recipes

Spicy Caramel Popcorn

Every mouthful explodes with the sweetness of bourbon-laced caramel, the heat of gochujang, the salty smoke of crisp bacon

Spicy shrimp salad on a buttery toasted bun tastes like a day at the beach

Pile this creamy, chilled salad inside a buttery, crisply toasted bun

5 home grown recipes to explore variations on a Gin and Tonic

Trying not to mention Covid-19 or lockdown, a glorious consequence of spending more time at home is that we are able to spend far more time enjoying our plants and gardens.

Vibrant and tasty meals in the comfort of your own home

Staying at home and (working from home, for some) has you cooking and eating more often than ever before. Cooking is one of the many activities that has kept us productive and given us great comfort, while stuck indoors

An Instant Pot and tiny lentils deliver big 'baked' bean flavour fast

They cook until falling-apart tender and are infused with flavour in every morsel, like any good baked bean

One of the world's great sandwiches is making a comeback

The tuna melt is getting a second look, thanks to grocery getters stocking up on canned fish

Turn curried chicken into a round pie, a slab pie or a turnover

The recipe makes enough filling to tuck between pastry as a deep dish round pie, a rectangular, shallow slab pie, or to make a lot of chubby turnovers

A traditional Lamb Curry with a fresh twist

Jan Kohler shares her take on Lamb Curry sure to keep you warm during the winter months

Pumpkin Fritters

An original recipe from Jan Kohler?s Pink Gin and Fairy Cakes cookbook

A breezy barley risotto gets a boost from goat cheese and cider

The barley can be cooked in advance, making this simple to put together in mere minutes when you're ready for lunch or dinner

Traditional Austrian Beef Goulash soup

Constantia Glen?s hearty goulash soup will bowl you over

4 Recipes to try on the braai

Healthy hearty & tasty alternatives

Simmering chicken in chocolate milk sounds strange. Turns out, it's delicious

Good-quality chocolate milk is the key to this long-simmered one-skillet dish that is seasoned with jalapeño and chili powder

LDR high-end Gourmet Lockdown Hampers

Foodies are in for a treat. Chef Luke Dale Roberts is expanding his gourmet lockdown hampers to Joburg as well

This Mexican-style casserole is an old-school favourite for a reason

To get this old-school casserole on the table faster, use cooked, peeled and deveined shrimp and frozen corn

A recipe you can share with mom virtually

Bring out the bubbles & make Mother?s Day special by preparing this delicious yet healthy pancake recipe with your mom via Facetime, Skype or even Zoom

The Best Chicken Parmesan

We took it upon ourselves to do a deep dive into this iconic dish, and come up with what we deemed our ideal recipe

Alison Roman's sweet and salty cream cheese tart

The combination of the sweet cream cheese and the tangy grapefruit creates the perfect tangy dessert