An easy and refreshing salad that can be served as an accompaniment to red meat, chicken or fish. Recipe and styling by Illanique van Aswegn Photograph by Adel Ferreria Serves 4 (as a side dish) EASY 30 mins For the salad, toss 70g thinly sliced celery, a handful chopped celery leaves, 80g thinly sliced fennel bulb, 1 (200g) thinly sliced Granny Smith apple, 60ml (4 tbsp) toasted flaked almonds, 60ml (4 tbsp)Parmesan shavings and 45ml (3 tbsp) mint leaves in a mixing bowl. Use a melon baller to scoop out 170g watermelon and add to the salad. For the dressing,…
A cold soup, ideal for lazy days and easy entertaining. Recipe and styling by Illanique van Aswegen Photograph by Adel Ferreira
New to South Africa, a leading global brand CHUX® is finally on our shelves! If you didn’t believe in magic before, just wait until you try out their amazing CHUX® Magic Eraser! The CHUX® Magic Eraser is a powerful grime and mark remover block that works on most hard surfaces including walls, door handles, lights switches, electronics, kids’ toys, and even crockery. This chemical-free, powerful scuff and mark remover is activated with plain water, which means you won’t have to use harmful chemicals! Simply wet, squeeze the excess water out and gently rub with light pressure over marks. Its superfine…
Let’s be honest, everyone loves chocolate. We’ve collected some of our favourite chocolate facts for you, some of these you probably didn’t even know about your favourite sweet…
This delicate herb with curly leaves is a member of the parsley family. Often used in French cooking, it has a subtle, mild taste with hints of liquorice. Chervil loses its flavour easily, especially if exposed to too much heat while cooking, so it should be added at the end of cooking or finely chopped and sprinkled over a finished dish. How to grow chervil While easy to grow from seed, chervil requires cool, moist conditions. In hot weather or dry-soil areas, the herb will flower rather than produce lush leaves for culinary use. It’s therefore recommended that you plant…
There is nothing like biting into soft, pillowy marshmallows, and they are so easy to make at home! Try our sexy smoked marshmallows – with their subtle fragrance…
Rare fillet with baby marrow and nectarine salsa, and yoghurt drizzle Using avocado oil in this recipe adds a dose of healthy fats, without imparting a strong flavour – the oil has a neutral taste, which makes it ideal to use in many recipes. Avocado oil is versatile and delicious. With a high smoke point of 250°C, it is ideal for cooking, baking, drizzling, dipping, frying, roasting and braaiing. COOK TIME: 45 mins (+ 1 hour refrigeration) | SERVES 4 INGREDIENTS FILLET ½ fillet (about 650 g) Dijon mustard, to rub Large handful rosemary and thyme leaves, finely chopped…
5 WITH 1 We’re showing you 5 wicked ways with watermelon GIRLS’ NIGHT OFF Feet up, ladies. The boys are on duty this Valentine’s Day… CAPE TOWN, UNEXPLORED…
“When one has tasted watermelon, he knows what the angels eat.” Mark Twain Recipe, styling and photography by Hein van Tonder
It is National Rooibos Day today (16 January) and we’re celebrating by spoiling two lucky readers with a Freshpak hamper valued at R500 each! Why rooibos? Celebrating this…