Every home cook needs this ridiculously easy classic in their repertoire. The trick to that timeless earthy flavour is to cook your onions on a very low heat, slowly. This may take some time, but it will be worth it. Make sure they get some nice dark colour, just short of burning, for a perfectly rich French onion soup.
Are you ready for the 4th annual Stokvel cooking challenge with the grand prize sitting at R40 000?
Simple and comforting or souped-up and indulgent, there’s nothing quite like a mug of proper hot chocolate. By ‘proper’, we mean made the old-fashioned way: Real chocolate stirred into hot milk until it melts, creating a thick, rich, creamy cup of happiness. Sugar and other flavourings might be added – with no powdered milk in sight.
Although there is absolutely nothing wrong with same-old, same-old pizza toppings, we can’t keep our creativity contained. So we spiced things up and created this flavour-packed tandoori chicken pizza.
This barley soup is the vegetarian bowl of goodness you have been looking for – perfect for a chilly winter’s day. Top it with our easy-to-make dumplings and settle in for comfort food like never before.
Here is our @home haul for the month of May. Treat yourself or someone special who loves to cook this month.
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.
They knew how to winter back in the good old days and our online manager, Roxy, developed this medieval mulled wine and it has been enjoyed on many a wintry weekend evening in her home. So grab your favourite bottle of red, some vitamin C-packed citrus and your spices, and you’re good to go.
We are so lucky here in South Africa to have such a rich abundance of fresh shellfish available to us. And this pasta nero, packed with Mediterranean flavours, is a great way to enjoy it during the winter months when we are missing those scrumptious seafood braais.
We love making these whenever we have leftover stir-fry. Our crispy Asian dumplings are a bite-sized taste surprise that you will go back for again and again.