• It’s International Beer Day, a time when you can have your beer and eat it too! Ranging from light meals and hearty stews to decadent chocolate treats, we’ve rounded up 8 recipes to make with beer. Beer-battered cajun french fries Cr-r-rispy on the outside and soft as a pillow on the inside, you’ll never want to have regular french fries again after trying these! Peri-peri prawns in beer sauce With extra malty complexity from beer, these succulent prawns only require 20 minutes to make from start to finish! Beer-battered fish with watermelon salad Serve these crispy beer-battered fish…

    Taste the Terroir… The influence that the terroir diversity of the South African Winelands has on the wine produced by La Motte can be more than a media statement – you can actually experience it in your glass. Tasting the 2022 La Motte Sauvignon Blanc, one gets to enjoy fruit, vibrancy and classic elegance derived from the distinctive character of grapes from Stellenbosch (50%), Franschhoek (25%) and the Cape South Coast (25%). Approachable with a beautiful balance between tropical fruit flavours and minerality, the new release is polished by 5% of Semillon, adding complexity and interest. With an almost ideal…

    Vibrant and finished with the perfect crunch, these greener sushi rolls are made with savoy cabbage and are easier to make than you may think. Savoy cabbage sushi…

    Store-bought puff pastry is extremely versatile and can be used to make a myriad of delicious sweet and savoury dishes. Here are 8 tasty ways to use up those rolls of puff pastry sitting in your freezer.   1. Ham, cheese and mustard galette Layers of smoked ham and molten cheese are sandwiched between crisp layers of golden puff pastry. 2. Puff pastry, chocolate & fig stack Creamy, chocolate dolloped atop golden pastry, with some fruitiness for good measure…this is a quick and super-impressive dessert that will keep chocolate lovers happy! 3. Beef & pea hand pies These beef…

    Whether you’re an aspiring food blogger, influencer or enthusiastic food explorer, these food photography tips will help you capture the perfect shot. There is something about the visual presentation of a stacked gourmet burger dripping with sauce, or garlic butter melting over a perfectly prepared fillet of fish that gets your audience salivating and engaged. A picture tells a story. Food photography has become increasingly popular on social media, which abounds with shots of delicious dinners prepared at home, healthy lunches to be savoured at the office, or a decadent dessert at the best coffee shop in town. Want to…

    Baby marrow works its magic to make this cinnamon-sugar loaf cake extra moist and tender. Baby marrow loaf cake with cinnamon-sugar swirl HANDS-ON TIME 25 min | TOTAL TIME 2 hours | MAKES 2 loaves INGREDIENTS BABY MARROW LOAF 2/3 cup unsalted butter, melted 1½ cups sugar 4 eggs 4 cups flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda 1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon 1 tsp. salt ½ cup milk 2 cups grated baby marrow, skin on, patted dry 1/3 cup sugar, extra 1 Tbsp. cinnamon VANILLA BUTTERCREAM 170 grams butter, softened 340 grams icing sugar, sifted 1 tsp. vanilla…