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Baking Pleasures

Spoil your loved ones with these delicious treats from Christine Capendale's new book that any experienced or beginner baker can master

Chocolate Cake

This delicious recipe is the ideal way to serve up any leftover Easter eggs. If you have no leftover eggs, it’s the perfect excuse to buy a few more!

Jozi's New Food Hub

Explore Oxford Parks and you’ll discover that, even during a global pandemic, the brave and bold of SA’s food world have been dreaming up a different way to work, live and eat

How to Make the Perfect Roti

Fayruza Abrahams of Taste Malay Cooking Classes maintains the secret to mastering the flaky texture of the beloved South African flatbread is patience

Brew Skills Perk's Up!

When it comes to her daily caffeine fix, Jeanne Calitz wants nothing to do with fancy gadgets. Only the classic moka pot will do

Winter Layers

In Karen Dudley's house, winter means cosy dinners starring seasonal vegetables given much the same treatment as her cold-weather wardrobe

Smart Cookie

Receiving a cookie press was a great coming-of-age moment for Mogau Seshoene. Ahead of Mother's Day, she pays tribute to her mother, Mamose Seshoene, and the great South African tradition of tea biscuits made using this essential kitchen tool

An Exotic Bird

Stepping up her weeknight supper game, Sam Woulidge tries to impress her husband, Jacques, with a cheat's Vietnamese chicken curry

Good Mood Food

Easy recipes packed with greens, grains, nuts and oily fish are key to Khanya Mzongwana's feel-good eating plan this winter

Brave Hearts

Cape Town and Joburg may dominate SA's food limelight, but we say it's time for Durbs, with its rich heritage, to take its rightful place alongside them. Meet four entrepreneurs who are leading the way (and sharing their recipes)

Cracking Egg Recipes!

Treat your loved ones (or a whole rugby team) to a hearty brunch with these egg-cellent recipes.

Hearty and Delicious Bobotie

This traditional South African recipe calls for a mix of spices such as cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg, giving it a wonderfully warm and comforting flavour. It also perfectly represents the cultural melting pot that is our country.

The Indispensable Dozen

The Smart Cart: With just these 12 foods (and a few pantry staples), easy, delicious, and creative meals can be yours. For more facts about each (and surprising ways to use them) see the following pages.

Avo Load of That!

Avocado can aid your gut health.

The Seed Potato Planting Process

It is important to apply fertiliser within reach of each plant’s root system when planting seed potatoes, says Bill Kerr.

Ginger & Spice

An Irishwoman, a kung-fu black belt and a confectioner walk into a bar… Plot twist! They’re all the same person. Rebecca Timkoe, founder of Gqeberha’s now legendary Ginger Pops, talks sweets with Khanya Mzongwana

The LDR Effect

With its location, tucked beneath a busy staircase in a corner of the historic Old Biscuit Mill, it seemed as though its intention was to appear, magically, to a select few.

Sweet.

Take Easter decadence to the limit with Khanya Mzongwana’s anytime treats – from zabaglione-filled chocolate dippy eggs and impossibly smooth sorbet, to tiramisu trifle and salty-sweet pretzel clusters. You don’t need a reason

Power Dressing

For Mogau Seshoene, Easter means family and tradition. But that doesn’t mean you can’t add a slight twist to a classic – like a potato salad with a very special dressing made by a renegade aunt

Are We There Yet?

Decades after his first journey, editor and car aficionado Steve Smith recalls the seminal road trips of his life, measured out in cars and padkos

Cool Beans

A friend’s secret recipe for spicy baked beans – too good to be confined to toast – has earned its rightful place on Sam Woulidge’s weekend brunch menu

Easter Pairings - Chocolate Notes

Instead of your standard pudding and go-to dessert wine, dazzle even your most particular guests with a selection of chocolate paired with the perfect wines, says Jeanne Calitz

Woolies Icon Bun Fight!

Team raisin or team extra-spicy? Straight-up buttered or toasted? Not surprisingly, the TASTE team has some strong opinions on optimal Woolies hot cross bun enjoyment and was generous enough to share them

Everything You Need to Know About Harissa

No newcomer to the hot sauce hall of fame, this well-known (but underrated?) North African spice paste demands attention. Smoky, fragrant, earthy and acidic, its complexity means it can elevate everything from roast meat to salad dressings

Slicing, Seedless, Pickling Cucumbers

Plant a cucumber seed in spring or summer, and in around 50 - 90 days you can begin harvesting off the vine.

Palates and Perambulations

Outside of the major resorts, there are myriad activities worth investing in for a day out in Mauritius

The Future of Food – Meat the Alternatives

Traditional ideas of vegans and vegetarians often conjure negative stereotypes, but innovation in the meat alternative industry and growing climate change awareness have joined to create a revolutionary and explosive market, and South Africa can count itself as an early pioneer.

That's a Wrap!

If you have a packet of tortillas in the pantry, you can whip up a quick and tasty meal whenever you want. Here are some ideas.

6 Ways With Strawberries

"Strawberries are packed with vitamins and antioxidants. Do we even need to mention they’re also low in carbohydrates?"

Surf and turf goes global

There’s no clear origin for surf and turf, the delicious marriage of lobster tail and filet mignon. Some say it was first served during the 1962 World’s Fair. Others claim it debuted at the Continental Restaurant in Lowell, USA, in 1966. In 2022, surf and turf goes beyond lobster and steak — and beyond borders. So, with the help of NYC’s Institute of Culinary Education, we’ve created these exciting new combos packed with international flair.