TO DRINK: A citrusy Sauterne (French sweet wine) goes exceptionally well with fruit-flavoured desserts
TO DRINK: A light tawny port works well with both chocolate and plums, and isn’t too heavy with dessert.
Print Recipe Canderel chocolate egg lollies Serves: 4 large lollies Ingredients 3 x 85g Canderel milk chocolate slabs A clear plastic chocolate mold with 4 compartments (in the shape of your choice) with spaces for the sticks 4 plastic or wooden lollipop sticks Glitter for dusting (optional) Instructions 1 Ensure the mold is clean and
Print Recipe Crispy fennel and carrot salad Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 10 mins Ingredients DRESSING 30ml (2 tbsp) sherry vinegar 80ml (½ cup) olive/avocado oil 5ml (1 tsp) Dijon mustard sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste SALAD 125ml (½ cup) fresh breadcrumbs 1 fennel bulb, thinly sliced 2 carrots, thinly sliced 2
TO DRINK: Post House Merlot, with dense fruit and hints of wood spice, is an ideal choice for this dish.
TO DRINK: Fleur du Cap Viognier, bright and peachy, will stand up to the fruity and salty elements of this dish.
Print Recipe Caprese salad Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 20 mins Ingredients 4 vine-ripened tomatoes 4 slices prosciutto sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling 2 x 125g bocconcini (buffalo mozzarella balls), torn 250ml (1 cup) fresh basil leaves 15ml (1 tbsp) white wine vinegar 30ml (2 tbsp)
Serves: 6 Difficulty level: A little effort Time: 2 hours Enjoy with: A medium-cream sherry is a sweet and warming accompaniment to all kinds of desserts INGREDIENTS: Sable pastry 150g butter, cubed, at room temperature 90g icing sugar a pinch of salt 1 large egg, beaten 250g cake flour, sifted Frangipane 100g butter, at room temperature 100g (½ cup) sugar 2 large eggs 1 tot dark rum 50g ground almonds, sifted 25g cake flour, sifted 300g fresh cherries, pitted Cherry orange compote 250g fresh or tinned cherries, pitted and roughly chopped zest of 1 orange, reserving the orange for juice…