Hack your kitchen with these 7 kitchen hacks to improve your game in the kitchen. Make perfectly crunchy and golden chips by bringing a pot of salted water to a boil. Add the chips (don’t add too many at a time) and boil for 8 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towel. Allow the chips to cool, 10 minutes. Deep-frying in hot oil, about 5 minutes. Remove from oil and allow to cool, 10 minutes. Return to the hot oil to deep-fry until golden, crispy and utterly delicious, about 7 minutes. Make your own hummus! Mix…
Print Recipe Creamy celery, chilli and prawn spaghetti Serves: 6 Cooking Time: 20 mins Ingredients 300g spaghetti 15ml (1 tbsp) olive oil 1 onion, peeled and chopped 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed 500ml (2 cups) fresh cream 1 bunch celery, washed and chopped (leaves reserved, to garnish) salt and freshly ground black pepper, to
We love this Thai prawn, pawpaw and palm heart salad with a citrus dressing. The aromas are intoxicating and it tastes absolutely divine! Pair it with a glass of your favourite wine.
Print Recipe Marinated red onion, granadilla and Parmesan salad Serves: 6 Cooking Time: 45 minutes Ingredients MARINATED RED ONIONS 1 large red onion, peeled and thinly sliced 30ml (2 tbsp) red wine vinegar 30ml (2 tbsp) balsamic vinegar 30ml (2 tbsp) olive oil 45ml (3 tbsp) brown sugar pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper,
Print Recipe Pumpkin ale and caramel blondies Serves: 24 Cooking Time: 1 hour Ingredients 340g unsalted butter, at room temperature 200g castor sugar 260g light brown sugar 2,5ml (½ tsp) salt 4 eggs 200g self-raising flour, sifted 200g cake flour, sifted 150ml Van Hunks Pumpkin Ale (available at select liquor retailers) 200g Wilson’s Cream Caramels,
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Print Recipe Broad bean, asparagus and smoked salmon pasta Ingredients 30ml (2 tbsp) butter 6 spring onions, chopped 90ml dry white wine 200g crème fraîche salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 30ml (2 tbsp) fresh dill, finely chopped juice of ½ lemon 300g fresh or frozen broad beans 200g fresh asparagus, trimmed and
Print Recipe Baby spinach and avocado salad with fennel, toasted walnuts and crispy bacon Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 15 minutes Ingredients VINAIGRETTE 60ml (¼ cup) extra virgin olive oil juice of 2 limes 30ml (2 tbsp) honey 5ml (1 tsp) Dijon mustard 1 chilli, seeded and thinly sliced SALAD 300g baby spinach and a variety
This delicious braaied chimichurri seabass with roasted sweet potatoes and relish is seasoned to perfection. Start the fire 30 minutes before you are done prepping the raw ingredients. Make…
7 Tips, tricks and kitchen hacks to make your life easier. Hack your kitchen with the tips and tricks below: Keep your butter in the freezer and then grate it for baking and pastries. It mixes into the flour more easily and melts much quicker. It will be easier to slice meat into wafer-thin carpaccio, if you place your meat in the freezer for a bit. Pineapple contains a chemical called bromelain, which boasts a mixture of enzymes capable of digesting proteins. Jelly and other gelatines get their structure from links formed between chains of collagen, which is a protein. When…
Print Recipe Smoked snoek pâté with sesame mosbolletjie French toast and black cherry compote Serves: 4 – 6 Cooking Time: 45 minutes Ingredients SNOEK PÂTÉ 125g cream cheese, at room temperature 100g good-quality shop-bought mayonnaise juice of ½ lemon small handful fresh parsley, roughly chopped 100g smoked snoek, flaked salt and freshly ground black pepper,