alike, as tablescaping is adaptable and only limited by the imagination of its curator. Additionally, despite some of…
Chicken and tomato salad Keen for a braai? Well this is the perfect side dish! It’s kid-friendly and oh so easy to make. Try this Chicken and tomato…
What does kindness mean to you? For food rescue and hunger relief organisation SA Harvest, kindness is rescuing food that would otherwise go to waste and delivering it to hungry South Africans all over the country. It means being kind to the earth by ensuring that food that would have ended up in landfill causing damage to the environment through harmful methane gas emissions ends up in hungry tummies instead. SA Harvest has been practising their special brand of kindness since October 2019 and in the last three years of exponentially increased need as a result of Covid lockdowns, they’ve…
Looking for some inspiration for Sunday brekkie? We’ve put together our best breakfast recipes to make on the weekend. We’ve got a little something for everyone. If you’re…
Rooibos poached plum & yoghurt tart Feeling Tarty? Try this incredible and flavourful ode to rooibos, Rooibos poached plum & yoghurt pie. PREP TIME 1 hour 20 minutes | COOK TIME 50 minutes | SERVES 6-8 INGREDIENTS PASTRY 200 g flour 1 tsp salt 125 g butter 50 g sugar 1 egg PLUMS 1 ½ cups dessert wine ¾ cup caster sugar 1 vanilla bean, split lengthways (optional) or 5 ml vanilla essence (as the vanilla bean is in the image) 2 Rooibos tea bags 5 (600 g) ripe plums, stones removed, quartered FILLING 2 cups Greek-style double cream yoghurt…
Garam masala beef kebab with carrot salad Delicious beef kebabs with an amazing flavour profile with pickled onions and carrot salad. PREP TIME 1 hour 30 minutes…
The humble honey bee has a major impact on our food supply chain. Many of our favourite fruits and veggies are available to us thanks to the bees – from blueberries, raspberries and strawberries to pumpkins, butternuts and carrots, the honey bee is hard at work keeping these crops in our kitchens. That’s why partnerships between businesses like Sappi and Bee Naked Honey Farms play an important role in offering the bees a home to work their magic. Sappi owns and leases 394 000 hectares of sustainably managed forests in South Africa while Bee Naked Honey Farms provide pollination services…
Chutney chicken supreme PREP TIME 2 hours 15 min | COOK TIME 35 min | SERVES 4 INGREDIENTS ¼ cup chutney 1 tsp curry powder ⅓…
Watermelon refresher A refreshing summer drink! PREP TIME 1 hour 15 min | SERVES 2 | VEGETARIAN INGREDIENTS 2 hibiscus tea bags 4 cups chopped peeled seedless watermelon 1⁄2 cup fresh mint leaves 1 lime, peeled To serve Sliced watermelon Mint leaves METHOD STAND tea bags in 1 cup (250ml) boiling water in a heatproof jug or bowl for 5 minutes. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until cold. Discard tea bags. PUSH watermelon, mint and lime through a juice extractor into a large jug, adding the mint half way through juicing so that the watermelon pushes it…
Couscous is super easy to prepare and pairs well with almost anything. For anyone craving couscous, here’s a round-up of some of our favourite recipes using this incredible…