With over 35 years as a global healthy sweetener brand leader, Natreen® Bake & Make allows you to maintain a healthy lifestyle and still enjoy the ‘sweetness’ in your diet. Natreen® won’t let you compromise on taste because it is made using only the highest quality ingredients creating a naturally sweet flavour, with no aftertaste. Food & Home Entertaining and Natreen® gave readers the chance to win by submitting their own recipe using either Natreen® Granules or Liquid to stand a chance to win prizes to the value of R9 000! The lucky winners of the Natreen® Bake & Make…
Jenny Handley explores the hop, hot and happening Bree Street restaurants of the Mother City to meet some of the chefs who make it come alive! Recipes and styling by: Migalia Bellorin, Richard Bosman, Roberto Carluzzo, Lauren Case, Luca Di Pasquale, Liam Tomlin and Gareth Walford Photographs by: Bruce Tuck Bree Street, at the foot of Table Mountain, has earned itself a reputation of being the culinary road of Cape Town. Here, both local and international chefs are creating a culture of five-star food served in settings that vary from edgy and elegant to casual streetside dining. The emphasis is…
“Throwing a Halloween bash and out of ideas? We don’t want your party to be anything but spook-tacular, so we’ve put together a collection of super-easy-to-make jaw-dropping and totally creepy Halloween treats canapés that you can whip up in no time for your ghouls’ night out… Let’s eat, drink and be scary! – Turn some juicy, blood-red strawberries into a boooo-tiful platter of apparitions by dipping them in melted white chocolate and finishing with choc chips for eyes and a mouth! – Create zombie bogies by making fresh popcorn then tossing it, while still warm, in melted white chocolate mixed…
1. Spiced ‘double shot’ tiramisu: 2. Smashed baked potatoes: 3. Soft-boiled eggs with asparagus-Parma ham soldiers: 4. Coffee and rose-scented meringues: 5. Coconut and vanilla wraps with chocolate, banana and nuts: 6. Bulgur wheat green platter with pistachio cheese balls: 7. Coffee and dried mushroom consommé with noodles and a poached egg: 8. Olive breadsticks: 9. Basic plain wraps: 10. Salt infusions:
“I’ve seen lots of recipes lately for popcorn in interesting flavour combinations – both sweet and savoury. The sweet and savoury popcorn trend is the perfect trend to focus on with summer coming up! Gone are the days of salt being the only popcorn-topping option! This summer, I’ll be serving popcorn in unexpected flavour combinations as a grown-up snack with sundowners. Think salted popcorn tossed with grated Parmesan and garlic salt; buttered popcorn with sriracha and lime zest; crumbled crispy bacon and paprika; salted-caramel sauce; dried olives tossed through warm popcorn; biltong dust or melted white chocolate with sea salt…
Delightful frozen treats, ideal for cooling off in summer these creamy frozen nectarine and blueberry ice lollies with an added bit of crunch, thanks to the white chocolate and cornflake dust, is absolutely mouth-watering.
Willy Wonka can move out of the way, Dominique Ansel is here to stay! Secret Recipes from The World Famous New York Bakery by Dominique Ansel covers everything from popcorn chouquettes and frozen s’mores to chocolate caviar tart and gingerbread pinecones, Dominique has a dish for every spring occasion. This cookbook is also filled with tips, tricks and whimsical stories to enjoy! Available from Exclusive Books.
Calling all non-meat-eaters! A cookbook with over 50 recipes, conveniently separated into breakfast, tea, lunch, supper and more, Vanilla Black by Andrew Dargue makes vegetarian eating easy, fun and delicious. Give the parsnip cake with Horlicks icing and toasted hazelnuts a go, or indulge in the intriguing pear cakes with white-chocolate icing. With a name this interesting, we can say that all the fuss was not about nothing! Available from Exclusive Books.
It is time to grab your baking trays, put on your aprons and get excited because The Hummingbird Bakery could not have put more deliciousness into one cookbook! The red velvet crêpe cake and the chocolate carrot brownies are already making our tummies rumble. Life Is Sweet by The Hummingbird Bakery is available from Exclusive Books.
Finally – a cookbook for the lovers of all things sweet and sticky. Real Sweet by Shauna Sever chest of treasures has more than 80 crave-worthy recipes and, the best part is, each and every one uses natural sugars. Give the delicious vegan chocolate-almond sorbet or the brigadeiros a try. Your taste buds and your tummy will thank you! Available from Exclusive Books.
“We’re all familiar with warm, spiked drinks of the creamy variety – think Irish coffees – but, the latest trend in the cocktail world, is to serve fruit-based cocktails warm. There is something so comforting about sipping on hot cocktails – starting with the way it warms your hands. Cider- and spice-based cocktails really suit being served warm, as do tea based ones. Think cider with apple, cinnamon and whisky or a take on the medicinal hot toddy – whisky, honey tea, lemon and a sprinkling of nutmeg. I would use this as an ‘ice-breaker’ for when guests arrive at a…
(OCTOPUS PUBLISHING GROUP LTD, R330) Indian food is delicious but, sometimes, it can be tricky to master. With Secrets from My Indian Family Kitchen by Anjali Pathak, Indian cooking has never been this easy! The spiced vegetable soup with lentils and roasted chilli, followed by the pistachio and chocolate filo parcels with sweet tahini dip, are the perfect combination for a hearty winter meal. If adventurous cooking is more your style, the stuffed sweet peppers or the slow-cooked tamarind-glazed pork are worth a try! To buy this cookbook online click here.
MURDOCH BOOKS, R924 Set yourself a challenge with Martin Benn’s ode to delightful fare that offers a touch of magic! Sepia: The Cuisine of Martin Benn’s out-ofthis- world dishes – chocolate forest floor and the baked mountain man with rye, hazelnut and pickled Chinese artichokes, to name a few – will enthral your loved ones and simply burst with flavour. This cookbook is a must-try for aspiring chefs.
1. Braided pear, chocolate and nut tart: 2. Café au lait Paris-Brest: 3.Almond, apple and gooseberry tarts:
Cookies&Crazy and Marshmallow Pop! might sound like kiddies’ treats, but be assured that these funky-sounding names refer to exquisite cream liqueurs more suited to livening up age-restricted festivities. Together with the new Cuppnchino Cream, this trio of delectable liqueurs is set to take any social to the next level of party pleasure. Indulge with Cookies&Crazy’s rich biscuit and chocolate flavour; revel in the dark aromas of freshly ground coffee and vanilla in Cuppnchino Cream; or, have your taste buds whipped into creamy, floating bliss with Marshmallow Pop! Enjoy each liqueur as is or let your imagination run wild. Serve it…