Kitchen Hacks To Get You Through Long Weekends

Published on March 20, 2023

Jump through our Easter tips and tricks for kids, teens and adults – there’s something for everyone!   To Dye For   Take your egg decorating to the next level this Easter with these two easy activities.   The Sweet Route To dye chocolate eggs, you’ll need:   2 packs white-candy-coated chocolate Easter eggs  6 food-colouring options of […]

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Pancake Day: Failproof Ways to Make the Perfect Pancake

Published on February 13, 2023

Pancakes, anyone? Yes, always! To celebrate Pancake Day – also called Shrove Tuesday – we are giving you some failproof ways to make the perfect pancake.  But first: What is Shrove Tuesday? Shrove Tuesday, as it is known to many Christians, takes place the day before Ash Wednesday, 47 days before Easter. It is meant […]

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Explore the tastes of Thailand

Published on October 24, 2022

Who needs takeaways when you can create tempting Eastern flavours in your own kitchen? ‘Thai cuisine combines hot, sweet, sour and cool tastes in every meal,’ says Kai Hutchinson, owner and head chef of Kai Thai restaurants.   Beef Stir-fry   SERVES 4 HANDS ON 10 min   INGREDIENTS 350 g beef stir-fry strips 2 […]

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Sipamandla Manqela gets candid about local village foods

Published on October 24, 2022

We learn about her heart for Africa and the inspiration behind Local Village Foods. There’s something striking and encouraging about a woman who didn’t allow life’s uphill battles to stand in her way on her road to success. And when that same woman incorporates her passion and matters that are important to her into her […]

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Steenberg’s Chef’s Mom Inspired Her Love Of Food

Published on May 9, 2022

In honor of Mother’s Day, we spoke to Steenberg’s chef, Kerry Kilpin who revealed a few stories about how her mother influenced her love of cooking.

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The Chocolate Chronicles

Published on April 1, 2022

Get to know some facts about your favourite sweet treat, chocolate. Like where its from, the different types and how to cook with it.

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Recipes For All Occasions In My Station Street Kitchen

Published on March 31, 2022

Chef Mynhardt Joubert, a popular South African celebrity TV chef, has been cooking from My Station Street Kitchen in Paarl in the Western Cape for the past five years, hosting dinners for paying guests, hosting media launches and using his home as a creative space and photographic studio. The book, My Station Street Kitchen, is […]

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Tomato & Caramelised Onion Galette

Published on March 28, 2022

There is nothing quite like a delicious starter to impress your guests this Easter. And this Tomato & Caramelised Onion Galette starter is the one! SERVES 6 / PREP TIME 20 min / COOK TIME 1 hr 15 min INGREDIENTS For the caramelised onions 1 tbsp vegetable oil 1 onion, peeled, thinly sliced 1 tbsp […]

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