SIDE DISHES • Steam baby marrows, string beans, celery, leaks and peas. Place on a serving dish and season well to taste. Drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Serve while hot (pictured above). • Roast potatoes and add chargrilled tomatoes and red onion. Season well, drizzle with olive oil and serve. • Parboil broccoli, string beans, parsnips and roasted peppers. Season, drizzle with olive oil and serve. • Place roasted beetroot and wilted spinach on a serving dish, sprinkle with nuts and rocket, and serve. • Mix together couscous, a squeeze of lime, parsley, nuts and currants. • Bake…
Measure the pasta dough ingredients as you would normally and… • For black pasta, add a sachet of squid ink to 400g flour then mix with the rest…
I prefer blanched tomatoes as I do not like the consistency of tomato skin or seeds in a dish. Blanching is the easiest and quickest way to peel large quantities of tomatoes and fruit. With a paring knife, cut out the core of the tomato and criss-cross a slash at the bottom. Bring a pot of water to the boil and immerse the tomatoes in the boiling water until the skin starts to burst, about 20 seconds depending on their ripeness. Remove the tomatoes and immediately place them in cold water for a few seconds. Using a knife, peel the…
• If your cake has risen unevenly, it could be due to the oven temperature being too high or because the flour wasn’t sufficiently blended into the mixture.…
Buffalo mozzarella is not always readily available, but with a little twist you can make your own. Place the mozzarella ball into a deep mixing bowl and pour fullcream milk over to cover. Leave to rest for about 2 days and drain. Use as you would buffalo mozzarella.
• Add peas to bean, pasta or rice salads. • Mix peas with cottage cheese for a tasty spread. • Sprinkle blanched peas, crispy bacon and fresh ricotta…
Paris – it’s the city of romance, fashion and style. It’s also a dream destination for foodies, as F&HE rediscovered. Share our must-keep guide to the best gourmet spots VANESSA GROBLEROne of the best things about exploring an enormous city like Paris is that there is so much to do, see and taste that anyone who has visited it probably has their own list of favourite spots, especially when it comes to the city’s culinary culture. Arriving in the French capital can also be quite daunting if you have no idea where to start, especially as some of the best…
With 25 percent of the world’s cranes operating in Dubai, the city is the fastest growing on the planet, home to surreal skyscrapers and sheer excess. But the…
In this age of extreme choice among luxurious safari lodges, how do you differentiate one from another? Ecca Lodge, in the Eastern Cape’s Kwandwe Private Game Reserve, not only fits the bill, but breaks the mould with its funky, modern design and superb dining KIM HOEPFLYou’ll find Ecca Lodge (named for the dark shale seen lying in abundance in the area) an hour’s drive inland from Grahamstown in Kwandwe Private Game Reserve. The surrounding bush is scrubby and treeless. Water is scarce. Giant cacti, taller than a man, give it an air of the prehistoric. A curiosity is the thick…
VERUSKA DE VITA La Grande Epicerie and Fauchon in Paris, The Organic Café in Dubai, Harrods Food Hall and Fortnum & Mason in London, Dean & DeLuca in…