Mixed mushrooms and ginger stir-fry is wonderfully flavourful and also a healthy dinner! The sauce gives a kick to the earthy mushrooms, which are delicious with slightly spicy…
Give your standard starchy side a spicy kick! Mini roast potatoes with cumin give an exciting new flavour dimension to a family favourite dish. Select even-sized biggish new potatoes. Roast potatoes are best served straight from the oven.
Green beans with buttered almonds are a classic. This retro dish has been a staple at elegant dinner parties throughout the decades, and is still just as popular.…
This chicken with sherry and shallot sauce pairs well with a full-bodied, oaked Chenin Blanc – packed with sweet pear and apple flavours.
Resting the leg of lamb after cooking, and then carving, is the real art. The correct preparation by the butcher makes carving a breeze. Do not cut the…
Grilled venison with cabbage, lemon grass and coconut samp is a real taste explosion. It might seem unusual to pair gamey meat with such tropical flavours, but the two actually go together beautifully. Succulent rich meat and fresh samp will be your new favourite dish!
Plum and ginger sticky ribs might sound a little unusual, but these are just as delicious as your standard BBQ ribs. The unique flavours give a special kick…
Persian chicken with aromatic basmati rice is a deliciously fragrant dish that’s full of robust flavours. Golden crisped rice is a speciality in Persian cooking, known as ‘tahdig’. It adds a fantastic nutty flavour and texture to any rice dish. ‘Tahdig’ can also be made with pieces of bread or thin slices of potato that are added before the first layer of rice. If fresh pomegranates are hard to find, substitute with dried pomegranate seeds soaked in pomegranate juice. Dried chopped apricots or dates also work well in the pistachio and mint rice. For saffron yoghurt, add a pinch of saffron to 30ml…




