Mint tea has numerous health benefits, and also tastes delicious. It’s a great palate cleanser, and is wonderfully soothing in cases of inflammation.
Healthy juices are all the rage, and for good reason. Not only are they packed with all that good stuff, they’re also absolutely delicious. Beetroot, carrot and apple blitz is simply mouth-watering.
It’s the source of life and you’ve been told to drink at least 8 glasses a day, but there’s no denying the fact that water can become a…
Makes: 1 litre Method: Juice 4 whole, peeled pink grapefruit (leave the pith on) and 1 large, peeled, seeded papaya. Mix with 500ml soda water or lemonade.
Phytonutrients in apples can help regulate your blood sugar, while strawberries are exceptionally high in antioxidants. That makes this fruity, creamy treat almost completely guilt-free. Tuck into apples and strawberries in rose water with lemon mascarpone on a sunny spring afternoon.
Red grapes contain polyphenols (most concentrated in the skins and seeds) which help to protect against heart disease. So sure, white chocolate mousse with red grapes is a…
Rich in vitamin C and carotenoids, peppers also contain luteolin, an important antioxidant and anti-inflammatory.
What do chefs do at home that they wouldn’t do in their restaurant kitchens? By Lisa van der Knaap Louise Gillett, head chef at Bartholomeus Klip Farmhouse When I’m not working I… read food magazines, watch rugby and garden. When I cook at home I love making a potjie. It’s such a social dish to share with friends and family, because you can sit back and enjoy yourself while it cooks. In winter I make a hearty potjie with rich oxtail or lamb, and in summer a lighter one with chicken or ostrich. I also love pasta, maybe because of…
Four South Africans are doing things the natural, old-fashioned way, from cheese making to meat curing to flour millingRICHARD HOLMES Stone-ground flour: Nico Steyn of Eureka Mills Great…