“We’re all familiar with warm, spiked drinks of the creamy variety – think Irish coffees – but, the latest trend in the cocktail world, is to serve fruit-based cocktails warm. There is something so comforting about sipping on hot cocktails – starting with the way it warms your hands. Cider- and spice-based cocktails really suit being served warm, as do tea based ones. Think cider with apple, cinnamon and whisky or a take on the medicinal hot toddy – whisky, honey tea, lemon and a sprinkling of nutmeg. I would use this as an ‘ice-breaker’ for when guests arrive at a…
“Did you know duck fat is one of the healthiest animal fats around? Yup! What the French have always known, some of us are just discovering now: duck…
Try this bonus recipe from our ‘Spring fling’ feature (page 50, September 2015) As the sweet scent of flowers fills the air, the temperature slowly starts to change…
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Whether you’re a drizzler or a lasher, extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) is an indispensable ingredient. And not just any EVOO, mind you… we’re talking locally produced liquid…
THE FRENCH NATIONAL DAY COMMEMORATES THE BEGINNING OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION WITH THE STORMING OF THE BASTILLE FORTRESS IN PARIS ON 14 JULY 1789, AS WELL AS THE FÊTE DE LA FÉDÉRATION, WHICH CELEBRATED THE UNITY OF THE FRENCH PEOPLE ON 14 JULY 1790. MANY LARGE-SCALE PUBLIC EVENTS ARE HELD TO CELEBRATE FRENCH CULTURE, INCLUDING A MILITARY PARADE IN PARIS, AS WELL AS COMMUNAL MEALS, DANCES, PARTIES AND FIREWORKS. WE’VE PUT TOGETHER A BLUE, WHITE AND RED, TRÈS DÉLICIEUSE FRENCHINSPIRED FEAST TO MAKE YOUR FESTIVITIES SIMPLY PARFAIT! Cook’s tip: As an alternative to vanilla, you could also flavour the cream…
This ‘pizza’ is made with a cauliflower and mozzarella crust. Leave out the serrano ham if you prefer to make it 100 percent veggie friendly.
Tom Parker Bowles – the only son of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall – is a respected cook, TV personality and author who is in huge demand around the…
Brenty – as his fellow contestants called him – won the hearts of millions around the globe when he won Season 6 of MasterChef Australia and became a firm favourite, thanks to his unassuming and down-to-earth approach. Brent Owens’ book, Dig In!, reflects his personal philosophy of cooking – “to build your own take on something traditional.” Owens admits that he didn’t really take to cooking until he was in his late teens: “You really don’t know what your passion is when you are 18 or 19. I didn’t realise food was my passion until I started watching food shows,”…