Print Recipe Victoria sponge Ingredients 200g castor sugar 200g butter, soft 4 eggs, beaten 200g self-raising flour 5ml (1 tsp) baking powder 30ml (2 tbsp) milk good quality strawberry jam fresh cream icing sugar, to dust Instructions 1 Preheat oven to 190°C. Grease 2 x 20cm cake tins or spray with cooking spray. 2 Beat
TO DRINK: Try a spicy Southern Rhône-style blend such as shiraz/ grenache/mourvedre
Perfect for cooler evenings. Just double up the quantities if you’re feeding a crowd. TO DRINK: Try a rich chenin blanc like Katbakkies or Ken Forrester Chenin Blanc…
Print Recipe Mushroom and oregano pizza bread Serves: 4 – 6 Cooking Time: 20 mins Ingredients 30ml (2 tbsp) olive oil, plus extra for drizzling 100g brown mushrooms, sliced 15g dried porcini mushrooms, rehydrated in boiling water 2 garlic cloves, sliced salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 2 large Lebanese flatbreads, trimmed into
This type of fondue is probably the easiest, tastiest and fastest to prepare, but it is also the most fattening! TO DRINK: A bright, wooded Semillon has lemony flavours that work well with seafood dishes
I was 18 and living in Florence. My friend Gabrielle took me to the market, where we bought a chicken and a large bunch of basil. Once back…
As fashionable as they are old-fashioned, these can be made ahead and just deep-fried at the last minute. They’re also great cold the next day or simply served at room temperature.
TO DRINK: Clos Malverne basketpressed Pinotage: rich and fruity.