Published on October 29, 2025

These plant-based recipes are anything but ordinary – fresh, bold, and bursting with goodness. Celebrate World Vegan Day on 1 November with these delicious recipes – perfect for sharing and savouring.  Vegan socca with green salsa   Serves 6–8   Ingredients   For the vegan socca   2 cups chickpea flour  Salt and black pepper  2 tsp origanum  […]

Published on October 24, 2025

This vibrant pasta salad is fresh, zesty, and dressed to impress! Green pasta salad A vibrant, healthy take on pasta salad that shouts spring. Using wholewheat pasta will make this meal low-GI – a great choice for work lunches! Serves 2-3    Ingredients For the sauce   1 cup plain double-cream yoghurt   1 avocado  Handful coriander, […]

Published on October 24, 2025

These easy spring fish recipes are light and zesty – perfect for a light lunch and easy dinners  Rice, fish and bean salad with home-made croutons Serves 4   Ingredients  Olive oil blend, for frying  2 frozen hake medallions, thawed  1 Tbsp flour  ⅓ standard loaf of unsliced bread, crust removed  ½ cup speckled beans, cooked  […]

Published on October 22, 2025

These herby crêpes are perfect for a slow-Sunday breakfast or basically any-time of day meal. Herby crêpes with whipped feta Serves 4 Ingredients For the whipped feta  4 discs feta  2 Tbsp feta water  ¼ cup plain yoghurt  Handful herbs of your choice  Milled pepper    For the crêpes  1 cup (25g) rocket  1 cup […]

Published on October 21, 2025

We’ve added some spice for extra flavour to this classic. Chicken à la king Serves 4  Ingredients 4 chicken breast fillets  Salt and milled pepper  1 Tbsp smoked paprika  1 tsp chicken spice  3-4 Tbsp olive oil blend  2 red peppers, sliced  1 green pepper, sliced  2 onions, halved and sliced  4 cloves garlic, chopped  […]

Published on October 19, 2025

A healthy, high-protein meal with good-for-you fibre.  Bulgur wheat & hummus salad Serves 4  Ingredients ½ batch harissa frikkadels, defrosted  2 cups cooked bulgur wheat  1 cup cooked brown lentils  ½ head broccoli, grated  ¼ cup seeds, toasted (such as pumpkin-, sunflower- or sesame seeds)  Handful each mint and dill, roughly chopped  1 cucumber, sliced  ½ red onion, sliced  […]

Published on October 18, 2025

Chop, blend, pour into moulds and freeze for a zero-waste treat that turns ‘almost off’ to totally on. It’s like giving our fruit a second chance at a very cool life.  Fruity ice lollies  Dust off your lolly moulds and grab some ice cream sticks for this refreshing summer snack.  Makes 10-12 ice lollies  Ingredients ⅔ cup water or […]

Published on October 17, 2025

Diwali, or the Festival of Lights, is upon us and we’re celebrating with sugary delights. Lifestyle editor Yashna Balwanth teaches us how to make beautiful bites that are bound to have you reaching for more!  Sweets steeped in tradition  Sweetmeats are shared on the eve of Diwali, either on platters or exchanged as mithai (gift boxes that are a symbol of […]

Published on October 17, 2025

Pickle, ferment, brine and jam out to these recipes as we celebrate the magic of preserving.  Fermentation 101  Fermentation is a chemical process involving food that is placed in an environment without oxygen. When using salt brine for fermentation, the good bacteria (called lactic acid) is promoted while the bad bacteria is killed. This type of vegetable fermentation using salt […]

Published on October 17, 2025

While you’re taking time to make these delectable condiments, go all in and crack it! Crackers are the perfect partner to all of your preserves.  Phyllo crackers   Makes 26  Ingredients  4 sheets phyllo   Butter Paprika   Salt anti milled pepper   Method Preheat oven to 200°C.  Dust a work surface and place one sheet of phyllo in front of you. Brush phyllo […]