• Print Recipe Best spaghetti bolognaise Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 1 hour 20 mins Ingredients 30ml (2 tbsp) olive oil 1kg lean beef mince 2 small red onions, finely chopped 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped 5ml (1 tsp) fresh thyme leaves 2 x 410g tins Italian chopped tomatoes 60ml (¼ cup) tomato paste salt and freshly

    GLAD Ice Cube Bags are an absolute kitchen essential. The bags have individually perforated ice cube blocks so that it’s easy to tear off what you need without mess, without fuss. The bags boast a self-seal innovation which is activated when it’s turned upside-down, ensuring the liquids doesn’t spill. GLAD Ice Cube bags are so versatile! Here are some awesome suggestions: Freeze a mixture of olive oil and finely chopped herbs to use as needed when cooking Left over sauces and gravy can be frozen and defrosted as needed Prepare vegetable, chicken or beef stock and pour the mixture into…

    Print Recipe Tomato-chilli relish and mozzarella tortillas Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 40 mins Ingredients RELISH 1 onion, thinly sliced 200g Rosa tomatoes, halved 15ml (1 tbsp) olive oil 30ml (2 tbsp) balsamic vinegar 100g (½ cup) brown sugar 1 red chilli, seeded and chopped salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 125ml (½ cup)

    Don’t follow the herd; follow master chef RUDI LIEBENBERG’s simple steps to a robust country classic. Photograph by JAN BOTHA Shepherd’s pie is a traditional British meat pie with a crust made from mashed potato. Originally, meat left over from Sunday’s roast was turned into a pie on Monday. The difference between shepherd’s pie and cottage pie is that one uses lamb while the other uses beef – no prizes for guessing which is which. History indicates that the cottage pie appeared before the shepherd’s pie, probably because cattle farming preceded sheep farming in places where potatoes were also prevalent.…

    … celebrating August with wine, women and song. To celebrate Women’s Month in August, the Cradle Boutique Hotel – together with leading Johannesburg wine outlet Wine Menu – is hosting the Cradle of Food & Wine Festival, featuring a tasting event that will be represented by some of the country’s top women wine and gin makers. The one day event takes place on Saturday, August 19 from 11:00 to16:00. While those over 18 can taste wines from some of the more than 10 estates that will be pouring on the day, as well as sample some local gins, the younger…