Print Recipe Mango and peach crumble Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 40 mins Ingredients 3 large mangoes, roughly chopped 6 ripe peaches, chopped 30ml (2 tbsp) castor sugar 1 cinnamon stick Crumble 180g (1½ cups) cake flour 100g (½ cup) brown sugar 50g pecan nuts, chopped 5ml (1 tsp) ground ginger 150g butter, cold and cubed
This a fun, American-inspired meal that kids especially love. Turkey drumsticks are huge, but good to share and eat with your hands. Also great for a lunch the day after Christmas. TO DRINK: Tokara Red 2004, with berries on the nose; lots of spice and a mixture of nuts on the palate.
For just a little extra holiday cheer, why not whip up a batch of spiced mince pies? You can’t go wrong with this festive favourite, especially since they…
TO DRINK: Amber Ale Beer, with gentle hops to bring out the complexities of the burger, and a medium smoothness that does not overwhelm food.
Blueberry butter cake is a like a fruity, rich cloud. This is a delicious tea-time treat adapted from Bill Granger’s recipe in Sydney Food. He suggests mulberries as an…
Print Recipe Garlic scallops with minted pea purée and cucumber ribbons Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 30 mins Ingredients MINTED PEA PURÉE 45ml (3 tbsp) olive oil 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 150ml chicken stock 160g peas 60ml (¼ cup) fresh mint salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste GREMOLATA zest of 1 lemon 100ml
This delicious dish gets rid of leftover gammon as well as turkey, or make it with chicken and bacon any time of year. TO DRINK: Jacobsdal Pinotage 2004, with ripe plum aromas and just a touch of vanilla sweetness on the nose. Vicki Clarke and Nikki Gaskell run the dynamic catering company Fresh as well as Bella restaurant in Rivonia, Johannesburg. Vicki 082 414 9245; Nikki 083 741 7436; Bella 011-883-6665.
To drink: Ataraxia Sauvignon Blanc 2008 will unite all the flavours. The grape variety has good acidity and works superbly with asparagus.
TO DRINK: Brunia Sauvignon Blanc 2009, a cool-climate wine with lovely minerality, fruit and acidity, which will give the rocket a marvellous edge.