TO DRINK: Graham Beck Brut NV. The MCC’s bottle-aged characteristics of yeastiness and fresh bread and biscuits match well with homebaked breads.spring onions, halved.
These chargrilled beef and white bean toasts pairs well with Avontuur Estate Cabernet Franc 2008. It picks up on the earthiness of the beans and doesn’t overwhelm the…
TO DRINK: Solms-Delta Amalie 2010. A complex wine for a complex dish with the sweetness of the caramelised onion picking up on the subtle wood flavour of the wine.
Crispy duck breasts on minted vermicelli noodles are deliciously rich and tender. The refreshing flavours of the noodles keep the duck from becoming too overwhelming, which makes this…
Print Recipe Spicy avocado, asparagus and baby potato salad Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 20 mins Ingredients 50ml peanut oil 10ml (2 tsp) garam masala 5ml (1 tsp) ground cumin 1 garlic clove, crushed 5ml (1 tsp) fresh ginger, crushed 200g asparagus, blanched 500g baby potatoes, parboiled 1 avocado, thinly sliced 100g watercress salt, to taste
Print Recipe Ginger and almond slices Serves: 12 Cooking Time: 50 mins Ingredients 200g pitted dates, chopped 250ml (1 cup) boiling water 10ml (2 tsp) bicarbonate of soda 200g butter, chopped 200g (1 cup) brown sugar 4 large eggs 240g self-raising flour 10ml (2 tsp) ground ginger 100g ground almonds icing sugar, to serve Instructions
These light cheese straws make the ideal appetiser or snack. So easy to make and full of cheesy goodness, ‘addictive’ is the only way to describe them.
This linguini is great for a summer supper with crispy bread and a leafy green salad.
Print Recipe Pineapple granadilla mojito Serves: 1 Instructions 1 In a shaker, crush 4 pineapple chunks and 10ml (2 tsp) brown sugar. Add 30ml (2 tbsp) light rum and shake with ice. Strain into a glass filled with crushed ice. Top with a dash of pineapple juice and the pulp of ½ a fresh granadilla.