Zola Nene is the chef and food stylist on SABC 3’s Expresso Show. We chat to her about her passion for food and cooking, and even share Zola Nene’s favourite recipe with you. By Laura Naudé I’ve learnt how to be a morning person. When the show started, I used to arrive on set at 4:30am every morning – I’ll just never get used to waking up that early. Fortunately, I now have a wonderful food assistant who comes in early to do all the prep – bless her. The first dish I cook by myself was… A croque madame. Of course…
Print Recipe Aubergine and lentil Mediterranean stacks Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 35 mins Ingredients 4 medium aubergines, thickly sliced into discs 45ml (3 tbsp) olive or avocado oil salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 1 x 400g tin lentils, drained and rinsed 125ml (½ cup) sun-dried tomatoes in oil, chopped a small handful
Jozi-born designer Emma-Jane Harbour stopped mid-Euro trip to chat to us about her blog, emmajanenation. From full-time art director to co-founder of Hello Harbour Creative, Emma-Jane is always at the ready, camera on hip, to creatively document the world around her. Expect a pick-and-mix of inspired food, gorgeous photography, quirky designs and jealousy-inducing travel posts. If you could eat only one nation’s food for the rest of your days, which would it be? Definitely Italian. Fresh coffee and croissants for breakfast, melon wedges enveloped by Parma ham for lunch, and pastas, pizzas and salads for dinner. Comforting, fresh and delicious.…
Cape Town cookbook author and (food) lover of all things French, Marlene van der Westhuizen shares her stylish thoughts on alfresco entertaining – and celebrates her 50th cooking…
Nataniël is back on Kyknet with the second season of Die Nataniël Tafel and this time it’s all about family, entertaining and health: “In this country we cook with too many ingredients – if it’s digestible and fresh, just sommer eat it” My family lives in France and if I had to eat just one nation’s cuisine until the end of my days, it would be French food. I love everything about it, from the produce to the portion size and obviously the taste. I spend a lot of time there – typically I start in Paris and then move…
Tomato carpaccio is a delicious vegetarian spin on a traditional meat appetiser. These juicy slices are seasoned beautifully and perfect with the sharp cheese. Bursting with colours and…
ROSE PETAL SALT 20g red rose petals, 5ml rose essence, 100g Oryx Desert Salt Fine Mix and allow to mingle for at least 2 days in a sealed…
For a taste of the tropics, treat yourself to Mojito and coconut sorbet. This deliciously refreshing dish is laced with delicate but distinctive flavours that’ll send your taste-buds on holiday. Perfect for a cool-down in hot weather!
Zabaglione is a light and sweet custard used in many Italian desserts. Vanilla zabaglione with champagne pears is a divine combination of sweet, fruity and creamy, and these festive glasses…