The beautiful Spanish tres-leches cake is deliciously soaked in three kinds of milk to create a moist, golden dream. This is a perfect dessert for a special celebration. Recipe by Katherine Jadamski Photographs by Graeme Borchers
Cape-based foodie Candice says of her recipe, “This is my favourite comfort meal and definitely my ultimate macaroni cheese!” Find out more about Candice on her food blog…
Inspired by Leith’s Cookery Bible (Bloomsbury), these are a LOT of work, but well worth it.
Print Recipe Tagliatelle alla Norma Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 30 mins Ingredients coarse salt, fine salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 45ml (3 tbsp) extra virgin olive oil 3 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped ½ onion, peeled and chopped 500g tinned, chopped tomatoes 1 aubergine, diced + a few slices of aubergine to
TO DRINK: Klein Constantia Rosé 2007, light, gentle and very amiable.
Print Recipe Chilled cucumber soup Serves: 6 Cooking Time: 10 mins Ingredients 2 cucumbers, peeled and diced 200g tomatoes, blanched and peeled 100ml good-quality chicken stock 5ml Tabasco salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 300g plain yoghurt 250ml fresh cream 10ml fresh mint, to garnish Instructions 1 Place the cucumber, tomato, chicken stock
Print Recipe Caramelised onion soup and Gruyère toasts Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 25 mins Ingredients 8 brown onions, sliced 30ml (2 tbsp) fresh rosemary, finely chopped 60ml (¼ cup) olive oil 120g sugar 1,5L beef stock, hot 8 baguette slices 100g Gruyère, grated Instructions 1 Put the onions, rosemary, oil and sugar in a pot
*Ostrich is generally served medium-rare as it can toughen up, so if you want it a little more well done I would take to medium but that’s about…