We’ve selected the ingredients we thought most useful to be converted for everyday and special-occasion cooking and baking, and have put together a comprehensive volume-to-weight conversion chart for your convenience. We’ve carefully weighed out each ingredient in our test kitchen, and we hope our conversion chart will be very useful in your home kitchen. Because all ingredients have different densities, 1 cup of one ingredient will not be equal in weight for the same volume of another ingredient – hence the importance of a conversion chart. READ MORE: How to calculate catering quantities per person Our conversion chart will also…
20-year-old Daniël de Bruin is off to France in December for a two-month internship at Michelin-star Restaurant JAN. Restaurant JAN is a fine-dining experience in Nice on the…
International Chefs Day is all about celebrating chefs and the culinary know-how they share with younger generations. From innovative food trends to sustainable ingredient sourcing, chefs know it all. The best way to learn more about chefs, what they do, and the importance of healthy eating is to experience it yourself. We’re sharing a few creative ways to get the kids into the kitchen and learning as they go from one of the most important types of chef: The Home Chef. Think fun, healthy recipes that offer nutrition and enjoyment. Cooking as an art Cooking healthy food at home is…
Today is international gin and tonic day, so here are 6 of our favourite gin drinks to celebrate in style. Gin and tonic cocktail Our take on the…
Celebrate international gin and tonic day with Roku Roku, translating to the word ‘six’ in Japanese, is a crafted gin created with six botanicals sourced from Japan. These high quality botanicals, harvested from the best growing areas in Japan each season, include sencha and gyokuro teas, celebrating summer, as well as the Sakura flower and leaf, which bloom in spring. Showcasing the unique flavours Japan produces in autumn, Sansho pepper adds a unique taste, as well as the peel of yuzu fruit, which finishes off the harmonious flavours of Roku Japanese Gin, and represents the winter botanical. Roku Japanese Gin…
It’s less than two weeks to go until Halloween 2022, the spookiest night of the year! Don’t feel like trick-or-treating but scratching your head as to how you…
Classic minestrone What better way to stay healthy than with a big bowl of steaming hot, hearty soup. We’ve got you covered with our take on Classic minestrone. PREP TIME 10 min | COOK TIME 25 min | SERVES 4 INGREDIENTS 1 tbsp oil 1 fennel bulb, coarsely chopped 1 large onion, coarsely chopped 2 trimmed celery stalks, coarsely chopped 1 carrot, coarsely chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 sprigs fresh thyme, plus extra to serve 5 cups water 400 g can diced tomatoes 100 g dried pasta screws 400 g can four bean mix, drained and rinsed 175 g…
Have you ever noticed how much brighter and more delicious a strawberry grown in a friend’s garden is when compared with the ones you can buy in the…
Brinjal Bolognese bake This Brinjal Bolognese bake is the perfect weeknight meal! TOTAL TIME 1 hour 45 min| SERVES 4 INGREDIENTS BOLOGNESE SAUCE 1 tbsp Olive oil 1 Large brown onion, chopped 1 Red bell pepper, coarsely chopped 1 Green bell pepper, coarsely chopped 1 2 Garlic cloves, minced 2 250g Beef mince 1 tbsp Tomato paste ½ cup Dry red wine 400g Canned chopped tomatoes 2 tbsp Coarsely chopped fresh basil ASSEMBLE 2 Brinjals, cut into 2mm-thick slices 200g Baby spinach leaves ¾ cup Fresh ricotta 1 Egg white ½ cup Coarsely grated mozzarella ¼ cup Coarsely grated parmesan-style cheese METHOD BOLOGNESE SAUCE HEAT oil in a pot over medium heat. Cook onion,…
Pecan & Date cake TOTAL TIME 1 hour 30 minutes | SERVES 12 INGREDIENTS 250g butter, softened 2 tsp vanilla essence 1 3/4 cups caster sugar…