Carrozza means carriage in Italian. The “carriage” is the bread that “delivers” the mozzarella to the table. Use a soft cow’s milk mozzarella for its stringy texture.
When you roast tomatoes on a rack like this, all their juices drip down onto the bread as they cook, giving you the ultimate roasted tomato bruschetta to serve your birds on. Clumps of cherry tomatoes on the vine look fantastic, but if you can’t find any, loose ones will work just as well.
This is the same idea as a strawberry ripple ice cream with some limoncello to give things an extra kick. Remember to take your semifreddo out of the…
NON-STICK FINISHES • Clean non-stick pans with a cloth in hot soapy water, rinse and dry well. • Never use metal utensils as they will scratch the non-stick finish and expose the metal underneath. • Using steel wool or Goldilocks to clean non-stick pots and pans will damage the non-stick coating. COPPER POTS AND PANS • Copper pots are excellent conductors of heat, but unfortunately a poisonous layer of green verdigris can form when food, liquids and air are combined. This is the reason why copper pots should be lined before using them for cooking. Most modern copper pots already…
Sustainable fishing has become something of a buzz word within foodie circles, and one man who is leading the way with his approach and ideas is hot London…
This peppered roast beef with beetroot granita pairs well the sweet spicy fruit of a shiraz such as Zandvliet Kalkveld Shiraz or Graham Beck Shiraz-Viognier or a pinotage like Diemersfontein.
TO DRINK: Sauvignon blanc would rise to the occasion here – go for something subtle from Fairview or Jordan.
Absolutely delicious as a snack at a cocktail party, the sweet preserved figs can be replaced with fresh figs when they’re in season. TO DRINK: An off-dry wine…