Leila decided to give her cheesecake a twist and says, “This cheesecake isn’t overly sweet but combines an added hint of earthy cocoa by adding a dark chocolate topping.”
Print Recipe lemon cream shortbread sandwiches Serves: 12 Cooking Time: 5 mins plus 4 hours for freezing Instructions 1 To make the lemon cream, combine 200ml chilled crème fraîche, 70g good-quality lemon curd and the zest of 1 lemon in a chilled bowl and beat until firm peaks form. Line a baking tray with wax
To drink: Try Sadie Family Palladius, a sensational blend of viognier, chenin, chardonnay and grenache blanc.
If the ancient Romans had discovered this tangy salad in time, perhaps their Empire wouldn’t have fallen. Caesar salad actually has nothing to do with old Julius and…
Print Recipe Ricotta, honey and almond ice cream Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 10 mins plus extra for freezing Ingredients SYRUP 200g (1 cup) sugar 125ml (½ cup) water 10ml (2 tsp) ground cardamom 45ml (3 tbsp) ready-made coffee ICE CREAM 500ml (2 cups) fresh ricotta 60ml (¼ cup) milk 190ml (¾ cup) syrup honey, to
This 3-ingredient gooseberry fool is so quick and easy to make! It’s a wonderful dessert.
Brown rice, pearl barley and apples make this a deliciously crunchy, low-GI salad. The hummus used in the dressing also lowers the GI value of the dish.
Print Recipe Country rice cake -torta campagnola Serves: 1 cake Cooking Time: 1 hour 10 mins plus overnight Ingredients 150g unsalted butter 50ml fine breadcrumbs, toasted 100g raisins 30ml (2 tbsp) sweet dessert wine 200ml milk 200ml water 100g sugar grated zest of 2 lemons 2,5ml (½ tsp) salt 180g Arborio rice 100g candied peel,
TO DRINK: An off-dry or semi-sweet riesling, as old as you can find, will match the plums and the Gorgonzola.
This is food for sharing and eating with your fingers. Pile the ribs into a big dish, place it in the middle of the table and enjoy! TO DRINK: Grangehurst Pinotage 2001 has a bold, powerful plum character with a full mouth feel to stand up to this dish.
TO DRINK: Mooiplaas Pinotage 2005: smooth, mellow and lightly wooded, with oodles of red berry, cherry and plum flavours.
Print Recipe Creamy cheese tart Serves: 4 – 6 Cooking Time: 55 mins Ingredients 380g ready-made shortcrust pastry 6 large eggs, separated 400g fresh ricotta 230g (1 cup) cream cheese 45ml (3 tbsp) fresh chives, snipped 125ml (½ cup) fresh cream salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 60ml (¼ cup) Parmesan, freshly grated