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    Wake up and get your coffee fix! This is your ultimate guide to types of coffee

    Have you ever experienced the overwhelming feeling of standing in line at a coffee shop, looking at the menu you might even be sweating a little, because there are just so many different coffees to choose from, and you don’t actually know what any of them mean! By the time you get to the counter to order, you just go with what you know, and never try anything new or different. Been there, done that! The good news is, we’re covering everything you need to know about the various coffee types. Hold on tight, we’re diving deep into getting to…

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    Thoughtful DIY Gifts

    Making gifts by hand is a cost-effective way to show your loved ones how much you care this festive season. Here, we’ve put together some ideas for thoughtful DIY gifts that you can make for friends and family this Christmas. Homemade cookies Put together a box of iced Christmas cookies, shortbread stars, or just a selection of your favourites as a gift for friends or family. Add some extra festive feeling to the box by wrapping the cookies in red and white ribbon and putting some Christmas chocolates or candy canes amongst the biscuits in the box. Handmade candles Reuse…

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    Maple-roasted parsnip soup with dukkah-dusted parsnip crisps
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    Maple-roasted parsnip soup with parsnip crisps

    This maple-roasted parsnip soup with golden parsnip crisps is the perfect soup for a dinner party! Maple-roasted parsnip soup with parsnip crisps Serves 10 | TOTAL TIME 1 hour 10 minutes PARSNIP CRISPS 4 large parsnips, peeled 80g salted butter, melted 50g brown sugar 50g dukkah PARSNIP SOUP 900g parsnips, washed and chopped 50g salted butter 60ml (¼ cup) olive oil 1 large onion, peeled and chopped 100g maple syrup 200g potatoes, peeled and cubed 1,5L chicken stock salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste METHOD TO make the parsnip crisps, preheat the oven to 200°C and line a…

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    Classic Winter Warmer Recipe Roundup

    Unfortunately we aren’t out of the park just yet, summer is still a few months away. Until then, we have rounded up some fabulous classic winter warmers for you to try out! These recipe compilation features a mixture of fun recipes to try out for various occasions, whether it’s a simple dinner for two, a family gathering or celebratory weekend lunch, we’ve got you covered! Winter Warmers: Drinks Starting off with a classic of note, Glühwein is a warm mulled wine best enjoyed in the winter months. Originating in Germany and usually made during the Christmas months, Glühwein can…

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    8 recipes to make with beer

    It’s International Beer Day, a time when you can have your beer and eat it too! Ranging from light meals and hearty stews to decadent chocolate treats, we’ve rounded up 8 recipes to make with beer. Beer-battered cajun french fries Cr-r-rispy on the outside and soft as a pillow on the inside, you’ll never want to have regular french fries again after trying these! Peri-peri prawns in beer sauce With extra malty complexity from beer, these succulent prawns only require 20 minutes to make from start to finish! Beer-battered fish with watermelon salad Serve these crispy beer-battered fish…

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    18 recipes for Christmas in July

    Christmas in July is an opportunity for us in the Southern Hemisphere to enjoy a traditional, chilly festive feast. Although we probably won’t be getting a snowy white Christmas, there is something a little more magical about enjoying a warm roast by a flickering fireplace and sipping on hot chocolate. These are our top recipes for a Christmas in July feast to enjoy with family and friends.  Starters  Baked Camembert with honey-roasted grapes, almonds and puff-pastry shards There’s something so satisfying about tucking into a molten wheel of camambert. With sweetness from a garnish of roasted grapes, this is…

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    The Best Homemade Marshmallows

    These homemade marshmallows are the best you will ever taste! Make these to give as gifts, enjoy them with your hot chocolate or include them in an Easter treat buffet, you will never want to buy marshmallows again! We have included our base marshmallow recipe and two ways to jazz them up below. INGREDIENTS For your homemade marshmallows you will need oil cornflour icing sugar gelatin sugar glucose syrup frozen raspberries vanilla extract dark chocolate METHOD Variation 1: Homemade marshmallows with a berry twist! This first variation involves making a tangy berry coulis to add to your marshmallow base. As the…

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    5 Things To Do With Left-Over Fresh Cream

     Got extra creamy goodness lurking in the fridge? Throw it into these dishes for a treat! 1.  SCRAMBLED EGGS  Make your eggs à la Gordon Ramsay. Break eggs into a pan and add butter. Stir over medium heat until eggs clump, then add some cream. Remove from the heat and carry on stirring until the eggs are done.  2.  VEGGIE BAKE  Loosen the cream with some milk, season with herbs, salt and pepper, and pour over sliced potatoes, butternut, baby marrows – any veggies, really! Bake until they’re cooked through, for a yummy side.  3. SOUP  Stir some cream through…

