TO DRINK: Spice Route Viognier 2007 has beautiful balance and weight that pairs well with both pops.
Print Recipe Lace pancakes with poached plums and cardamom scented cream Serves: 20 mins Cooking Time: 4-6 Ingredients Poached plums 1L water 3 star anise 2.5 ml salt 60g sugar 12 ripe plums, halved and stone removed Pancakes 500ml (280g) cake flour 10ml baking powder 2ml salt 3 large eggs, whisked 250ml water 250ml Clover
Print Recipe Cranberry-glazed duck breast with green apple salad Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 40 mins Ingredients DUCK 4 duck breasts salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 60ml (¼ cup) cranberry jelly SALAD 4 Granny Smith apples, finely sliced 1 spring onion, finely sliced 500g fresh watercress juice of 1 small lemon olive/avocado oil
TO DRINK: Eikendal Wooded Semillon 2008: rich and fruity.
Cook’s tip: To get more flavour into the sponge, soak in the cooled syrup. Tap into the trend of using mismatched glassware in which to serve this dessert.…
Print Recipe Spun sugar Cooking Time: 25 mins Ingredients 360g glucose 200g white granulated Instructions 1 Place the glucose and sugar in a pot over high heat. Remove from heat when the sugar has melted and reached boiling point. 2 Dip a fork into the pot at a 45-degree angle in an aired kitchen and
Light and satisfying, this tart is a Mediterranean classic. As an added bonus, it’s also vegetarian! Any diet will adore the combination of earthy marrows and creamy, salty cheese.
Pair with the Howcomely (page 68, December 2014). With an almost shortbread consistency, be prepared for guests to come back for seconds and thirds for these spicy cookies.
Print Recipe Honey-coated mixed nuts with cheese By Thulisa Martins – Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 5 mins Ingredients 150g SPAR Mixed Nuts 50g SPAR Honey SPAR Cheddar or cheese or your choice Instructions 1 Heat the honey and nuts in a saucepan over medium heat until the honey fully coats the nuts, 3 minutes. Serve
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1. Listada de Gandia, often considered a Spanish heirloom and grown around Gandia in Valencia, Spain, is one of the prettiest aubergine varieties, with thin, purple stripes on white flesh. Their skin is softer than the well-known, dark purple Nadia aubergine, and the flavour much sweeter. Aubergines are generally salted prior to cooking – not only does this assist in drawing out bitter juices, it also helps with less oil being absorbed by the aubergines when frying. 2. A great source of vital amino acids, fibre, vitamins and minerals, beans are essential in any healthy diet. According to Nicole Sacks,…
Print Recipe Berry ice cream served with spiced biscotti Serves: 30 biscotti Cooking Time: 2 hours plus extra for freezing Ingredients Biscotti 240g (2 cups) cake flour 210g (1 cup) castor sugar 10ml (2 tsp) baking powder 100g pecan nuts, chopped 100g dried cranberries 100g almonds 100g dried apricots, chopped 100g candied orange peel 10ml