Every month we’re posting a mouth-watering recipe courtesy of Food & Home Entertaining magazine. The recipe we have chosen from the December issue is macadamia and cranberry nougat. This easy recipe makes 15 and only takes 40 mins – plus extra for setting. Recipe by Lianne Scher, styling by Anna Montali and photograph by Graeme…
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Double Layer, Rich Chocolate Cake
By far the best chocolate cake recipe ever! This double layer chocolate cake is moist, decadent and very rich – definitely one for all the chocolate lovers out there. Originally published in Gourmet, a US food magazine, this cake recipe is now one of the most popular recipes on many a baking website.
Cherry Crunchies
These tea-time treats make great Christmas or thank-you gifts when packaged in a glass jar or in a retro tin box. They take 10 minutes to make and 25-30 minutes to cook which makes this recipe as easy as 1-2-3.
Knives: What Types of Knives does your Kitchen need?
The average person’s kitchen only has a couple of chopping and cutting knives lying around – sharing a draw with a bunch of other utensils. This is ok as long as you are not planning to prepare anything out of the ordinary, but if you are an aspiring chef and serious about your culinary activities,…
Lemon Vanilla Cake
This simple and delicious cake made with yoghurt and topped with lemon icing is moist and creamy and ideal for those times when you have to rustle something up at the very last minute. Use the empty yoghurt tub to measure the oil, sugar and flour. By following this easy recipe, your cake will be…
Easy Custard Slices
This recipe isn’t called “Easy Custard Slices” for nothing – it makes use instant pudding/custard powder for the filling and pre-made puff pastry so that you get consistent results every time! Even better, you can whip these delicious treats up in less than 45 minutes, which makes them a practical option for last-minute tea parties….
Sweet Potato Fritters with Bacon and Crème Fraîche
Every month we’re going to post a mouth-watering recipe courtesy of Food & Home Entertaining magazine. The recipe we have chosen from the November issue is sweet potato fritters with bacon and crème fraîche. This easy recipe serves 4–6 people and only takes 20 mins to make. Recipe and styling by Anna Montali, photograph by…
Thai Fish Cakes
These fish cakes are delicious served as a canapé on skewers or as a light starter served with Asian greens and lemon wedges. This recipe makes about 18 cakes but it can make more or less depending on how big you create the fish cakes. Total preparation time is approximately 40-50 minutes.
Creamy Broccoli Soup
This is one of my absolute favourite soup recipes and can be whipped up in 30 minutes flat. The recipe makes use of spinach leaves in addition to broccoli as well as a hint of lemon which all combine extremely well together. Although the recipe calls for baby spinach leaves, the larger leaves can be…
Butternut Side Dish
Great for braais or barbeques, this butternut side dish is wickedly delicious. If you are serving vegetarians you can leave out the bacon and add other ingredients such as mushrooms and onions. Ingredients: +-800g butternut, chopped 1/2 cup fresh mint, chopped 1 tsp thyme 1 round feta 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, grated 3 slices lean…
Lentil, Feta and Red Pepper Soup
Perfect as a lunch time snack or light dinner, this wholesome, lentil, feta and red-pepper soup is quick and easy to prepare. The recipe makes use of Truss tomatoes which are vine-ripened and are often sold with the vine still intact. They are bright red and full of flavour. If you can’t find them at…
Sweetcorn Fritters
Sweetcorn fritters are delicious as a side dish or a snack, and a firm favourite among both kids and adults. Follow this easy step-by-step recipe to make golden and crispy sweetcorn fritters in no time at all. Sweetcorn Fritters Author: Louise Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 15 mins Total time: 25 mins Serves:…
