By Rosanne Buchanan “Welcome to the Vegas of Africa,” said the parking attendant as we (and 100s of visitors) descended on the casino complex. The last time I was at the then Caesar’s Palace (now Emperors) was around the time the casino was launched and that must be 15-odd years ago. At that stage casinos were all the rage with gaming licences a hotly contested industry. So when the chef’s table invitation landed in my inbox I was intrigued at the idea of revisiting the five star Peermont D’Oreale Grande at Emperors. The hotel has a seasoned exec chef in…
This apple pie recipe is absolutely perfect! We love serving it as a tea time treat or as a dessert after dinner with loved ones. Serve it with…
If it’s getting colder, but you don’t want to go all-out on calorie-heavy comfort dishes, try this warm salad of garlicky white beans, buttery radish and fennel bulb. Full of the good stuff and absolutely delicious, it’s a great easy dinner.
A vegetarian dinner that’s delicious and quick! Done in 45 minutes, this barley and coconut-milk risotto with peas, baby leeks and feta is the perfect weekday dish. Even…
Steak dinner is always a hit, especially when it has the flavours of pan-fried sirloin with miso butter.
Print Recipe Roasted-tomato soup with cheese and herb dumplings Serves: 4 – 6 Cooking Time: 1 hour 45 minutes Ingredients Roasted-tomato soup 24 jam tomatoes, halved 2 whole heads of garlic 10 sprigs fresh thyme salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste olive oil, to drizzle 30ml (2 tbsp) sugar 30ml (2 tbsp) vegetable
Move over, potato – carrots and beetroot are getting their mash on too! we’ve smashed, blitzed and blended some pretty original combinations, so go on and give them a try… RECIPES AND STYLING BY NOMVUSELELO MNCUBE PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANNALIZE NEL MASHED PEAS WITH AVOCADO, MINT AND THYME Serves: 8 Difficulty level: Easy Time: 20 – 30 mins INGREDIENTS: 500ml (2 cups) vegetable stock 500g frozen peas 1 avocado small handful chopped mint leaves small handful thyme leaves salt and freshly ground black pepper METHOD: Place a pot over medium heat and pour in vegetable stock. Add frozen peas and cook,…
Winner of the Golden Cloud You Take the Cake competition, Annetjie Emge’s cake, the Babette’s celebration cake, is filled with nutty, chocolatey goodness – definitely one for celebratory…
Aubergines are wonderfully substantial veggies – they’re delicious and make you feel satisfied. Fragrant roasted aubergines with harissa and guacamole is the perfect filling, quick, and easy dinner.
Print Recipe Beery berry lemonade Serves: 6 Cooking Time: 20 mins Ingredients 350g frozen raspberries 220g (1 cup) sugar 250ml (1 cup) fresh lemon juice 1L (3 bottles) pale ale (we used Woodstock Brewery Bings Bru) crushed ice, to serve 2 chopped rose-geranium leaves, to garnish Instructions 1 Combine the raspberries, sugar and lemon juice