We love tartare, and this is a new version of a classic. Serve with melba toast or fresh seed loaf. Remember that it doesn’t keep well as the lime juice “cooks” the fish, so serve it immediately.
Ask the butcher for smaller shanks – they tend to be less stringy and require less cooking time. TO DRINK: Boschendal Reserve Shiraz, made to the French style…
Print Recipe Porcini rice pudding Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 40 mins Ingredients 1,25 litres (5 cups) milk 1 bay leaf sprigs of fresh thyme 125ml (½ cup) dried porcini mushrooms 200g (1 cup) arborio or risotto rice freshly grated nutmeg, to taste freshly ground black pepper, to taste 250ml (1 cup) Parmesan or pecorino, grated
Add a dollop to grilled fish, seafood or tasty wraps
Red onions contain quercetin, which fights infections, and allicin, which helps boost cardiovascular health.
Print Recipe Olive and chevin tartlets Serves: 6 Cooking Time: 30 mins Ingredients 400g puff pastry 2 x 100g logs chevin goat's cheese 80ml (cup) mascarpone 15ml (1 tbsp) fresh thyme leaves 24 kalamata olives, pitted 24 green olives, pitted olive/avocado oil, to drizzle salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste Instructions 1 Preheat
Print Recipe White hot chocolate Serves: 3 Instructions 1 Melt 180ml (¾ cup) white chocolate chips in a saucepan with 875ml (3½ cups) full-cream milk. Whisk together. When warm and melted, remove from heat and add 120ml vanilla vodka. Pour into glasses and top with marshmallows or grated chocolate.
Print Recipe Honeyed macadamia, lemon, spinach and ricotta spaghettini Serves: 4 – 6 Cooking Time: 40 mins Ingredients HONEYED MACADAMIA NUTS 250g macadamia nuts 60ml (¼ cup) runny honey 45ml (3 tbsp) olive or avocado oil + extra, for brushing 400g spaghettini 1 red chilli, finely chopped juice and zest of 1 lemon and 1
Print Recipe Mocha affogato By Food and Home Entertaining – Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 10 mins Ingredients 500ml (2 cups) chocolate ice cream 4 shots espresso 200ml whipped cream Instructions 1 Scoop the ice cream into serving glasses. 2 Pour over the hot espresso. 3 Top with whipped cream and serve
TO DRINK: Ginger ale, because if you happen to have indulged over the weekend, it’s never a bad idea to give your liver a break on Mondays… Boil 250g dry lentils in plenty of salted water until tender, about 30 minutes. Drain and keep warm until needed. In the meantime, heat 30ml (2 tbsp) olive oil in a pan. Add 1 large finely chopped red onion and 1 large seeded and sliced red pepper, and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Add 500g chicken pieces. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste. Add 90ml olive oil and…
Print Recipe Jodi-Ann Pearton’s seared ostrich with butternut purée, avocado oil emulsion and pickled fennel salad Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 40 mins + overnight to cool Ingredients 80ml avocado oil + extra, for drizzling 40ml ground cumin 30ml (2 tbsp) ground coriander 4 ostrich fillets 4 sprigs fresh rosemary, for brushing AVOCADO OIL EMULSION 45ml
Print Recipe Leek, smoked chicken and cabbage soup Serves: 6 Cooking Time: 40 mins Ingredients 45ml (3 tbsp) olive oil 6 young leeks, washed and sliced (white part only) 1 small white onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2L good quality chicken stock 4 smoked chicken breasts, finely sliced 2 baby cabbages, thinly sliced