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    20 common ingredient substitutions

    20 ingredient substitutes to make your life easier! Have you ever suddenly gotten the urge to bake a cake or get a little more creative with your dinner, only to realise that you have an ingredient missing? We’ve been there – it’s extremely frustrating! But don’t fret; here’s a quick guide on how to substitute 20 common ingredients to help you the next time you’re fresh out. Bear in mind that when making substitutions, it can make a noticeable difference in the outcome and it may be worthwhile nipping out to the store when the missing ingredient is the main…

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    How to brown butter

    Brown butter, where do we even begin? It’s a one-ingredient wonder with the power to elevate your bakes and savoury dishes from ‘meh’ to ‘hell yeah!’. Brown butter is made by cooking butter over the stovetop just long enough for the milk solids to caramelise. Aptly dubbed liquid gold or beurre noisette (French for ‘hazelnut butter’), brown butter adds an addictive nutty taste, toasty aroma and golden hue to food. Although it sounds fancy, there’s really nothing to it…all you’ll need to make your own is a frying pan, a few minutes of your time and, well, butter. How…

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    Makers Landing: the Must Love X Series

    V&A WATERFRONT – Makers Landing presents: the Must Love X Series This month Makers Landing, in collaboration with Cloud Events dating and new friends service, announces the launch of the Must Love X Series. These events, happening throughout February, connect people with a common interest and love of food in a fun and casual setting. The Makers Landing space is built around a community with food as a passion point and cultural connector, where authentic South African cuisine and its diversity is shared and celebrated. The Must Love X Series, meanwhile, aims to connect like-minded people through their mutual passion…

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    Vegan baking essentials – Global pantry

    We’re celebrating vegan baking! Keep on reading to learn how to create delicious vegan treats using affordable, accessible ingredients. Dates Dates can be used not only as natural sweeteners in vegan baking but also as substitutes for butter. They make great binders and can create deliciously fudgy brownies, pecan squares or even crusts for tarts. Coconut milk Coconut milk is a great dairy-free option to use instead of cream or milk. It can be used as a milk replacement in drinks, in cakes or for chocolate ganache icing. Aquafaba Aquafaba is the brine found in tinned chickpeas. It’s a cloudy…

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    Take a peek inside Buns Bakery’s new coffee shop at the Old Biscuit Mill

    Buns Bakery, a popular Cape Town-based business selling baked sweet treats, has hit a massive milestone in their growth. Earlier in November, they officially launched a new coffee shop at the Old Biscuit Mill in Woodstock and, let me tell you, I couldn’t be more excited!  Opened in 2019 by talented pastry chef and businesswomen Lauren Case, Buns Bakery specialises in creating delicious yet affordable baked treats using high-quality ingredients. All the treats are prepared by hand with precision and care by Lauren’s talented team of bakers. Leading the team’s success is Nabeel Chand, the head pastry chef, who has…

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    Have your cake and eat it at The Pantry Market’s one-year birthday edition

    On 30 March, The Pantry Market at Keyes will raise a glass for its one year birthday. To honour the milestone, the market has launched a campaign that not only celebrates top artisans in the food industry, but also, as is so important to Keyes Art Mile, gives back to the community. BIRTHDAY CAKE AUCTION The Pantry Market, in collaboration with six local confectioners, bakers, and chocolatiers from renowned Rosebank restaurants, has approached each of them to contribute one of their signature creations to our Birthday Cake Auction. In the lead-up to the market, these cakes will be auctioned off…

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    WATCH: The most satisfying cake decorating videos on Instagram

    We’ve included some cupcakes and cookies too! At Food & Home, we cannot stop watching cake decorating videos on Instagram. There is something so relaxing and so satisfying about watching the perfect cake transform right in front of our eyes. Whether it is icing a cake, cookies or cupcakes, we cannot stop watching, and that is why we decided to share our favourite icing videos with you. So sit back, relax and enjoy the satisfaction! PSA! This video is great for those times when you are so stressed-out and you simply need to take a couple of minutes to just…

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    The Italian Baker by Melissa Forti

    Rome-born but world-bred, Melissa Forti (turning 40 this year – “and I couldn’t be  happier!” she exclaims),  is the cutting-edge connoisseur behind updating some of Italy’s most beloved bakes. Her first cookbook, The Italian Baker – 100 International Baking Recipes with a Modern Twist (Quadrille Publishing), is a stylish revival of traditional baking, adding modern flair to Nonna’s favourites. A nation proudly responsible for some of the world’s finest and most comforting dishes, Italy has earned its place as a foodie nirvana. Yet, among the traditional pastas and produce emerges a new hero: Italian-global fusion-baked goods. The Italian Baker’s platefuls…

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    The Cook and Baker (Murdoch Books, R522)

    Fill your home with that ‘freshly baked’ aroma over Easter and delve into The Cook and Baker pages from this Australian restaurant, which prides itself on bringing back a touch of nostalgia with the bakes Mom used to make. From cakes to tarts and biscuits, as well as savoury treats, you’ll definitely find your next indulgence here. Think spiced ginger roasted pear cake, chocolate salted caramel brownies, and coconut and cranberry macaroons.

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    Meet the ladies of Chocola.j

    Chocolate is the star of the show among the sweet treats set out by the ladies of Chocola.j. ZAZA MOTHA A shared love of chocolate saw Nelia de Carvalho Smee and Claudia Lucas come up with the idea for Chocola.j, their Northcliff store, which they say is “all about chocolate, pastry and pleasure”. “Chocolaj is a Mayan word that refers to ‘drinking chocolate together’ and we felt it was the perfect name for our store,” says Nelia. The two chocolate fans originally met eight years ago and reconnected on Facebook two years ago when Nelia was working in the UK…

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    Clarens

    The Free State town of Clarens has emerged as a destination for foodies and lovers of the good life. F&HE shares top restaurants to eat, places to shop and stay and things to do.Zaza Motha[wp_gmaps lat=”-28.513802″ lng=”28.417683″]278 on Main For the best burger in town, head straight for 278 on Main in the heart of Clarens. Owned by Sue Campbell, it’s a great place to spoil your taste buds. Try the minced lamb or chicken burger with a hearty portion of crisps. Also worth a mention is the ostrich carpaccio served with ciabatta, salsa and a balsamic glaze, as well as the baked Camembert with chives, garlic and white wine…

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    Nuts about Knysna

    Knysna’s Oyster Festival in July is the ideal time to get down to the Garden Route, visit old favourites and find out what’s new. Here are 15 dynamic reasons to visit Knysna…LISA VAN DER KNAAPThen and now… Once a sleepy fishing village that attracted a handful of holidaymakers, Knysna is now a bustling minimetropolis. Over the years it has seen a number of developments, most notably Thesen Island, a private estate encompassing 19 islands in the Knysna lagoon. Tourism, however, remains the predominant moneyspinner, which is why so many new restaurants and hotels have popped up and there’s so much…

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    Ooh la la!

    In France, a patisserie is a bakery specialising in cakes and sweet treats where artisans spend years perfecting their craft. South Africans have a looser interpretation, but there is no denying that we’re developing a discerning sweet tooth KIM MAXWELL  While feather-light croissants and delicate pastries are not to be scoffed at, macaroons are the calling cards of many top patissiers in Paris. Customer preferences for certain brands of pastelcoloured, airy egg white and almond rounds can have similar status implications to favouring one couture house over another. Renowned French pastry chef, Pierre Hermé’s fame for macaroons sees his flavours…

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