• With winter  in full swing, there’s no better way to welcome the cooler weather and shorter days than by investing in some new serve-ware. Or if you’ve recently remodeled your kitchen and are on the lookout to update your soup bowls, then you’ve come to the right place. Winter calls for keeping warm and cooking up a storm! We’ve looked at the latest soup bowls that you can serve some hearty soup dishes in. With plenty of different styles and patterns to choose from to suit your personal taste. Tureen A tureen is a serving dish for soups or stews.…

    How to enhance your winter roasts. Take your roasts to the next level with these easy tips for enhancing your favourite winter meals! Side dishes Steam baby marrows, string beans, celery, leeks and peas. Place on a serving dish and season well to taste. Drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Serve while hot. Roast potatoes and add chargrilled tomatoes and red onion. Season well, drizzle with olive oil and serve. Parboil broccoli, string beans, parsnips and roasted peppers. Season, drizzle with olive oil and serve. Place roasted beetroot and wilted spinach on a serving dish, sprinkle with nuts and…

    The ultimate breakfast pancake! Puffed pancake with mozzarella, prosciutto & turmeric eggs PUFFED PANCAKE 175g cake flour 1 tsp paprika/cayenne pepper salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 8 large eggs 180ml (¾ cup) milk large bunch mixed fresh herbs, finely chopped + extra, to garnish 2 tbsp salted butter, to fry TOPPING 115g buffalo mozzarella/fior di latte 80g prosciutto, roughly torn 2 baby leeks, peeled into thin strips or cut into rounds 2 – 3 large eggs 2 tsp ground turmeric 2 tbsp melted butter METHOD PREHEAT the oven to 220°C. FOR the pancake, combine the flour, paprika/cayenne…

    “Love will take you places” says Starbucks South Africa’s International Barista Champion hopeful Phuti Mmotla If there was ever a person to exemplify what it means to struggle for perfection, it has to be Phuti Mmotla, recently awarded Starbucks National Barista Champion from Cape Town. We talked with him about who he is, how he came to this high point in his Starbucks career, and his hopes and plans for the future — most notably his ambitions to be chosen as one of the ten Starbucks Baristas across Europe, the Middle East and Africa to compete in the Starbucks International…

    Spicy Chunky Guacamole Recipe South Africans like their guacamole chunky … and, no, we don’t mean salad or salsa or sauce – we mean glorious green chunky guacamole. The key is a perfectly ripe, silky-smooth avocados, cut into bite-sized green cubes and simply seasoned with a little sea salt, freshly ground black pepper and a spritz of fresh lemon or lime juice. To that pristine perfection, add fresh herbs, grated garlic, crushed chilli flakes, leftover corn, diced pickles like gherkins or piquanté peppers, beans, chickpeas or peanuts. Even finely chopped fruit such as fresh pineapple and chargrilled nectarines add a…

    Onion tart Looking for ways to create healthy meals on a budget has become a way of life for most of us, considering the ever-rising food costs and…