Easter and baking go hand-in-hand and what better way to celebrate this festive time of year than with a gorgeous, homely Easter cake recipes.
These Easter crafts for adults are not only great DIY projects but will take centre stage at your Easter gathering. The bunny wreath is our favourite.
It’s the time of year once more for hot cross buns! Here are 9 delicious hot cross bun recipes with a twist – from puddings to French toast and even a cake.
Avid readers of Food & Home Entertaining, you might recognise some of these. If you’re a new reader of F&HE, here’s a quick flash-back to the last 10 years of April covers. Enjoy! April 2008 – “STYLE ON A PLATE” issue From our 2008 editor’s letter: This special issue of F&HE is a stunning selection of stylish menus that you’ll always refer back to, whether you’re having friends over for a casual supper in the kitchen (page 39) or going all out with a fashionable dessert party (page 68). As F&HE food editor Anna Montali aptly puts it in our…
This Easter you won’t have to hunt for your chocolate indulgence! On Sunday the 1st April and Monday 2nd April, join Taj Cape Town in the The Lobby Lounge for a decadent Chocolate High Tea filled to the brim with the sweetest delights. Choose from a buffet bursting with treats like tiramisu wraps, ‘cracked egg’ panna cottas, Black Forest Swiss roll, Easter Bunny cake pops and much, much more! Pricing: R250 per person Booking: [email protected] Tea is served from 14:00 till 18:00 in The Lobby Lounge.
Rosebank’s art and design district, Keyes Art Mile, will soon be home to a new artisanal food market – The Pantry Market at Keyes. Taking place on one Saturday morning a month, the market will specialise in small-batch, artisanal products, and will bring to the district everything from olive oil and honey to fresh produce, charcuterie, confectionery, sourdough bread and cut flowers. About The Pantry Market “Our objective is to make fresh, locally sourced products available to Joburgers on a regular basis,” says curator of the market, Roberta Thatcher. “Now, more than ever, it’s imperative we know where our food is…
It’s finally avocado season in South Africa and we spent some time with the South African Avocado Growers’ Association (SAAGA) to find out 5 things everyone needs to know about avocados. FUN FACT ABOUT AVOCADOS: Contrary to popular belief, avocados are not vegetables but are part of the fruit family instead. In fact, avocados are part of the berry family. Here are 5 things everyone needs to know about avocados 1. When is avocado season in South Africa? In South Africa, it is avocado season for most of the year (YAY!). The green-skinned cultivars like Fuerte, Pinkerton and Ryan avocados…
When you think Easter dessert table, you think hot cross buns. But thanks to SPAR Freshline, you can ditch the usual hot cross buns with butter and get creative with these extra-yummy, on-trend recipes! Plus, stand a chance to WIN a R1 000 SPAR voucher! Simply fill out the form below and answer an easy question (HINT: the answer is in the recipes). APPLE, HONEY AND GINGER HOT CROSS BUN CRUMBLE Serves 8 – 10 EASY 1 hr WHAT YOU NEED Apple filling SPAR Butter, to grease + 30ml (2 tbsp) 60ml (¼ cup) SPAR Honey 15ml (1 tbsp) demerara sugar…
The more things change… As each Easter holiday has arrived during the last few years, there’s an internal confrontation by the grown-up me to my inner child. It goes a little something like this: “Look, isn’t it about time you’re able to walk on when you lay eyes on speckled eggs, a crouching bunny with a bow around its neck or fluffy chick with earnest eyes?” Several oohs and aahs later, the above-mentioned items nestle cosily in my trolley. And just to prove the fact that the mind is a complex thing – or that my journey to maturity is…
This wine, for that dish So much wine, so little time. Here are some standout wines to try this March, paired with delicious recipes from our magazine. Endura Single Vineyard 2017, R200 The Endura was made with chenin blanc harvested from a single dry land vineyard (no irrigation) on top of the Paardeberg Mountain. The wine was naturally fermented in a combination of amphorae, tank and French oak barrels. The wine offers fantastic fruit: opening up with a citrus melange and deepening to stone fruit on the palate. The mouthfeel is textured and creamy—it’s an overall luscious and lovely wine.…
We’ve included some cupcakes and cookies too! At Food & Home, we cannot stop watching cake decorating videos on Instagram. There is something so relaxing and so satisfying about watching the perfect cake transform right in front of our eyes. Whether it is icing a cake, cookies or cupcakes, we cannot stop watching, and that is why we decided to share our favourite icing videos with you. So sit back, relax and enjoy the satisfaction! PSA! This video is great for those times when you are so stressed-out and you simply need to take a couple of minutes to just…
We chat to Terror Lekopa, the winner of Unilever Food Solutions Junior Chef of the Year competition in 2017. As part of his prize, he got to spend some time with Chef Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen at his Michelin Start restaurant, Restaurant JAN in Nice, France. Read more about Terror’s experience in our interview below. F&HE: Welcome back! Tell us a bit more about your trip to Nice? Terror Lekopa: As part of my prize for winning the Unilever Food Solutions Junior Chef of the Year competition in 2017, I travelled to Nice, France from 20 January to 31 January…
Friend and foe will be green with envy over your hot bod! This green smoothie is filled with a simple combination of fresh leafy greens and flavourful fruits. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Food&Home (@foodandhomesa) INGREDIENTS ½ avocado handful baby spinach big piece of cucumber ½ banana 100 ml orange juice slice of pineapple, sliced into chunks METHOD Mix all of the ingredients together and blend until smooth. CHOCOLATE LOVERS, TRY THIS: The Chocoholic smoothie bowl Recipe and styling by Imka Webb Photograph by Dylan Swart Video by Iain Rennie ALSO TRY: Berry blast…
February may be the month of love, but that doesn’t mean you have to go all out on an extravagant evening to show the one you love how much you care. This Valentine’s Day, Dr. Oetker is declaring Valentine’s Day a day for all your loved ones – not just your Valentine’s Bae. Here are five ways to swap out the fancy dinners, weekend getaways and pricey gifts for an unforgettable night in with the one (or ones) you love! So, grab your BFF, siblings, family, friends or even your fur kid and cosy up for the perfect night in.…
The elegant Palazzo Montecasino hotel has introduced a fresh new world-class and delectable High Tea, created by recently appointed Head Pastry Chef Marco Gaspar, and perfect for tranquil afternoons of blissful indulgence, away from the pressures of life. Chef Marco’s High Tea menu includes a delicious selection of cakes, sandwiches, quiches, scones, and freshly infused teas. The sweet display includes lime cheesecake mousse with raspberry jam, orange soft cake, dark chocolate berry tart, mango coconut custard choux puff, macaroons, lemon meringue tart, dark chocolate slices. Savoury sandwiches include chicken pastrami, pesto and smoked mozzarella on focaccia, smoked salmon, cream cheese…