These are the popsicle equivalent of the quintessential cocktail and are a perfect summer treat for adults.
Print Recipe Poached chicken and fig salad with Gorgonzola dressing Ingredients Salad 1L (4 cups) chicken stock 3 bay leaves 4 peppercorns 4 skinless chicken breasts 8 figs, quartered 1½ avocados, diced 60ml (¼ cup) pumpkin seeds, toasted 12 cucumber ribbons 1 spring onion, thinly sliced 80g fresh watercress Dressing 60g Gorgonzola 5ml (1 tsp)
Print Recipe Hazelnut and Nutella chocolate torte Serves: 12 Cooking Time: 1 hour and 15 minutes Ingredients BASE 50g hazelnuts, roasted 150g coconut biscuits 30ml (2 tbsp) cocoa powder 15ml (1 tbsp) icing sugar 70g butter CHOCOLATE TORTE FILLING 300g dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids), roughly chopped 80g butter 1/3 cup Nutella chocolate spread 60ml
A delightful recipe based on the traditional Afrikaans “Asynpoeding”. A real crowd pleaser, for sure!
Print Recipe Vegetarian dark chocolate fondant Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 30 mins Ingredients 250g 70% dark chocolate 250g butter 5 eggs 5 egg yolks 125g castor sugar 90g cake flour + extra, to dust dried biscuit crumbs, to serve Instructions 1 Preheat the oven to 180°C. Melt the chocolate and butter together in a double
Steve Maresch knows a thing or two about beef. If this is the first time you’ve heard of him, his award-winning restaurant The Local Grill is confirmation. Below we share Steve Maresch’s top 10 braaiing tips, just in time for Braai Day: 1. Make sure you have a very hot fire with zones to regulate heat and type of cooking, and have a cold beer in hand. 2. Plan your braai and cooking times; there’s nothing worse than overcooked wors and raw chicken… ask my wife! 3. Know the origin of the meat to be braaied – speak to the butcher…
The sweetness of condensed milk and a full-flavoured punch of moerkoffie evoke memories of “spookstories” around the campfire. Here, these flavours come together in a cool, creamy, summer…
Print Recipe Lamb Chops with Marmite sauce, baby potatoes and green beans Serves: 8 Cooking Time: 50 mins Ingredients BABY POTATOES 500g baby potatoes 30ml (2 tbsp) butter 5ml (1 tsp) salt GREEN BEANS 350g fine green beans 5ml (1 tsp) salt 15ml (1 tbsp) butter LAMB CHOPS 8 (600g) lamb chops 15ml (1 tbsp)
This pasta is great for summer – zesty and fresh minus all the heavy sauces.
Sushi is raw fish, right? Not when you’re from South Africa! This mouth-watering snack will definitely get friends and foes talking at your next braai
TO DRINK: Kir Royal – sparkling wine with cassis liquor.
This recipe for sticky chicken thighs with warm marinated Rosa tomatoes and chunky tzatziki is perfect for leftover chicken. Simply shred it up, mix it with marinade and…
Print Recipe Crispy-skin tarragon chicken with cucumber and fennel salad Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 40 mins Ingredients 45ml (3 tbsp) butter, softened 45ml (3 tbsp) fresh tarragon, chopped sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 4 x 200g chicken breast fillets, skin on, trimmed 60ml (¼ cup) olive oil 60ml (¼ cup) fresh