• To make cheese at home, it’s best to get full-cream, antibiotic-free milk directly from a farmer. You can get certified raw milk from Irene Dairy Farm (irenefarm.co.za), or strike up a relationship with your nearest dairy farmer. To make your own soft cheese, you need to warm the milk and add lactic acid bacteria and cultures to sour the milk. Rennet is added to coagulate the milk before cutting up the coagulum and pouring it through a sieve to drain the whey. The curd is put into a mould to be pressed, which you can do by placing a wooden…

    Kolache are pastries that hold dollops of fruit rimmed by puffy pillows of dough. Originating as a semi-sweet wedding dessert in Central Europe, the kolach has become popular in parts…