• These utterly scrummy white chocolate shards with sumac, orange and salted almonds are the ideal sweet-and-savoury treat to pop in the centre of the dinner table after a rich meal. The delicious flavours make them great for any time of the year, but these colours are especially perfect for Halloween! We also think that these chocolate shards make the perfect homemade Christmas gift for loved ones.

    Print Recipe Chouriço and calamari salad Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 15 mins Ingredients 100g calamari tubes, sliced or left whole, rinsed and patted dry 15ml (1 tbsp) flour 5ml (1 tsp) paprika salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 50g chouriço, cut into 1cm slices 1 punnet salanova lettuce, rinsed and washed 1 red

    The passion wagon is a refreshing non-alcoholic cocktail courtesy of SohBar liquid chefs Andries Volschenk and Anthony Wingfield. Full of fruity flavour and the secrets of SohBar’s signature liquid magic, it’s the perfect drink for a relaxed afternoon. Virgin territory never looked this good!

    Unlike its more traditional cousin, peppermint eggnog has just enough refreshing bite to make for an unusual but delicious holiday drink. This festive glass of creamy goodness is…

    This sophisticated cocktail comes courtesy of beverage gurus Andries Volschenk and Anthony Wingfield, of Joburg’s SohBar. The basil dahling is just one of their glamorous creations, and is also alcohol-free! Cool…

    Brandy-snap mince pies with berry compote are a tarty twist on a traditional holiday favourite. It’s an English superstition that, when making fruit mincemeat, one must always stir in a clockwise direction. Stirring it anti-clockwise is supposed to bring bad luck for the year ahead. It’s also believed to be good luck to eat a mince pie each day over the 12 days of Christmas! Just don’t forget to make a wish when eating your first pie of the season.