Preheat the oven to 150°C. Place the olives in a bowl and drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and herbs of your choice. Mix with your hands to…
Melt a good (70% cocoa) slab of dark chocolate over a bain-marie. At this stage you can add chopped nuts, cherries, orange zest and a little liqueur if you…
At Food & Home Entertaining, we’ve set ourselves up for the ultimate task: cutting onions without shedding a tear! An impossible task in the books of many, but something…
How do you make home cooking even more deliciously irresistible? Use ingredients from your very own garden, of course! Alice Spenser-Higgs plots a month-by-month guide to growing your own…
Baking at sea level (high altitude baking) All baking recipes on this website have been tested at high altitude. Follow this guide for baking at sea level: Lower the…
We’re entertaining with herbs! Make the most of your herb garden and use your herbs in new ways. Try cooking, decorating, and drying herbs. Below, find 3 inventive ways…
Meat free Mondays will have you thinking twice about the first supper of the week. We’ve compiled a quick and easy vegan substitutes chart to replace animal products with…
No one likes to see a flustered host or hostess, out of their breath (and depth). Your guests believe you are a culinary superhero and will accept no flaw.…
Take a look at our 9 kitchen hacks for Christmas success: If you don’t have string to truss your turkey, don’t stress about it. Simply use dental floss. Add…
We’re loving this fun and quirky, statement ice-bucket idea for Christmas or New Year’s Eve celebrations! Here’s how to make a berry ice bucket: It’s best to begin the…
The most important part of Christmas is spending time with your family. To make sure you’re at the table enjoying the day as much as everyone else is, you’ll…
You’ll never be short of friends if you always have your own craft beer in the fridge. Here’s how to make craft beer at home. It’s best to get…
Sourdough is simply bread leavened with wild yeast, which develops slowly to produce the unique flavours of sourdough bread. To make the wild yeast that is used for leavening…
To make cheese at home, it’s best to get full-cream, antibiotic-free milk directly from a farmer. You can get certified raw milk from Irene Dairy Farm (irenefarm.co.za), or strike…
You can make wine at home using a plastic container or, if you want to get a bit fancy, a second-hand wooden barrel. The process involves getting real wine…