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    Peppermint Crisp fridge tart recipe
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    6 Peppermint Crisp recipes for everyday entertaining

    What’s more South African than Peppermint Crisp? This is the best collection of Peppermint Crisp recipes. We cannot imagine a braai, lunch or dinner where a Peppermint Crisp tart wouldn’t be a hit. Peppermint Crisp ice-cream cake One of South Africa’s most-loved desserts, the Peppermint Crisp tart, gets a grown-up makeover that makes it the perfect indulgence for a warm, summer’s day. We love that you only need 9 ingredients to whip up this masterpiece. The proof of this nostalgic classic-turned-vogue dessert lies in its legacy, taking a contemporary turn for the even better. Recipe here: Peppermint Crisp ice-cream cake…

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    What’s new on our website this week?

    Catching up after a busy week? Here’s what we’ve been up to… Scroll for: • New recipes • Competitions • Online features New recipes Creamy blue-cheese polenta with sautéed kale, butterbeans and mushrooms Gruyère, almond and kale shortbread biscuits Seafood bisque Fillet of cod with poached egg, smashed potato and chive butter sauce Chicken-liver pâté Tarta de Santiago Indulgent dark hot chocolate with melt-in-the-mouth ginger and oat s’mores Competitions Write to us and win! Win a winter-warmer hamper worth R2 390 with FUTURELIFE® Online features Take your seat at chef Santi Louzán’s table 6 fermented foods to aid gut health…

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    Weekly menu: 6 – 12 May 2019
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    Weekly menu: 6 – 12 May 2019

    Your one-stop, one-shop dinner inspiration for the week ahead. We love that most of these meals make enough for lunch the next day too!  Cauliflower and potato curry with peas A delicious meat-free curry, inspired by the flavours of Durban.  Recipe here: Cauliflower and potato curry with peas Spinach, pea and ricotta fritters with herbed yoghurt Perfect for dinner and make a few for lunch too. Recipe here: Spinach, pea and ricotta fritters with herbed yoghurt Baked jacket potato with Bolognese and crème fraîche For this recipe, you will need: potatoes, store-bought Bolognese sauce, Cheddar and crème fraîche. Recipe here:…

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    Weekly menu: 8 – 14 April 2019
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    Weekly menu: 8 – 14 April 2019

    Your one-stop, one-shop dinner inspiration for the week ahead. We love that most of these meals make enough for lunch the next day too!  Sweet potato, ginger and coconut soup The ginger adds a kick to this silky smooth soup and the addition of fresh coconut shavings gives it a marvellous contrasting crunch. Recipe here: Sweet potato, ginger and coconut soup Gnocchi with lemon crème fraîche and baby spinach Gnocchi doesn’t have to be heavy. The tangy and zesty crème fraîche works really well with the fresh baby spinach and light potato dumplings.   Recipe here: Gnocchi with lemon crème fraîche…

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    Save the date for Slipper Day 2019 – Everything you need to know

    What is Slipper Day? Slipper Day is an annual Reach For A Dream initiative to raise awareness and funds for children with life-threatening illnesses. According to the website, the vision of Reach For A Dream is to “encourage children to use their dreams to fight life-threatening illnesses and we try, as far as possible, to make these dreams come true. Our vision is to grow the Foundation to enable us to continue giving hope to children fighting life-threatening illnesses through the fulfillment of their dreams and making our national projects available to as many of the children as we can, the…

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    11 July 2017 — You’re invited to the Food & Home Entertaining Food Meander at Melrose Arch SOLD OUT

    Warm up this winter with a special night out at one of the Melrose Arch restaurants and join us for a delectable evening of scrumptious food, top-notch wine, and exceptionally good company. For one night only, we will explore the culinary treasures of Melrose Arch, one bite at a time. So come with us and enjoy a welcome drink, starter, main course, and dessert along with perfectly paired wines at four stellar restaurants. Melrose Arch Melrose Arch is celebrated for its vibrant open air environment with streetscape shopping, restaurants and entertainment, all set within a beautiful and relaxed atmosphere. Bustling…

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    Delicious and decadent…

    F&HE contributor Jenny Handley meets Eric LanlardMeeting award-winning master patissiere chef Eric Lanlard at a breakfast hosted by le Creuset at Silwood Kitchen in Cape Town made for a memorable morning. Eric demonstrated some seductive dishes, and also unveiled his philosophy about food being unpretentious, borne from his childhood in Brittany, France. Previously just a tad intimidated by the intricacies of chocolate, I felt my fears dissolve as I watched him create three recipes out of his new book, Chocolat – with the salted butter caramel cake being my favourite. His masterpieces have a peasant feel, and I was quite…

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