Step aside, bacon jam, it’s all about bacon salt this season! It’s so easy to make and takes this potato bake to the next level.

SERVES 8 // COOKING TIME 1 hour 55 min

INGREDIENTS
For the bacon salt
200 g lean bacon
Handful basil
200 ml salt flakes
For the potato bake
2 kg potatoes
200 g streaky bacon
100 ml bacon salt
Basil, to garnish

METHOD
For the bacon salt
1. Fry the bacon until crispy and drain on paper towel.
2. Arrange on a baking tray and bake for 10–15 minutes, until crispy and completely dried out.
3. Place the dried bacon, basil and 100 ml salt flakes in a food processor, and blend until finely chopped.
4. Mix with the other 100 ml salt flakes.
For the potato bake
1. Preheat oven to 200ºC and prepare a 40 × 30 cm oven dish.
2. Slice the potatoes very thinly lengthways.
3. Pack the potato slices into the dish upright, placing slices of bacon in between. Sprinkle with bacon salt.
4. Roast for 1 hour 15 minutes, until the potatoes are golden and crisp.
5. Garnish with basil.

Recipe & styling: Amerae Vercueil
Photography: Andreas Eiselen // HMimages.co.za

We still can’t deny that bacon jam is a hero, though! Enjoy a home-made version with these pap pancakes, rocket and avo.

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If you love new cookbooks as much as we do, you’re in for a treat with the latest offerings from Penguin Random House. Choose from a wide variety for every palate, just in time for the festive season too!

Kicking off with Jamie Oliver, and his most user-focused cookbook ever, 7 Ways. Jamie wants to give everyone brand-new inspiration for their favourite ingredients, the kind of things you can pick up in any supermarket. He shares 7 achievable, exciting and tasty ways to cook 19 hero ingredients, and each recipe will have no more than 8 ingredients within it. With everything from fake-aways and tray-bakes to family and freezer favourites, you’ll find bags of inspiration to help you mix things up in the kitchen.

Another celebrity cookbook to get excited about is Yotam Ottolenghi’s Flavour. This is the third instalment in his bestselling and multi-award-winning PLENTY series (over 2 million copies sold). Flavour celebrates the limitless potential of vegetables and reveals how to transform them into magical and innovative dishes that deliver brand-new ingredient combinations to excite and inspire.

On the local front, you can be on the lookout for the brand new Weber’s Ultimate Braai Book which was released in September. This latest offering is exactly what you’d expect from the world’s foremost barbecue company. Innovative recipes, imaginative ingredients, fabulous photography, and a wealth of sound advice for both novice cooks and experienced braai-masters.

And of course, there’s our very own Ms Sibalicious! Her brand new book, Let’s Cook is jam-packed with nutritious and delicious, easy-to-do meals and snacks for any occasion, from lunch boxes to smoothies and so much more. Siba has taken the fuss out of the kitchen and created recipes for mom and dad to whip up with their little ones’ help.

And finally, one not to miss in December is Nigella Lawson’s brand new book, Cook, Eat, Repeat featuring narrative essays about food, over 100 new recipes and 50 beautiful colour photographs. A must for all Nigella fans.

For even more amazing cookbooks, visit penguinrandomhouse.co.za

Photography: Courtesy images

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Start the new year by finding fun and new ways to use staple cooking tools for a kitchen refresh with these must-haves from @home. Plus, MyKitchen magazine readers get an exclusive discount when buying selected editor’s choice products online when using the voucher code in your latest copy of MK. 

1. Sieve with Black Handle
Want lump-free gravy every time? Just strain it through this for a silky smooth sauce.

2. Victorinox Black Veg Peeler
Use your veggie peeler to easily remove those pesky seeds from bell peppers and chillies.

3. Four-sided Square Grater with Storage Container
Whenever you’re baking with butter, grate it up before beating it with your dry ingredients to prevent them from flying everywhere.

4. Baccarat Marble Pestle and Mortar
Make the best guacamole ever by mashing up your ingredients with one of these.

5. Inspire Silicone Muffin Pan
Crack an egg into each hole and fill with spinach and grated cheese. Bake until set for healthy egg muffins.

6. Ciroa Black Whisk
Instead of a wooden spoon or spatula,  use a whisk to scramble your eggs for a fluffier texture.

Shop all products at @home and home.co.za. 

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Cancer has become one of the leading causes of death worldwide, and a heart-wrenching 100 000 South Africans are diagnosed with cancer every year. Common risk factors for cancer include poor lifestyle choices, a lack of exercise, smoking and incorrect diet and nutrition. This is where B-well, in partnership with the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA), steps in to make a difference with their new cookbook, The Smart Choice Cookbook with CANSA and B-well.

Their book features a collection of recipes that have been developed by CANSA’s consulting dietitian Megan Pentz-Kluyts to focus on healthy cooking methods and ingredients that can positively influence cancer risk reduction. It has you covered for brekkie, lunch, dinner and will have all your snack and treat cravings taken care of. There are also vegan/vegetarian options included in each section.

All the recipes are exciting and packed with flavour, and they explore some of our favourite food trends as well. We can’t wait to start the day with their Power Green Smooth Bowl, or build our Salad In A Jar for lunch. You can also enjoy Curried Fish With Apricots for dinner and indulge in a Banana And Cranberry Oat Cookie if you feel like something sweet.

And this is just the tip of the delicious iceberg with plenty of recipes to choose from as well as basics that will encourage all of us to work with fresh ingredients and try new combinations more at home.

And the best part? It’s accessibility! The book will be available to download for free on both CANSA and B-well’s websites. If you’re ready to tuck in, download your copy now:
– bwellfoods.co.za
– cansa.org.za

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Panarottis Pizza Pasta’s promise of quality is evident in every meal you and your family enjoy at any of their 85 warm, friendly Panarottis restaurants.

Passion and quality come first in everything they do, using only the finest selection of award-winning local- and internationally sourced ingredients including olive oils, balsamic vinegar, Parmesan cheese, Danish feta, Italian pizza flour and 100% durum wheat pasta.

The natural purity of their pizzas means that it contains no artificial additives, ingredients or preservatives to ensure every delizioso slice you enjoy is full of natural goodness that tastes just as good as it is for you. The same goes for their fantastico pastas, made using 100% durum wheat pasta imported directly from Italy, providing a superior pasta with a lower Glycaemic Index, no cholesterol in its dry form and more iron and Vitamin B3.

Panarottis prides itself for being big on family, leading them to recently introduce a range of magnifico vegan-friendly options, ensuring each member of your family can enjoy their favorito pizza just they why they like it. This new addition to their menu enables diners to swap out standard toppings like mince and chicken for delizioso vegan alternatives, including an option to swap cheese for vegan cheese. Pizzas and pastas that can be swapped to vegan-only options include the Mexicana, Al Capone, Vegetarian, Margherita and Spaghetti Bolognese.

With generous portions and a quality promise that continues to meet South African diners’ ever-changing needs, Panarottis Pizza Pasta is the perfecto destination for the whole famiglia! Buon appetito!

Find out more, visit their website here.

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