What to do with that half-can of coconut milk in your fridge? We’ve got three fab ways… Frosted Coconut Lemnodae Panko-crumbed chicken and chickpea salad cups with a coconut and peanut dressing Fried bananas in a vanilla-coconut broth with a nut-butter-and-honey sauce
Perfect little savoury biscuits that are great for packed lunch boxes, on cheeseboards or simply devoured as a snack. Recipe by Illanique van Aswegen
Print Recipe Coconut-ice bath bomb Serves: 20 Cooking Time: 10 mins + overnight,to dry Ingredients 180g citric acid 180g bicarbonate of soda 120g cornflour 115g castor sugar 250ml (1 cup) coconut oil, melted few drops vanilla extract few drops pink food colouring Instructions 1 Line a 20cm-square plastic container or baking tray with baking paper.
Recipe by Neil Roake “I took the plunge recently to celebrate a significant birthday milestone and went skiing in Avoriaz, France. The self-catering units were ideal to test out some classic alpine dishes (most of which involve cheese!). I tracked down the Reblochon cheese, specific to the Alps, from a drool-worthy supermarket and proceeded to make this classic dish of potatoes, bacon and cheese called ‘tartiflette’. It works just as well with a large wheel of Camembert… and lots of red wine! (Apart from a sprained calf muscle from skiing into my instructor, I arrived home with all bones intact…
The inspiration for the dish came from the fantastic colour of the purple cauliflower, which is readily available in shops. To add to the natural purple hue, I used grilled aubergine and quick and easy potato and beetroot röstis and a red-onion salsa with chive- and spring-onion flowers. PAIR WITH… KWV The Mentors Orchestra 2012
Recipe by Illanique van Aswegen Who says pizza always needs mozzarella and a tomato sauce? This non-traditional gourmet pizza delivers on crunch and unusual flavours that are sure…
Print Recipe Maple-glazed duck with spice-poached plums Serves: 6 – 8 Cooking Time: 20 mins Ingredients MAPLE-GLAZED DUCK 1,5kg – 2kg duck, fully defrosted if previously frozen 1 onion, peeled and quartered 3 cinnamon sticks handful fresh rosemary sprigs handful fresh thyme sprigs handful fresh sage leaves 4 garlic cloves, peeled and halved 1 orange,
Print Recipe Banana crumpets with crispy bacon and maple syrup Serves: 4-6 Cooking Time: 35 mins Ingredients Crumpet: 280 g (500 ml) cake flour 20 ml baking powder 2 ml salt 20 ml sugar 2 large eggs 350 ml Clover Fresh Full Cream Milk 25 ml (25 g) Clover Mooi River Butter, melted 50 ml
Print Recipe Tipiak winter fruit salad with quinoa Serves: 6 Cooking Time: 30 mins Ingredients 240g Tipiak Organic Gourmand Quinoa 2 oranges, peeled and diced 80g dried figs, sliced 80g dates, sliced juice of 1 orange salt freshly ground black pepper, to taste 30ml (2 tbsp) honey 45ml ( 3 tbsp) lemon juice 5ml (1
Print Recipe Chickpea dumplings in tomato curry with fresh basil Serves: 2 – 3 Cooking Time: 45 mins Ingredients Tomato curry Olive oil, to fry 1 onion, peeled and diced 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced 1 x 80g sachet Thai red curry paste 2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes Juice of ½ lemon Salt
Sosaties are a traditional South African dish of meat cooked on skewers. The word ‘sosatie’ is of Cape Malay origin, used in Afrikaans, and has gained greater circulation…
Print Recipe Chocolate terrine with hazelnut praline and salted caramel popcorn Serves: 12 Cooking Time: 2 hours plus setting time Ingredients Chocolate terrine 250ml (1 cup) fresh cream 200g Lindt 70% Dark Chocolate 225g castor sugar 60ml (¼ cup) boiling water 100g hazelnuts, roughly chopped Hazelnut-praline topping 225g castor sugar 60ml (¼ cup) boiling water