• This month, we are loving Mariana’s Country Kitchen cookbook. Freshness is the main theme of this seasonal book. Set in peaceful Stanford, the location of her award-winning restaurant, Mariana Esterhuizen creates vibrant, flavourful dishes with the freshest ingredients grown from her own garden. Divided into the four seasons, it is filled with honest ingredients and radiates Mariana’s deep love for food. You can buy Mariana’s Country Kitchen from Exclusive Books.

    Created by chefs Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers, from their acclaimed London restaurant, The River Cafe Classic Italian Cookbook will open your eyes to the flavourful world of traditional Italian cooking. Be inspired by the country’s mesmerising scenery, which will leave you yearning to travel. Filled with Italian heritage and timehonoured cooking methods, it’s simply a must-have for all Italian-cuisine lovers. The River Cafe Classic Italian Cookbook is available from Exclusive Books.

    Stuck with leftover pear tart that you don’t want to throw out? Give it new life by doing over your leftovers and transforming it into a delightful ice-cream cake with some help from SPAR. Stuck with leftover pear tart that you don’t want to throw out? Give it new life by transforming it into a delightful ice-cream cake with some help from SPAR. Watch the video below to learn how to breathe new life into your leftover dessert.

    Print Recipe Beef stew in turmeric flavoured maize baskets Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 1 hour Ingredients MAIZE BASKETS 500ml (2 cups) water salt, to taste 10ml (2 tsp) ground turmeric 250g maize meal 10g (1 tbsp) butter + extra, for greasing 30g (3 tbsp) butter 30ml (2 tbsp) olive oil 1kg beef cubes 1 onion,