TO DRINK: Ataraxia Mountain Vineyards Chardonnay 2006 is a beautiful, elegant chardonnay with lime and tropical notes.
Potato perfection Making your own gnocchi isn’t as difficult as you think – this delicious little alternative to pasta is made easier with a step-by-step guide from master…
This spring vegetable frittata is really just a posh omelette and makes a great speedy meal. It’s also great cold – cut it into wedges and pack them into lunchboxes.
Sweet and sour prawns with nutty rice is deliciously satisfying, without being too high in carbs. Basmati rice has a lower GI value than regular white rice. You could substitute the yoghurt with coconut milk, but that would raise the GI value of the dish slightly. Cook’s tip: Find tamarind paste in Asian supermarkets.
Quail eggs with dukkah is a popular Egyptian street snack, full of flavour and deliciously light. This dish also makes a stylish nibble for guests before dinner.
Theobroma, the botanical name for cocoa, means “food of the gods”. F&HE explores this most heavenly of foods TRACY GIELINK The predilection for chocolate is a universal phenomenon. World consumption of chocolate is a whopping 2,8 million tons per year. Whether you’re addicted or not, there can be no denying its allure. Cocoa beans are said to have originated in the Amazon more than 4 000 years ago, but when Christopher Columbus stumbled across them in 1502 he ignored them. Two decades later Hernán Cortés found the Aztec emperor drinking a liquid so prestigious (crushed cocoa beans with water and…
There’s no need to leave town to unwind in five-star style. Our collection of neighbourhood luxury retreats are all within easy driving distance of four major centres PORT…