• Make entertaining look easy and add a little ‘mmm’ to your festive menu with LANCEWOOD®’s versatile and award-winning cream cheese. Rich, creamy and utterly irresistible, South Africa’s favourite cream cheese is equally delicious spread on bread and crackers, baked into savoury dishes and added to sweet treats. Available in a range of flavours and snack-friendly formats, LANCEWOOD® Cream Cheese is the ultimate get-together go-to, and a must-have ingredient in your fridge this festive season. Whether you’re looking to create a show-stopping dessert, an indulgent main or a simple yet scrumptious snack platter, you can’t go wrong with South Africa’s most…

    Chocolate milkshake A deliciously decadent chocolate milkshake recipe that’s quick and easy to make at home – even better than a restaurant. PREP TIME: 5 min | SERVES 3-4 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Food&Home (@foodandhomesa) INGREDIENTS 6 cups vanilla ice cream or chocolate ice cream ⅓ cup milk , or more as needed, or use chocolate milk ⅓ cup chocolate sauce Handful of choc chips whipped cream, optional, for topping METHOD COMBINE ice cream, milk, choc chips and chocolate sauce in a blender and blend until combined. IF you need to thin it, add a…

    For newbie and seasoned home cooks alike, seeing a cooking term in a recipe that you’re not familiar with can be confusing and sometimes off-putting. Today, we’ve put together some of the most common cooking terms and what they actually mean, so that you will never be stopped from trying out a new recipe again! Cooking Al dente When pasta is cooked to just firm! Dice This refers to cutting ingredients, most often vegetables like carrots or onions, into square pieces that are uniform in size. The purpose of dicing is to make sure that the ingredient cooks evenly,…

    Warm honey & blue cheese dip with fresh figs This warm honey & blue cheese dip with fresh figs is the perfect starter for Christmas Eve dinner. PREP TIME 15 minutes | COOK TIME 15 minutes | SERVES 4  INGREDIENTS 250 g cream cheese 150 g mild blue cheese, coarsely chopped 1 tbsp honey Rye bread loaf, thinly sliced 2 tbsp olive oil 4 fresh figs, quartered  ½ cup walnuts, roasted METHOD PREHEAT oven to 220℃. BLEND cream cheese, blue cheese and 2 tsp of the honey in a food processor until smooth, season with black pepper. Spoon…

    How about a French-themed date night to enjoy with the one you love? In Pretoria, you can get a 3-course meal (for two) of gourmet French cuisine for just R989 until the 17th of December 2022. That’s a saving of 24%! Brasserie de Paris is a contemporary French restaurant that serves French-inspired à la carte and has an innovative international tasting menu. Prepare for an elegant, intimate atmosphere paired with good food and a French dining experience. Take a look at what’s on the menu here. You don’t want to miss out on this delicious selection of French cuisine. Grab…