• We love summer, and therefore we put together a spread that will make the most of the warmer weather. Here are more reasons you should buy the November issue of Food & Home Entertaining… Read more: Sign up to our FREE newsletter for the scoop on the latest in the world of food, design and travel  1.     Summer has never tasted better We’re using the season’s finest ingredients to create beautiful, summer dishes – perfect for enjoying under the South African sun. 2.     Celebrate World Vegan Day World Vegan Day is celebrated on 1 November 2017. Our November issue is filled…

    Protein-packed breakfast smoothie This protein-packed smoothie is ideal if you’re on the run and can’t fit in a cuppa and rusk before work. SERVES 1 INGREDIENTS 1 rooibos teabag 1/4 cup boiling water 1/3 cup buttermilk 1/2 cup  fat-free Bulgarian yoghurt 1/2 cup  granola 125 ml crushed ice METHOD BREAK the teabag and place the rooibos leaves in a cup, pour over boiling water and set aside to cool slightly. ADD to the blender together with the buttermilk, yoghurt, granola and crushed ice, and blitz until smooth. POUR into glasses and serve immediately. More delicious smoothie recipes for…

    4-Ingredient beetroot smoothie Need a Sunday afternoon chiller or a Monday morning chiller? We’ve blended and blitzed this fresh beetroot smoothie that is guaranteed to hit the spot! The earthiness of raw beetroot isn’t for everyone. Cook the beetroot if you prefer and let it cool before you make your smoothie This still makes it a healthy smoothie, but just less “organic”. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Food&Home (@foodandhomesa) Did you make this 4-ingredient beetroot smoothie? Tag us @foodandhomesa#CookingWithFH on Instagram More delicious smoothie recipes for you to try: Protein-packed breakfast smoothie Tropical tonic…

    We chat to Chef James Diack, owner of Coobs and The National, and got to know him a bit better. Read on for some interesting insights and fun facts about Chef James. What is your favourite food trend and why? There’s a couple that really resonate with my focus on seasonality and sustainability: Provenance: People are starting to really care about where the dish comes from and are clueing up. Customers want to know if their grass-fed steak is 100% grass-fed or finished on 20% corn. In this light, people need to make sure that what they’re being told is the…