Taryn Das NevesThe Ginger & White Cookbook (Mitchell Beazley, R313) This cookbook comes from the homely kitchens of artisan coffee bar and restaurant, Ginger & White, in London. With a focus on a decent cuppa and food for sharing and laughing over together, it’s hard to find a recipe you won’t like! Whether it’s soft-boiled eggs (topped with knitted hats) and toast soldiers, garlic and fennel slowroasted pork baps or gluten-free chocolate mud cake, this is casual dining at its finest. Highlight: If you’re a carrot cake addict, don’t miss their recipe with lashings of cream cheese icing! Available at…
Taryn Das NevesA Change of Appetite (Octopus, R400) Diana Henry has embarked on a mission to discover flavourful, healthier recipes. What follows are mouth-watering meals with Middle Eastern…
Taryn Das NevesA Homegrown Table (Random House, R330) MasterChef Australia 2013 winner, Emma Dean, goes back to basics and focuses on fresh, organic produce to eat with friends and family. With an emphasis on seasonality, foraging and growing your own vegetables, the recipes are humble and delicious – pork and fennel meatballs with risoni, and barbecued quail with heirloom tomato salad, to name a few. Highlight: Broken into lovely sections such as ‘Tea Time’ and ‘Sun Down’. Available at Exclusive Books.
Taryn Das NevesMorito (Random House, R525) The cookbook to come out of Morito restaurant in Exmouth Market, London, which serves tapas and meze-styled meals. The menu and team…
With the soft and silky texture that an avocado has, it is perfect against the salty and toasted flavours of the bacon and cauliflower. Cook’s tip: This avocado mousse topped with cauliflower and bacon crumbs is best served as individual starters. Serve the mousse in pretty glasses with long spoons. You can also serve it in a big dish as a spread or dip for guests to help themselves to.
This roasted garlic, cauliflower and Gruyère soup is the perfect creamy, comfort soup for cold winter days. Cook’s tip: it can also be made with purple cauliflower or…
Take your simple ingredients, add a whole lot of love and you’ve got fresh pasta, one of the world’s most gratifying dishes – whichever shape or flavour it…