• Garlicky wild mushrooms on rye toast Delicious, quick and easy (and vegan, as a bonus!) INGREDIENTS 2 tbsp olive oil 1 clove garlic small handful thyme small handful rosemary 320 g exotic mushrooms, sliced wholegrain mustard 2 slices rye bread thyme, for garnish rosemary, for garnish METHOD HEAT a glug of olive oil in a frying pan over low heat. Add garlic, thyme and rosemary and sauté, 3 minutes. TURN the heat to high, add mushrooms and fry until the mushrooms are cooked through and golden, about 10 minutes. Season the mushrooms with salt to taste. SPREAD 2 large…

    Fat slices of caramelised aubergine that are creamy in the middle, dripping with melted mozzarella and offer a flavour punch of sun-dried tomato. Add the show-stopping ingredient, rosemary salt, and you’ve got a vegetable dish from heaven! You don’t have to be a vegetarian to find this aubergine, buffalo mozzarella and sun-dried tomato stack absolutely mouth-watering. Recipe by Caro de Waal Photograph by Justin Fox and Hein van Tonder

    Work hard and play harder’, is a motto by which many South Africans live. As a result, there’s little time in between to page through recipe books and scroll through blogs in search of great recipes, schlep to the shops for ingredients and still make dinner from scratch. Imagine a recipe book that delivered all the ingredients you needed to cook every recipe in it, straight to your door. Dinner kit delivery service UCook is making this fantasy a reality and is designed to help you learn how to cook healthy, gourmet meals easily. With UCook, you simply visit www.ucook.co.za…

    Entries are now open for the third Sanlam Portrait Award which celebrates and showcases the best original portrait artwork in South Africa. Sponsored by Sanlam Private Wealth, in partnership with Durbanville’s Rust-en-Vrede Art Gallery, the award offers a significant monetary prize of R100 000 as well as a viewers’ choice prize. The closing date for entries is 13 July 2017. The competition is open to artists 18 years and older who are residents of South Africa. Work entered should be based on a sitting, or study from life, and the human figure must predominate. No sculptures, photographs and works created using…

    This summer, Glaceau vitaminwater wants to give vitaminwater lovers a chance to refresh themselves while making their final push towards the much needed holiday season. The countdown to the end of the year means that two amazing hampers are up for grabs, courtesy of Glaceau vitaminwater. Available in six lip-smacking flavours, power-c, essential, xxx, focus, spark and rejuve. Glaceau vitaminwater is the official drink that fuels the rule-breakers, risk-takers and hit-makers delivering great tasting hydration for this 24/7 crowd while inspiring you to do what you love. To stand a chance to win an amazing Glaceau vitaminwater hamper worth R1600,…

    Print Recipe Turmeric and ginger calamari salads Serves: 6 Cooking Time: 30 mins Ingredients 900g calamari tubes, cleaned, halved and scored 2cm fresh ginger, minced 2 garlic cloves, minced 1cm fresh turmeric, grated, or 2,5ml (½ tsp) ground turmeric 2,5ml (½ tsp) Sichuan pepper, crushed zest of 1 lime 12 iceberg lettuce leaf shells 1

    Earthy and simple, a fig salad is the perfect addition to your table. This light and lovely dish is perfect for brunch, lunch or dinner, and is always…