• 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…

    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…

    Puleng Moshoaliba took the traditional lamington and jazzed it up by adding a much-loved red velvet twist to create these heavenly bite-sized bakes. Photograph by Graeme Wylie

    Recipe and styling by Sarah Dall Photograph by Donna Lewis Asian dipping sauce Makes 250ml (1 cup) 15 mins INGREDIENTS 125ml (½ cup) water 45ml (3 tbsp) fish sauce 45ml (3 tbsp) rice vinegar 30ml (2 tbsp) sugar 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely crushed 1 fresh red chilli, finely sliced 1 spring onion, finely sliced 20ml (4 tsp) lime juice HOW TO DO IT 1 Place the water, fish sauce, rice vinegar and sugar in a small pot over medium-high heat. Stir continuously until just before boiling point. Remove from heat and set aside to cool completely. 2 Stir…

    This is delicious served with grilled pork, beef or fish and garnished with microherbs. Recipe and styling by Sarah Dall Photograph by Donna Lewis