Recipe by Thulisa Martins Creamy layers of lavender and cream cheese, sweet granadilla and Italian meringue, and marshmallow and white-chocolate mousses, paired with moreish home-made honeycomb, which adds the perfect balancing texture
DRINK: Klein Constantia Mme Marlbrook 2007, an aromatic and spicy wine with marmalade tones, is tailor-made for this dish.
TO DRINK: A juicy, light style like a chianti loves tomato-based dishes
Print Recipe Penne primavera Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 50 mins Ingredients SAUCE 300g Rosa tomatoes, quartered 5 spring onions, finely sliced 60ml (¼ cup) fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped 60ml (¼ cup) fresh oregano, chopped 45ml (3 tbsp) fresh basil, chopped juice of ½ lemon salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 250ml (1 cup)
Print Recipe Crepe cones with crème fraîche and seasonal berries Serves: 10 Cooking Time: 30 minutes + 1 hour refrigeration Ingredients 2 large eggs 180ml (¾ cup) milk 125ml (½ cup) water 120g (1 cup) cake flour 45ml (3 tbsp) melted butter butter, for coating the pan 250g crème fraîche fresh seasonal berries, to serve
Print Recipe Three-cheese tart with berry coulis Serves: 1 large or 6 small tarts Cooking Time: 1 hour Ingredients SHORTCRUST PASTRY 120g (½ cup) butter 180g (1,5 cups) cake flour 1 large egg ice water 3 sprigs fresh rosemary, finely chopped FILLING 1 large egg 1 large egg yolk 250ml (1 cup) fresh cream pinch
Print Recipe Smoked trout with couscous salad Serves: 2 Cooking Time: 1 hour Ingredients BRINE 1L (4 cups) water 125ml (½ cup) coarse salt 2 fresh trout 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 30ml (2 tbsp) fresh dill, chopped 30ml (2 tbsp) olive oil COUSCOUS SALAD 375ml (1½ cups) water a pinch of salt 20g (2
Print Recipe Rum and raisin cake with muscatel syrup Serves: 6 – 8 Cooking Time: 90 mins Ingredients 1 cup (150g) raisins 80ml (¾ cup) dark rum 130g (¾ cup) brown sugar 225g (1½ cups) plain flour, sifted 25g (¼ cup) cocoa, sifted 15ml (1 tsp) baking powder, sifted ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda, sifted