Oat and cranberry crunch cookies are great for satisfying a cookie craving and not overindulging on the sugar. These lovely biscuits are sweet but robust, full of hearty oats, seeds, and delicious dried cranberries. Delicious with a glass of milk! If you’re craving something a tad more indulgent, triple chocolate almond cookies or ice-cream sandwich cookies are delicious options.
Ice-cream sandwich cookies are a true childhood favourite. You can’t go wrong with these yummy treats, beloved by kids and grown-ups alike. We’ve used our triple chocolate almond cookies as the cookie bases, and you should too!
Strawberry and rhubarb custard tiramisu is a spin on the traditional combination of coffee and chocolate. Fruity and fresh with some deliciously creamy custard, you might even prefer this to the classic tiramisu! Rhubarb is known for its bitterness, which is perfect to balance out the sweetness of strawberries and custard.
These lattice pancakes might look difficult to make, but it’s all in the mind. It only takes 30 minutes from start to finish to create this eye-catching masterpiece. Top it with delicious butterscotch sauce and you have a real winner on your hands! TRY THIS: Make perfect pancakes every time with this easy pancake recipe ALSO TRY: Chocolate marble pancakes with toasted coconut and rum
Let loose in London town, former F&HE food editor Leila Saffarian and contributing writer Jenny Handley got down to some seriously grand dining, chef mingling and Borough Market meandering London’s reputation as a global foodie capital is there for a reason and although Leila firmly believes that “street food is the best food – it’s super-tasty, has loads of personality and will remain one of my reasons for loving food as much as I do” – it was the great chef Raymond Blanc who reminded her that there is more to simply picking a strawberry and eating it. “You can…
These creamy and delicately flavoured fruits don’t get enough credit. Apart from the occasional ice cream split, when do you ever see bananas used really well in a dessert? This warm upside-down banana cake is a game changer. Fruity, sticky and golden. If you loved this warm upside-down banana cake, then you will definitely enjoy these recipes (take our word for it): Peppermint Crisp fridge tart (one of your all-time favourites) Mini chocolate sponges with coffee meringue icing (because you can never go wrong with chocolate and coffee) Chocolate malva pudding (a traditional South African dessert with a delicious, chocolatey…
1. Crêpes Suzette cheesecake with caramelised oranges: 2. Chocolate marble pancakes with toasted coconut and rum: 3. Lattice pancakes with butterscotch sauce: 4. Wholewheat butternut & buttermilk pancakes: 5. Puffed pancakes with bananas and Horlicks ice cream: 6. Mile-high chocolate brownie flapjack stack with pretzel brittle and peanut butter sauce:
Truffles. Just the word sounds delicious and exotic. ANDREW BROWN tracked down the legendary white truffle in Istria, the truffle capital of Croatia By Andrew Brown My trip to Istria, the northern most part of Croatia, was brief. However, I had time to explore the beautiful coastal town of Rovinj over a few days. The old town, the clear aquamarine waters of the Adriatic, and the seriously delicious food on offer at the many and varied restaurants kept me busy from dawn until late. I could easily have spent more time here. But the lure of learning more about truffles,…
F&HE art director Jani Venter enjoys a country getawayWe headed off to the rolling countryside of Magaliesburg for a weekend getaway and a night’s stay at the four-star Magaliesburg Valley Lodge & Spa. Confused and lost at first when we turned down a camouflaged little street in Magalies, we wandered a little bit further and found paradise. The hotel boasts breath-taking suites that combine the luxury of the city with the beauty of the bush. The staff were warm and friendly, and we were met with a delicious bottle of wine and a chocolate platter to enjoy on our balcony…
Fudgy choco brownies are deliciously sticky and rich. A must-have for any chocolate lover, they’re as gooey and decadent as chocolate treats come. Perfect for a moment of indulgence.
By F&HE contributor Jenny HandleyThere can be no better way to spend a working day than enjoying a culinary escapade in the picturesque valley of Franschhoek. Given a choice, I would make it Grande Provence. Not only does this heritage wine estate boast many award-winning wines, it provides a platform for young, talented executive chef Darren Badenhorst to strut his stuff in their award-winning restaurant. I was delighted to represent Food & Home Entertaining at their winter Chef’s Table. Darren’s flair for producing eye-catching, mouth-watering dishes that are innovative and exciting was obvious. After a delicious cauliflower soup with truffle…
F&HE contributor Jenny Handley meets Eric LanlardMeeting award-winning master patissiere chef Eric Lanlard at a breakfast hosted by le Creuset at Silwood Kitchen in Cape Town made for a memorable morning. Eric demonstrated some seductive dishes, and also unveiled his philosophy about food being unpretentious, borne from his childhood in Brittany, France. Previously just a tad intimidated by the intricacies of chocolate, I felt my fears dissolve as I watched him create three recipes out of his new book, Chocolat – with the salted butter caramel cake being my favourite. His masterpieces have a peasant feel, and I was quite…
Step aside chocolate mousse… There’s a new dessert in town. And it’s not going away soon! These lemon mousse pots are the new favourite kid on the block, and they are here to stay! Below we share the recipe to these post of deliciousness… Get ready to indulge in 3, 2, 1.
Scandinavian countries top the charts as the best places to live. JUDY BRYANT found the Finnish food as genuine as its people Since the Finnish capital of Helsinki was named World Design Capital for 2012, thousands of visitors from all over the world have been exposed to its unpretentious yet delicious food. The country’s cuisine is based on the freshest natural ingredients, seasonality, simplicity and purity of taste. With a pantry that includes the Baltic Sea, 188 000 lakes, wide swathes of birch forests and montane grazing, key ingredients are fish, game (reindeer and moose, wild duck and wood pigeon), mushrooms and a huge…
Nestled in the Riebeek Valley among vineyards and olive groves, Riebeek-Kasteel is a haven for artists and those who love a taste of the good life.KERI HARVEY[wp_gmaps lat=”18.895283″ lng=”-33.384798″]BEANS ABOUT COFFEE: Located on the town square, here you will taste coffee that would still be growing if it was any fresher. Roasted and blended to order by owner Thomas Jamneck, the house blend called Sidewalk is rich and robust. Enjoy with the decadent baked cheesecake and berry coulis or opt for the house speciality of a quirky bacon and egg nest. They sell beans and ground coffee too, but a…