• Three families can each win four tickets to the Groot Plaasproe on Sandringham outside Stellenbosch (Thursday 11 to Saturday 13 October 2018). The Groot Plaasproe offers a taste of all things farm: enjoy farm food such as roosterkoek, skaapstertjies, Boer goat meat, Wagyu hamburgers and more. Meet more than 300 different animals, watch sheepdogs at work and see how cows are milked. Kids can ride ponies, play with miniature horses and donkeys and vote for their favourite animal. On Saturday 13 October big and small can participate in boeresport and an ice-cream eating competition, enjoy live music with Die Broers…

    Be a Breast Friend and get your friends to be a part of one of the largest breast cancer awareness in the world! Join the crusade and register for the 13th iThemba Walkathon taking place on Sunday, 21 October 2018 at Marks Park in Johannesburg. Enjoy an amazing day of walking for a purpose with family, friends and your favourite local celebrities plus great food, music and children’s entertainment area. Remember, Early Detection Saves Lives. Your participation will help generate massive awareness in South Africa! Help us keep our breast cancer promise: Breast health aware, every woman, every day. EVENT…

    (Orion, R520) Whether you’ve been having people over for years or the thought terrifies you, this beautiful collection of recipes and advice is a guide for effortless hosting. Rose Prince offers inspiring ideas, practical recipes, menus and tips, no matter the occasion, the space in your home or your budget. Her philosophies are fresh and lovely – no stuffy dinner parties here! For my next gathering around our kitchen table in our small but cosy city apartment, I’m tossing up between Rose’s Persian feast, or my own menu made up of her recipes: marinated slow-cooked lamb shoulder; kale with apple…

    Have you got your own signature salad? What makes it signature? A signature salad is all about the way you plate it, the flavour combinations and of course, the one ingredient that brings it all together… the salad dressing. The new Knorr Balsamic & Pineapple Vinaigrette Salad Dressing is a perfect combination of the fresh tropical flavour of pineapple and the sweet, crisp and slightly tart flavour of balsamic vinegar, striking the ideal balance. Use this delicious salad as inspiration to create your own signature salad:

    Lientjie Wessels, the renowned South African artist and culinary icon, inherited her passion for food from her mother, who also taught her to think out of the box when it comes to cooking – a lesson that spilled over into Lientjie’s everyday life with her husband, Robert Denton, as they spend their days writing, painting and, of course, cooking on their family farm near Cullinan. This recipe forms part of our feature on Lientjie  Wessels in our September 2018 issue.