TO DRINK: A fruity rosé complements the sweet earthiness of the beetroot
Print Recipe Grilled lamb chops with soft cheesy polenta Serves: 2 Cooking Time: 1 hour 20 mins Ingredients 6 lamb chops, trimmed of any thick pieces of fat 1 small dried red chilli, crushed 3 fresh thyme sprigs, leaves picked zest and juice of 1 lemon extra virgin olive oil 850ml water 125g polenta 15ml
Print Recipe Chocolate chilli pots Serves: 6 Cooking Time: 15 mins plus extra for setting Ingredients 250ml (1 cup) fresh cream 200g chilli chocolate, plus extra to serve 2 large egg yolks 45ml (3 tbsp) good brandy 100g unsalted butter Instructions 1 Heat the cream in a pot until just boiling. Remove from the heat
Print Recipe Chocolate truffle torte Serves: 1 Cooking Time: 40 mins Ingredients BASE 350g biscotti 150g butter, melted 5ml ground allspice FILLING 250ml fresh cream 500g 70% dark chocolate, finely chopped STRAWBERRIES 250g strawberries 30ml castor sugar 25ml vermouth per slice, to serve Instructions 1 To make the base, grind the biscotti to coarse crumbs
Print Recipe Chilli sauce Serves: 500ml Cooking Time: 20 mins Ingredients 200ml olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 500g red chillies, chopped Instructions 1 Heat 60ml (¼ cup) of the olive oil over a medium heat and sauté the onion and garlic for 5 minutes. Add the chillies and cook
Print Recipe Apple and granadilla iced tea Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 20 mins plus extra for chilling Ingredients 5 apple-flavoured tea bags 1 litre (4 cups) water 60ml (¼ cup) honey ½ stalk of lemon grass, lightly bruised pulp of 1 granadilla 500ml (2 cups) clear apple juice sparkling water or lemonade, to serve 4
Print Recipe Bacon, banana and yoghurt quiche Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 1 hour 15 mins Ingredients 400g ready-rolled shortcrust pastry 200g streaky bacon, lightly fried 1 red onion, thinly sliced 2 bananas, peeled and sliced 4 large eggs 250ml (1 cup) plain yoghurt 15ml (1 tbsp) cake flour 5ml (1 tsp) baking powder 15ml (1