Recipes, styling and photographs by Katelyn Williams
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Print Recipe Flour soft-shell tacos with grilled corn, spiced black-eyed beans, cashew-nut cream and pineapple and chilli salsa Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 1 hour 30 mins Ingredients Flour soft-shell tacos 600g cake flour 5ml (1 tsp) salt 10ml (2 tsp) baking powder 45g margarine (Cardin or Olé brands) 475ml lukewarm water Spiced black-eyed beans 300g
By Claire Winstanley from Good Looking and Cooking I’ve based my ideas on foodie trends for 2017 on my research while travelling over this past year, my experiences and public commentary. Foodie trends for 2017 The Power Bowl – Instagram Bait Popular perhaps because of its Instagram-friendly nature as you can see everything in the bowl and it’s great for top shots. In particular, the Hawaiian Poke (pronounced OK with a P) a raw fish dish served with seaweed, local nuts and salt. Then there’s the Korean Bibimbap which is a warm bowl of rice served with a multitude of…
COOK’S TIPS: Instead of flour, you could also coat the fritters in breadcrumbs. The result will be much crispier. Slightly moist hands work best to mould the fritters.
These frozen watermelon Christmas tree lollies with lime sugar are the perfect icy treats for kids over the hot South African holidays! Also guaranteed to please the adults. The best known varieties of melon are casaba, honeydew, watermelon, Persian melon and cantaloupe. But, did you know (and how very fitting), there is also a variety called the Christmas melon? Also known as the Santa Claus melon, it is so named because it peaks during the month of December. Widely available in the Northern Hemisphere, the Christmas melon is similar to the watermelon with its green and gold stripes, but is about 30cm in length and isn’t as sweet as the other melons. Unfortunately, this variety is…
A classic brunch dish, salmon carpaccio with lemon dressing is one of the easiest elegant dishes you can lay on your table. Full of flavour, it’s always a…
How do you get the entire (almost) wine industry in one room at the same time? You launch the little green book. Platter’s by Diners Club South African Wine Guide 2017 was recently unveiled at an awards ceremony at The Table Bay Hotel. This year’s guide has a more sedate look than usual, sporting a cover of an appropriate vineyard green. South Africa’s top-selling wine guide revealed 94 wines and one brandy with the coveted five-star status, 27 of these were awarded their first five stars. White wines dominated the top ratings, with chenin blanc and chardonnay wines raking in…
Peppered calamari with sweet chilli sauce pairs well with Constantia Glen Three 2008, with flavours from chocolate to spicy herbs to complement every facet.
Print Recipe Tsoureki (Greek Easter bread) Serves: 3 loaves Cooking Time: 4 hrs Ingredients 3 packets Anchor Instant Yeast 400g (2 cups) sugar 375ml (1½ cups) lukewarm milk 125ml (½ cup) lukewarm water 1,1kg (9 cups) flour 100 – 120g butter, grated 6 eggs + 1 extra, beaten, for egg wash 10ml (2 tsp) vanilla
Print Recipe Herb crusted rainbow trout with parsnip purée Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 45 mins + extra to chill Ingredients Herb crusted rainbow trout 20g (2 tbsp) fresh parsley 20g (2 tbsp) fresh coriander 10g (1 tbsp) Gruyère, grated 20g (2 tbsp) unsalted butter, softened 1 slice white bread 4 x 150g trout Spinach and