• $(function() { $(‘#gallery a’).lightBox(); }); Otto de Jager’s tips for an intimate family wedding: Keep the guest list small (70 or less). Use flowers done by a professional stylist, but to match those in your garden Use furniture from the home to integrate spaces and to put your personal touch on your wedding Food should be hearty and reflect the home kitchen, such as home-made pates and pies. Don’t sacrifice elegance just because you’re having it at home. Visit Otto de Jager events at: www.odjevents.com

    Nothing heals like chicken soup. And nothing packs a curative flavour punch like Asian chicken noodle soup. This is the perfect recipe for when you’re feeling a little low…

    You can’t get more elegant and flavourful than cured beef with goats’ cheese dressing. Bresaola is a Lombardia speciality from the Valtellina valley. It is raw beef fillet that has been salted, marinated in wine and herbs and then air-dried to give it a lovely, delicate flavour. It is sliced very thinly to serve as an antipasto, traditionally with oil, lemon juice and black pepper. 

    Use your imagination and create towers of Mediterranean delights for your next party. Add anything with a Mediterranean flavour to these savoury stacks: olives, marinated peppers, artichokes, roast tomatoes,…

    Tea made with fresh herbs from the garden has a delicacy that is quite beautiful. The flavour is clean and clear, pure and ethereal. Like mint, lemon verbena…