Crisp-skinned chicken with tomato-braised beans Simple, savoury & tasty! TOTAL TIME 50 minutes | SERVES 4 INGREDIENTS 600 g baby potatoes 2 tbsp olive oil 90 g butter, melted 60 ml lemon juice 3 cloves garlic, crushed 3 tsp finely chopped fresh thyme 12 chicken drumsticks 1 medium brown onion, chopped coarsely 500 g green beans, trimmed 3 medium tomatoes, chopped coarsely 60 ml chicken stock 2 tsp balsamic glaze 2 medium lemons, halved fresh thyme sprigs, extra, to serve METHOD PREHEAT oven to 200°C. PRICK potatoes with a fork; microwave on high for 4 minutes or until…
Shoprite, South Africa’s largest retailer, is giving local, emerging businesses a much-needed opportunity to break into the retail market through its introduction of Homegrown. Homegrown is the name of…
Skillet hot cake with tahini maple pears A decadent dessert on the inside and outside. SERVES 6 | PREP TIME 10 min | COOK TIME 30 min | VEGETARIAN INGREDIENTS 1½ cups self-raising flour ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda 2 tsp ground cinnamon ⅓ cup (90 g) tahini ⅔ cup maple flavoured syrup 2 eggs, beaten lightly 1½ cups buttermilk 50 g butter 3 medium firm pears, unpeeled, each cut into 6 wedges 2 tbsp lemon juice Toasted sesame seeds, to serve METHOD PREHEAT oven to 220°C. Place a 26cm ovenproof skillet in the oven to preheat. PLACE…
You’ve just finished your Sunday lunch and are thinking about how you’ve outdone yourself yet again by serving up such a delicious meal. But now your sweet tooth…
A vine-scented breeze. A lingering spa treatment. A plated adventure. A beautiful bubbly. A languorous lie-in. It’s all yours, and more, wrapped up in a long weekend itinerary that Lanzerac has curated to re-energise your soul in 2023. More long weekends await in 2023 than ever before! The calendar has bestowed plentiful opportunities to relish in a few extra holiday escapes throughout the year. Lanzerac is seizing the opportunity to offer work-weary South Africans the chance to take full advantage of these mini breaks. Long Weekends the Lanzerac Way is designed to offer you the ultimate, luxury long weekend at…
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 |…
Don’t miss Africa’s premier plant-based food, drink and conscious living event! It’s fast becoming one of the most successful food and lifestyle events on the South African exhibition calendar and it is now coming to Johannesburg for the first time. The Plant Powered Show – which continues to bring the plant-based, vegetarian, vegan and conscious living revolution to a mainstream audience – returns to Cape Town in May and makes its long-awaited Gauteng debut in August. One of the main attractions at both shows will be The Checkers Plant Kitchen, powered by Simple Truth. Checkers – who is a sponsor…
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…
The Southern Mail Wynberg Family Festival, one of the biggest three-day community celebrations in the Mother City, will be taking over Maynardville Park this weekend. Featuring gourmet food, fashion, a beer garden, amusement park rides, and top local entertainment, it promises to be a blast for the whole family. Picture: @dylanredza / Instagram The festival (formerly known as Community Chest Carnival) is one of the Mother City’s longest-running and most successful family events. Launched initially as a theatrical garden party, it has now evolved into a full-blown carnival filled with a variety of food, local entertainment, and loads of family…
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…