We asked you for your all-time favorite restaurant meals. Here, your dishes to dine for The winner “I had to fight off my carnivorous husband from taking too many bites from my dish and ended up literally licking my plate clean” – Kay Horn, Cape Town Bizerca Bistro’s butternut gnocchi with fresh tomato coulis Serves … Read more
Chinese 1. Pepper Steak Makes 6 servings Serving size 2.5 oz. steak, 1/2 cup peppers Preparation time 5 minutes Cooking time 10 minutes · 1 lb. flank steak · 3 tbsp. lite soy sauce · 1 tbsp. Chinese rice wine or dry sherry · 2 tsp. cornstarch · 1/2 tsp. sugar · 11/2 tbsp. vegetable … Read more
“My mom used to make this recipe for us in autumn when we were growing up in Germany. I love the combination of pancetta and leek. The cheese sauce adds extra indulgence.” Serves 4 Easy Great value Preparation: 10 minutes Cooking: 30 minutes Michaela Thomas’s creamy leek · Baby leeks 8 · Pancetta or bacon … Read more
Mexican 1. Red Snapper Veracruz Makes 4 servings Serving size 4 oz. fish, about 1 cup vegetables Preparation time 15 minutes Cooking time 30 minutes o Cooking spray o 2 tsp. olive oil o 1 small green bell pepper, cored, seeded, and diced (1 cup) o 1 medium onion, chopped (1 cup) o 3 garlic … Read more
Sharlene Tan, creator of Goodles pasta bar, loves everything about food – from cooking and dining out, to teaching friends how for the camera. When her schedule permits, she takes time to travel, often to Hong Kong, which she considers her second home. A few days off to visit her favorite shops and food stops … Read more
In her new memoir, magazine doyenne Jane Raphaely shares the story of her remarkable life. And here, exclusively for Taste, she shares the coveted recipe for her famous chicken soups, as much a tonic for the spirit as it is for the body Recognized as one of the Women of Our Time and recipient of … Read more
Italian, Mexican, and Chinese are three of our best-loved cuisines. Food Editor Robyn Webb finds what’s been lost in translation, exploring the true essence of these global favorites. Italian 1. Peperonata Makes 4 servings Serving size 1 cup Preparation time 20 minutes Cooking time 25 minutes · 1 tbsp. olive oil · 1/2 small onion, … Read more
Whether you want to impress in the boardroom, or detox after an indulgent weekend, here’s how to make the most important meal of the day count The pre-meeting brain booster What to have eggs Royale Eggs Royale Pop a couple of asparagus spears under the grill with a slice of wholegrain bread while you poach … Read more
Sandalene’s Quick Chicken Pot “This is my wife’s favourite fall-back winter meal. Our son loves it and it’s really Easy to make.” Sandalene’s quick chicken pot Serves 2 to 4, Easy Great Value Preparation 20 minutes Cooking 35 minutes Ingredients · Small onion 1, peeled and chopped · Shallots 2, peeled and chopped · Celery … Read more
Gennaro Contaldo’s Barley and Bean Soup David says: ‘Gennaro cooked me this soup when I was feeling particularly blue.. It cheered me up!’ Gennaro Contaldo’s Barley and Bean Soup Hands-on time 20min, plus overnight soaking. Cooking time about 3hr. Serves 6 · 500 (1lb 2oz) dried borlotti beans, soaked overnight in cold water · 8tbsp … Read more
This four-ingredient wonder is an indulgent dessert and drink in one. Treat yourself! Combine 2 bananas, 1 cup vanilla ice cream, and 1 cup milk in a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and top each with a scoop of chocolate marble ice cream to serve. Tip: switch it up! Play around with different … Read more
“Haul out that vintage pressure cooker from the back of the kitchen cupboard, give it a good dust and turn up the heat for some seriously good comfort-food cooking – the kind that delivers two-hour taste in 20 minutes flat” “I have vivid childhood memories of that very particular fizzing sound coming from the kitchen, … Read more
Ever wondered what really famous cooks make for themselves? Devised by some of the food world’s best-known names, these mouthwatering recipes could be the answer-and will inspire your own favorite family meals Top cooks’ choice David Loftus has snapped culinary creations by some of the best-known cooks, and his work never fails to cause a … Read more
It may cause you some embarrassment, but when your child screams and clings to you at the mere approach of Aunt Marge (or nearly any other unfamiliar person), he’s actually responding in a very normal way. “Stranger anxiety is nothing more than your child’s way of telling you that he prefers you over anyone else,” … Read more
Tarte tatin Serves 4 to 6 Easy• Great Value Preparation 20 minutes Cooking 30 minutes Ingredients o Ready-made puff pastry 500 g o Small red apples 12 o Caster sugar 600g o Unsalted butter 240g o Crème fraîche 200 g Directions 1. Preheat the oven to 200°C. Roll out the puff pastry and cut into … Read more
British asparagus is in season right now, so make the most of this deliciously sophisticated veg while you can Asparagus, Shallot & Feta Tart Serve: 8 · 6 sheets of filo pastry · Hunk of Parmesan · 6 shallots · Knob of butter · Glug of olive oil · 1 bunch of asparagus (about 250g) … Read more
Getting your partner involved The concept of ‘letting in’ your partner to help you with the kids and household chores seems pretty straightforward, right? Who wouldn’t want someone to help them? However, for me it wasn’t that easy. In many ways my husband and I had a fairly traditional relationship after I resigned from my … Read more
Ceviche of panga, shaved fennel, avocado and preserved lemon Serves 4 Easy i Great Value Preparation 15 minutes Ingredients o Panga 300g o Extra virgin olive oil ½ cup, plus extra for drizzling o Limes 4, juiced o Preserved lemon 1 o Avocado 1, peeled and finely diced chilli 1, finely chopped o Capers 3T … Read more
The power of parental education Steve Jobs’s foster father taught him the basic knowledge of electronics when he was young, and surely he did not aware talent at that time. This is reasonable because intelligence includes 49% of knowledge, 51% of practice. There are also environmental factors (such as the impact of parents). However, many … Read more
If you go down to the wood today… you may bump into taste reader and modern-day forager Mike Rossi, who, together with fellow fungi fanatics, combs the forest floor for its elusive fruits Diligently, every May, just after the first winter rains, we enter the dark pine forests that are peppered around the southwestern Cape. … Read more