Choux pastry is deceptively simple to make, and very rewarding, since the different shapes that can be created from it look spectacular! It’s also the perfect base on which to build a variety of flavour profiles. WHAT IS CHOUX? Choux (French for cabbage) dough, also known as pâte à choux, is twice-cooked to create the airy, hollow French pastry we know and love. Sweet versions of choux pastry are normally filled with cream for a dessert or sweet snack, while the savoury type can be filled with anything from shellfish to cream cheese, and served as hors d’oeuvres. Recipe by…
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Cheers! Recipe and styling by Nomvuselelo Mncube Photograph by Dylan Swart
Twins Tebo and Lebo Ndala, down-to-earth Mamelodi girls, turned their passion into their profession with the launch of Food Stories, a collection of their favourite recipes from their…
Eggs are a good source of high-quality protein that helps maintain and build muscles, while keeping you feeling fuller for longer when added to a meal. Eggs are also a good source of B vitamins, as well as selenium – a micronutrient that helps your body make specific antioxidant enzymes and that assists with in preventing cell damage. Eggs are also rich in lutein and zeaxanthin – which are good for the eyes – and choline, which is needed for the brain and nerves. Together with vitamin B12 and folate, choline plays a role in DNA synthesis and repair. It…
A large poached egg contains 70 calories (297kJ), 5g total fat and 1,5g saturated fat, while a large egg scrambled in butter contains 102 calories (427kJ), 7,4g total…
The much anticipated Glenshiel Christmas Fair takes place inside the home and beautiful grounds of ‘Glenshiel’ atop the Westcliff Ridge on Thursday 31st October – Sunday 3rd November 2019. Each year, over seventy small business owners ‘set up shop’ in these beautiful surroundings to highlight their carefully chosen products. Stallholders travel from as far afield as the Natal Midlands, Plett and Cape Town to offer local Jozi residents some of the most stylish and ‘on-trend’ products only seen on the pages of local style and fashion magazines. The Glenshiel Christmas Fair is not your ‘everyday’ market. Luxury offerings include beautifully crafted…
Van Loveren’s Perlé de Jean, is a pure celebration of summer and the Retief family’s love of gardening. This dry Rosé wine with its beautiful rose petal hue…
Wine Concepts “Finer Things in Life” French Champagne Festival celebrates this year’s event with the theme of “Boas & Bow Ties” on Saturday 9th November 2019 Join hosts Wine Concepts in celebrating their eighteenth year of staging this prestigious event at the Vineyard Hotel in Newlands. This year, for the first time, we will be hosting the event on a Saturday afternoon and using not only the magnificent Summer Room, but the adjoining gardens too! The event will run from 15h00 to 18h00 along with co-sponsor Legacy Lifestyle. We will be offering numerous cuvees for tasting from premium and boutique…