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Makes 10-inch tube cake Serves 12 to 16 Ingredients 1 cup cake & pastry flour 1 cup granulated sugar 8 large egg whites, room temperature ½ tsp cream of tartar 1/8 tsp salt ½ cup icing sugar, sifted ½ tsp vanilla extract Whipped cream and berries, to serve Method Preheat the oven to 325 °F. […]

Serves 8–10 This recipe was inspired by the cake of the same name from The River Café Cookbook. It is wonderful served with a little dollop of Greek yoghurt and some fresh berries on the side, or the Compote of Berries (page 112), or on its own with a cup of coffee! It is so […]

This week in Recipe for Success our student chef Christo Pretorius from Pretoria prepares deconstructed Nachos for Adriaan Maree from Fermier, Reuben also speaks to Whitey Basson about his Recipe for Success and then there’s still the viewers competition worth almost R 250 000.00. Ingredients Coffee panna cotta
 140 ml heavy cream 
 100 ml […]

Based in the historic gardens of Fota House in Cork, “How to Create a Garden” is a new series where in real time and working to a strict budget, two gardeners will create two new gardens from scratch. With six programmes in the spring and six in the summer, the series will lead viewers step […]

Presenter Gloria Bastos is joined by Wesley Vogel from Paperworld SA. They’ll be showing how to use eco-friendly textured handmade paper to create interesting works of art. First, they make an origami bird mobile and then later show to make your very own personal journal. Origami Crane Mobile By Wesley VogelPaperworld SA Requirements 1 x […]

Serves 4 – 6Time: 15 minutes Ingredients 12 king prawns, deveined, split lengthways juice of 1 lime marinade 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 2 long red chilli, deseeded, finely chopped ½ cup flat leaf parsley, finely chopped Method For the marinade, combine all ingredients in a bowl. Rub all over split prawns and transfer to […]

Ingredients 6-8 chicken portions 50ml flour salt & pepper 50ml oil 1 large onion, sliced 1 green pepper, chopped 12.5ml cornflour (Maizena) 15ml soya sauce Worcester sauce ( a few drops) 40ml vinegar (brown or white) 1 can peach slices, reserve juice 1 can chopped tomatoes Method Step 1 Lightly coat the chicken portions with […]

PREP TIME: 15 COOK TIME: 10 SERVES: 4 to 6 servings Ingredients 3 cups fresh strawberries, trimmed and sliced 2 tablespoons water 6 large eggs 2 cups cream, divided Butter 8 (1-inch-thick) slices brioche (from day old loaf) Method Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F, and warm an ovenproof serving platter in the oven. […]