Become inspired this year by taking going on a journey to one of South Africa’s most prestigious wine and food festivals. We dare you not to salivate. The 19th Hermanus Wine and Food Festival will showcase one of the strongest line-ups of premium wines from the Elgin to Elim region. The Hermanus Wine & Food Festival is voted one of South Africa’s Top 10 Wine Festivals. Entrance to the festival arena is R50 per person. Children under 12 enter for free. This includes safe parking. Entrance to the Hermanus Wine Hall is R100 per person which includes your tasting glass and a wine…
Print Recipe Beef medallions with red wine jus and duchess potatoes Serves: 6 Cooking Time: 1 hour Ingredients DUCHESS POTATOES 500g potatoes 150g butter 1 egg salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste RED WINE JUS 30ml (2 tbsp) olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed 3 bay leaves
Print Recipe Steamed sole pockets Serves: 6 Cooking Time: 1 hour + 10 minutes Ingredients SOLE POCKETS 6 large soles, left whole and filleted 3 carrots, peeled and cut into strips 6 bay leaves 50ml olive oil ½ green pepper, diced ½ red pepper, diced 3 baby marrows, cut into strips 1 onion, finely chopped
Print Recipe Quiche Lorraine Serves: 1 large quiche (serves 6) Cooking Time: 1 hour Ingredients 400g ready-made shortcrust pastry 250ml (1 cup) milk 250ml (1 cup) fresh cream 3 eggs, beaten 2 egg yolks, beaten 5ml (1 tsp) nutmeg, freshly grated salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 200g pancetta, sliced into thin strips
Print Recipe Ham broth Serves: 6 Cooking Time: 20 mins Ingredients 30g butter 1 onion, chopped 1 carrot, roughly chopped 1 celery stalk, bruised 2L vegetable stock 200g ham, sliced salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste small handful fresh coriander, to serve Instructions 1 Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat
A melt-in-your-mouth, rich, and deliciously indulgent main course. Roast fillet topped with blue cheese and served with a cherry and port sauce is perfect for entertaining. Or just make it whenever you’re feeling fancy!
COOK’S TIP Using lemonade, instead of lemon, to stop apples from browning lends great flavour without making the apples sour.
Print Recipe Radish Vietnamese spring rolls served with a nut dipping sauce Serves: 8 Cooking Time: 30 mins Ingredients Spring rolls 8 rice-paper wrappers 5 radishes, thinly sliced 50g dried cranberries 1 small red cabbage, thinly sliced 5 spring onions, sliced 1 cucumber, chopped 1 yellow pepper, cut into strips 1 green pepper, cut into
Deliciously fun yeast doughnuts with a white-chocolate glaze that’s covered in finely chopped Oreos. Yum!
Wake up and smell the bacon this Father’s Day. Groupon brings you the man-equivalent of the classic floral bouquet and they are calling it the Broquet (#GrouponBroquet). Richard Bosman, the Bacon Boss, and Groupon have teamed up to create a hand-crafted, carefully cured and curated bundle of bacon, giving everyone the answer to the “what do I get dad this Father’s Day?” question. You will be happy to know that these mouthwatering broquets are as easy to make as they are to consume. There is a free step-by-step on their website to help you on your way. Groupon users can…