Broccoli and sausage carbonara
This is one of our favourite make-ahead meals. Use your time this weekend to whip up a batch of our sausage carbonara, freeze it in portions and enjoy it for lunch this week, or when you don’t feel like cooking dinner.
Sweet and sour pork
Had a long week? Our sweet and sour pork comes together in a mere 25 minutes, and it’s another one of our one-pot wonders, so there will be no dishes to clean up except your pot!
Beef and ale stew
Could you think of anything better for a cold winter weekend? Our beef and ale stew is packed with hours worth of flavour, but comes together in just one hour, and in just one pot!
Cass Abrahams’s waterblommetjie bredie
Looking for Sunday lunch inspiration? We’re throwing it back to when we featured self-taught chef Cass Abrahams in our beautiful magazine, and she shared her waterblommetjie bredie recipe with us. Tuck in!
Pistachio and rosemary leg of lamb
Don’t be daunted by the title of this recipe. We can assure you it’s super easy to make with only 20 minutes of hands-on time required from you. And we just thought we’d mention that we absolutely love a leg of lamb with beautiful traditional homely flavours, such as rosemary and nuts.
Friday braai day: Beef Wellington
Here is another Ultimate Braai Master challenge we did somewhere in the Karoo. This beef Wellington is not for the faint-hearted but will give you all the bragging rights over your mates if you can pull it off.
Wine-braised-beef pies
There is nothing better than a homely pie and a glass of red when the weather is cold. These red wine braised beef pies are on our menu for Sunday lunch!
Brisket stew with mashed potatoes
Delicious hot off the stove and even better when reheated the next day, our brisket stew is the comfort meal you need this winter. It’s also an amazing freezer option, so spend some time over a weekend making a big batch, and then you have dinner for a night when you really don’t feel like cooking.
Curried lamb and lentil soup
It doesn’t get cosier (or tastier) than this! This cheap and cheerful curried lamb and lentil soup requires minimal ingredients, minimal time and minimal effort. All resulting in maximum flavour.
Beef bourguignon pot pie with apple and sage mash
Sunday lunch or dinner doesn’t get better than this. This beef bourguignon pot pie is intensely flavourful and fragrant with plenty of veggies, beef, bacon and, of course, red wine. So roll up those sleeves and get busy in the kitchen. And that apple mash… There are no words.