Dark chocolate brownies
If you’re a brownie fan, chances are you already have a stack of favourite recipes collected over the years. Like shoes, can you ever have too many? Obviously not. There’s…
Dark chocolate brownies
If you’re a brownie fan, chances are you already have a stack of favourite recipes collected over the years. Like shoes, can you ever have too many? Obviously not. There’s…
Adventures in Food – Charroux Cook’s Tour
Tucked away in the quiet medieval town of Charroux lies Bagatelle, home to Marlene van der Westhuizen, chef, cookbook author and Cook’s tour host, par excelllence. Arriving at Vichy station on…
Wild rice chicken salad with avocado
With its spectacular leafy green colour and complexity of summery tastes, this Wild Rice Chicken salad with avocado is sure to become a household favourite. It shouts fresh and…
Tunisian Chickpea soup
This past weekend was dominated by sport. Flitting between Moscow and London, we spent a chilly weekend indoors, wrapped in woollens with the fire crackling lazily at our feet. While…
Lemon curd cream cake
Having just returned from the briefest, but most delightfully indulgent week in the French countryside, I find myself pining for long summer days, balmy evening walks along quiet lanes and...
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Dark chocolate mousse cake with cloud frosting
Everyone loves a mystery box, as do I. Mine arrived with a Fragile, handle with care sticker. Hidden beneath reams of shredded rainbow paper, a pixie-sized wooden hammer and chocolate…
Granola choc-nut super bars
It started 30 years ago, about the same time as my first visit to Israel. Unsure of what food to expect on a traditional working Kibbutz, I figured snacks would…
Green tea apple muffins
Everything about these Green tea apple muffins is centred around wholesome goodness. The recipe calls for 5 apples. That’s five good reasons to whip up a batch of these spelt…
Harira vegetable soup with barley and quinoa
Soup speaks of cozy comfort, a kind of food respite that nods at casual suppers and informal gatherings. And when nothing other than hearty warmth will do, this Harira vegetable…
Six wholesome soups to ease into winter
As winter edges closer, we turn towards foods that provide comfort and warmth. And there’s nothing I love more than a pot of steaming soup spluttering away on the stove….
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