• Passionfruit and coconut ice lollies Tantalise your taste buds with these easy to make and kid-friendly Passionfruit and coconut ice lollies! PREP TIME 5 min + freezing | MAKES 6 INGREDIENTS 1 cup softened vanilla ice cream ½ tsp coconut essence 170 g tin passionfruit pulp METHOD COMBINE softened ice cream, coconut essence and passionfruit pulp. SPOON mixture into six ¼-cup ice-block moulds. Press lids on firmly and freeze for 6 hours or overnight. FOOD TEAM TIP: For a berries and cream version, replace the passionfruit pulp with berry compote and use vanilla essence. Made this…

    Cinnamon-roasted pumpkin Pumpkins were grown in Africa long before the Cape was colonised, and its popularity endures to this day. Rural communities cook pumpkin simply – sliced and boiled, or cooked with maize kernels, pap (maize meal) or beans. Early Dutch cooks mashed pumpkin with butter, sugar and cinnamon; this is an adaptation of that idea. The oven heat and cooking time aren’t crucial, as pumpkin is normally roasted at the same time as meat. Use butternut instead if your pantry is low on pumpkin, and leftovers whip up deliciously into pumpkin fritters. This super simple recipe is from Chef…

    With World Bartender Day in February, ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters asked two of South Africa’s leading bartenders to tell us their stories about how they add a dash to their favourite bittered cocktails. Cocktail culture is hitting a new high in South Africa and bartenders are our new rockstars: shaking, rattling and stirring with generous measures of creativity, skill, cutting-edge technique, and panache. World Bartender Day (24th February) celebrates the talent, creative flair and hospitable aplomb that is the stock-in-trade of a good bartender. ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters chatted to two of SA’s top bartenders to find out their perspective: Alecs Powrie,…

    Rainbow bowl A colourful bowl of goodness! Try  this as a healthy lunch meal. TOTAL TIME 15 minutes | SERVES 4 INGREDIENTS 400 g black beans 1 tsp…

    Kloof Street is one of the busiest and trendiest spots in our city, and there is almost an endless number of eateries and bars on the street’s must-visit list. Here’s one: a classic film-inspired cafe loved by locals. Rick’s Café Américain, originally on Park Road, just off Kloof Street, has settled comfortably into its 3-storey Victorian building after moving onto Kloof in 2020. Picture: Rick’s Café Américain Since its opening, the spot has become one of town’s top drinking spots with its buzzing atmosphere and daily specials. Rick’s intention is to have the feeling that you are walking into a…

    Cape Malay chicken curry Nothing says a heritage recipe like Cape Malay Chicken Curry! SERVES: 4-6 INGREDIENTS 15 ml oil 1 red onion, chopped 10 ml garlic paste 5 ml chilli paste 15 ml ginger paste 10 ml ground cumin 30 ml mild or medium curry powder 5 ml turmeric 1 can chopped tomatoes 60 ml sticky chicken marinade 45 ml apple jelly 180 ml water 600 g chicken pieces, roasted 80 ml –125 ml cream Salt and milled black pepper Fresh coriander TO SERVE Rice Roti breads Apple jelly METHOD HEAT the oil in a pan and brown…