• Visit the Kruger National Park! The largest national park in South Africa needs no introduction. Stretching from Malelane in the south to Pafuri in the far north at the Zimbabwe border, it covers almost 2 million hectares. Our flagship park protects a diverse number of species which include 147 different mammals, 336 trees, 114 reptiles and a large diversity of birds. A number of historic sites of cultural significance have been found throughout the years. Apart from bushman rock paintings, large archeological sites such as Masorini and Thulamela date back to Iron Age inhabitants. Clay furnaces, used to smelt iron ore, were…

    Print Recipe Salt-baked fish with harissa paste Serves: 2 - 4 Cooking Time: 1 hr Ingredients Harissa paste 4 red chillies, roughly chopped handful fresh flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped handful fresh coriander, roughly chopped 5ml (1 tsp) ground cumin 5ml (1 tsp) ground coriander 6 garlic cloves, peeled and roughly chopped 5ml (1 tsp) Khoisan

    SABC 3 has launched Top Chef SA, a local version of the well-known American reality TV series, Top Chef. The show is scheduled to start on SABC 3 on Tuesday, 12 July at 8pm. Well-established chefs or ‘cheftestants’ from around the country will compete in various culinary challenges. The launch event brought together foodies and celebs at the Top Chef Studio in Randburg. Top Chef SA, produced by Urban Brew Studios, will follow the same international format as the original show. You can expect fast-paced ‘Quickfire Challenges’, nail-biting ‘Elimination Challenges’ and the dreaded ‘Judges’ Table’. In each episode one or…

    Print Recipe Steamed sole pockets Serves: 6 Cooking Time: 1 hour + 10 minutes Ingredients SOLE POCKETS 6 large soles, left whole and filleted 3 carrots, peeled and cut into strips 6 bay leaves 50ml olive oil ½ green pepper, diced ½ red pepper, diced 3 baby marrows, cut into strips 1 onion, finely chopped
    Print Recipe Quiche Lorraine Serves: 1 large quiche (serves 6) Cooking Time: 1 hour Ingredients 400g ready-made shortcrust pastry 250ml (1 cup) milk 250ml (1 cup) fresh cream 3 eggs, beaten 2 egg yolks, beaten 5ml (1 tsp) nutmeg, freshly grated salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 200g pancetta, sliced into thin strips