Win with Eskort As South Africa’s best-loved bacon brand, Eskort is the hero of mornings and breakfast tables around the country. And this month, Eskort is giving one lucky reader yet another reason to fall in love with their mornings again by offering you the chance to win a limited edition, jam-packed Eskort hamper bursting with delicious products to the value of R3,000. The hamper contains: Eskort products Apron Air fryer Nothing beats the savoury flavour and satisfying crunch of SA’s best loved bacon, Eskort. Founded in 1917 by a small group of meat lovers in the small town of…
The Food&Home Awards are nearly here (published in the September issue of Food&Home) and we want you to get to know the judges! Ilse van der Merwe, more…
Impress with these unique Charcuterie Boards! Charcuterie boards or just charcuterie (shar-Koo-Tuh-Ree), although not a new concept, and dating back as far as 15th century France, Charcuterie Boards have only gained popularity amongst South Africans in the last couple of years. The charcuterie board is based on the belief that nothing from the animal should go to waste, the origin of the word Charcuterie is French with ‘chair’ meaning flesh and ‘cuit’ meaning cooked. It is the practice of salting and smoking meats to preserve them and dates back 6 000 years to ancient Rome. Today the charcuterie board remains…
Cheese and wine – a match made in heaven and one of life’s finest culinary pleasures we all so enjoy. Here’s Food & Home Entertaining’s guide on how…
5 Proudly S.A products taking on the world Take a look at 5 Proudly S.A products taking on the world, one product at a time. Pepperdew A favourite on pizzas across the world, spicy-sweet pickled Pepperdews are a product of Limpopo. After being discovered and identified as a new fruit by founder Johan Steenkamp almost 25 years ago, the tasty Juanita pepper was first trademarked, pickled and bottled at a “modest farming facility” in the province. According to the brand’s website, “Pepperdew International” is still based in Limpopo, but the operation has grown substantially and is now exported to “some of the…
Olive this recipe! Make sure to try out this Baked Vegan feta with white wine and olives, an easy, quick starter that is perfectly inclusive and equally delicious!…
Try out this quick ginger beer cocktail. This cocktail has a fresh, zesty ginger kick with a warming brandy zing. Perfect for the ginger beer lovers out there! Quick Ginger Beer Cocktail INGREDIENTS Handful crushed ice 1 Granny Smith apple, cut into wedges Rind of 1 lemon, thinly sliced 500ml (2 cups) store-bought/home-made ginger beer 125ml (½ cup) brandy METHOD DIVIDE the crushed ice, apple wedges and lemon rind between 2 glasses. TOP up each glass with the store-bought/home-made ginger beer and brandy. ENJOY immediately. Cheers! Recipes and styling by Nomvuselelo Mncube Photographs by Dylan Swart The beautiful glass straws…
Durbanville Cap Classiques will sparkle even brighter on spring day Durbanville Wine Valley is champing at the bit to celebrate the arrival of Spring on September 1 –…
Carefully crafted from property-grown grapes, the Ernie Els Wines’ Major Series collection begins with their Merlot. The 2018 vintage is rich, with luscious dark cherry and plum on the nose. It’s elegantly balanced by notes of pipe tobacco and fresh tilled earth which blends into the herbaceous notes of buchu and bay leaf. This medium to full-bodied wine displays great complexity and will continue to evolve for five to eight years in the bottle. It’s available from the Ernie Els Wines Online Shop as a single bottle and has recently been awarded 4 Stars in the Platter’s Guide in 2022.…
This maple-roasted parsnip soup with golden parsnip crisps is the perfect soup for a dinner party! Maple-roasted parsnip soup with parsnip crisps Serves 10 | TOTAL TIME 1…