• Double cream is the most versatile of the fresh creams as it can be poured, whipped and piped, floats on soups and coffee, and is best for cooking.…
A basic tomato sauce recipe is essential. Use it with pasta or fish, on a homemade pizza, or mixed with some mince when you make spaghetti Bolognese. Heat 40ml…
Caperberries are younger than regular capers so their flavour is more delicate and subtle. Ideal for all seafood dishes because of their piquancy and zesty flavour, they also make…
The rule when whipping egg whites is to make sure that there is no fat in your mixture as this inhibits their ability to whip properly. Clean your hands…
Theatre of Dreams’ Richard Griffin shows you how culinary magic happens in the circus tent he’s just brought to Johannesburg from Cape Town. By Hilary Prendini Toffoli Chopping beetroot…
Against the odds, a township cooking school in Cape Town is slowly making a difference, and forging promising careers in hotels and restaurants for its students Dressed in a…
Food & Home Entertaining’s food editor ANNA MONTALI relished a delicious visit to L Telfair Golf & Spa Resort where she cooked Mauritian cuisine with the experts ANNA MONTALI…
Relaxing alongside the river at Summerfields River Lodge and Rose Spa, Jan Smuts’s former hunting lodge, offers heady romance and respite from the city madness ANNA TRAPIDO As our…
Renowned French chef Marc Guebert is Johannesburg”s Mr Souffle. A magician with egg whites and a whisk, he estimates that in the last 30 years he has conjured up…
I find it so much easier to use a pair of sharp kitchen scissors to chop herbs and leafy vegetables like spring onions – I even cut my spinach…
Serves 2 A traditional French side dish originally cooked in Vichy mineral water with sugar and butter. Thinly slice 350g peeled carrots (you can also cut them into rounds…
• Bamboo steamers are designed to fit into a wok, a frying pan or onto a pot. • They are perfectly suited to steaming vegetables, Asian-style dishes, fish, chicken,…
This warm and spicy bread is delicious with any drink and makes a welcome change from cheese straws. …
General rules when roasting meat and chicken: • Chicken 500g – 3,5kg: 30 minutes at 220°C + 10 minutes per 500g at 180°C. • Beef on the bone: 10…