Condensed Milk, Apple and Almond Cake
If you grew up on condensed milk, you’ll get it. There’s just something so nostalgic about that milky caramel taste.
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Shortbread with Rooibos Caramel
I’d go so far as to say, the most fun you can have with food is when you tell a story with it. This recipe tells the tale of a …
MERINGUE AND CARAMEL MOLOTOV
Summer is for light and breezy, easy-peasy puddings. Enter the Molotov, a Portuguese meringue pudding. It’s like eating a cloud, and lends itself so perfectly to caramel and tropical flavours, …
GATEAU SAINT HONORÉ
I do love indulging in a bit of history and heritage when it comes to food, which is one of my favourite things about French cooking. There’s just so much …
Fruity Iced Biscuits
Since my take on Zoo Biscuits – that childhood classic that only born and bred South Africans seem to get – first made its début on JAN Season 2, I’ve …
APPLE & OLIVE OIL CAKE
I’ve so often been told that the best apple to use in an apple cake is a Granny Smith, I suppose because of the way its sourness offsets the sweetness …
BAKE UP A STORM
IF YOU HAD TO HAVE ONLY THREE BAKING TINS Of course, all cooking brings me pleasure. I am a chef, after all. But baking? Oh boy, it brings out the …
PUMPKIN BUTTERMILK RUSKS
Every now and again, you come up with an idea that ticks all the boxes. It’s usually so simple that you have to stop to ask yourself, “Why didn’t I …
GLASS APPLE CHEDDAR CHEESE BISCUITS
I love marrying a variety of flavours. It just makes that first bite so multilayered and satisfying.
OUMA MARIA’S MERINGUE CAKE
This meringue cake – with its crispy shell and soft interior – was always a feature at our Easter table.
