Print Recipe Caramelised onion and anchovy tarts Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 1 hour Ingredients 60ml (¼ cup) olive oil 6 large brown onions, sliced 125ml (½ cup) sherry vinegar 100g (½ cup) brown sugar sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 2 x 200g rolls ready-made puff pastry, thawed 65g Kalamata olives, pitted
Print Recipe Grilled lamb chops with soft cheesy polenta Serves: 2 Cooking Time: 1 hour 20 mins Ingredients 6 lamb chops, trimmed of any thick pieces of fat 1 small dried red chilli, crushed 3 fresh thyme sprigs, leaves picked zest and juice of 1 lemon extra virgin olive oil 850ml water 125g polenta 15ml
Print Recipe Chocolate chilli pots Serves: 6 Cooking Time: 15 mins plus extra for setting Ingredients 250ml (1 cup) fresh cream 200g chilli chocolate, plus extra to serve 2 large egg yolks 45ml (3 tbsp) good brandy 100g unsalted butter Instructions 1 Heat the cream in a pot until just boiling. Remove from the heat
Print Recipe Kiwi cumber Serves: 1 Ingredients 4 slices kiwi fruit, peeled, plus 1 to garnish 4 slices cucumber, peeled 20ml sugar syrup 20ml freshly squeezed lime juice 50ml vodka 10ml cloudy apple juice 6 ice cubes Instructions 1 In a cocktail shaker or glass jar with a secure lid, combine the kiwi, cucumber, sugar
Print Recipe Chocolate truffle torte Serves: 1 Cooking Time: 40 mins Ingredients BASE 350g biscotti 150g butter, melted 5ml ground allspice FILLING 250ml fresh cream 500g 70% dark chocolate, finely chopped STRAWBERRIES 250g strawberries 30ml castor sugar 25ml vermouth per slice, to serve Instructions 1 To make the base, grind the biscotti to coarse crumbs
Print Recipe Chilli sauce Serves: 500ml Cooking Time: 20 mins Ingredients 200ml olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 500g red chillies, chopped Instructions 1 Heat 60ml (¼ cup) of the olive oil over a medium heat and sauté the onion and garlic for 5 minutes. Add the chillies and cook
The addition of the artichokes adds a delicious twist to this classic dish. TO DRINK: Klein Optehorst Pinot Noir 2005 has a rich black plum and smoked bacon character that will stand up to the flavour of the artichoke hearts
This is the most delicious combination of unusual cake flavours. Pistachio, yoghurt and cardamom cake is a light and lovely dessert that’s perfect for afternoon tea. Recipe by Fay Lewis Photograph by Neil Corder
Print Recipe Apple and granadilla iced tea Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 20 mins plus extra for chilling Ingredients 5 apple-flavoured tea bags 1 litre (4 cups) water 60ml (¼ cup) honey ½ stalk of lemon grass, lightly bruised pulp of 1 granadilla 500ml (2 cups) clear apple juice sparkling water or lemonade, to serve 4
Print Recipe Bacon, banana and yoghurt quiche Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 1 hour 15 mins Ingredients 400g ready-rolled shortcrust pastry 200g streaky bacon, lightly fried 1 red onion, thinly sliced 2 bananas, peeled and sliced 4 large eggs 250ml (1 cup) plain yoghurt 15ml (1 tbsp) cake flour 5ml (1 tsp) baking powder 15ml (1
Delicious and indulgent, definitely a winner when a celebratory breakfast is called for.
Print Recipe Vietnamese spring rolls Serves: 8 rolls Instructions 1 What? Vietnamese spring rolls Why? A quick vegetarian snack, these spring rolls are as fitting for a lunch box as a canapé or starter platter. How? Julienne 1 carrot, 1 celery stick, ½ a cucumber and several spring onions. Place one sheet of rice paper