• If you prefer your drinks with a bit of bite, the Ramona is for you. Full of lemony zest and refreshing rum, this is a lovely sharp cocktail. The Ramona makes a tart little aperitif. Made this recipe? Tag us @foodandhomesa #cookingwithFH on Instagram! ALSO SEE: 12 drinks recipes, right in time for game day: Alcoholic and booze-free

    The soft fruit known as a fig has thin, green or purple skin. Its flesh is typically red, and the entire fruit can be consumed. Figs have been used to treat gastrointestinal, pulmonary, reproductive, and endocrine disorders as well as other health issues. This article highlights the health benefits of consuming this purple-skinned fruit, brought to you by BBC Good Food and Pharm Easy. Contains antioxidants The beneficial plant components known as polyphenols are abundant in figs, particularly ripe ones. By preventing oxygen from interacting with other molecules and damaging cells and tissues, these substances’ beneficial antioxidant qualities make them essential for controlling…

    How could you possibly go wrong when the two primary ingredients are almost universally adored? Celebrate International Coffee Day with this delectable Chocolate coffee cake that is the perfect dessert or afternoon cake, full of flavour and deliciously moist! Try this Chocolate Coffee Cake ALSO SEE: Vegan Chocolate Cake Recipe https://www.foodandhome.co.za/on-shelf/vegan-chocolate-recipe Recipe by Ronelle Hart Photographs by Annalize Nel

    Eastern Promise  Like a film set packed with rapidly changing backdrops and a multitude of newly unfolding locations, Cape Town’s East City is buzzing with reinvention. Picture: Clair Gunn for Cape Etc Magazine Stare up as you stroll towards the mountain on Harrington Street, and high up on one building, you’ll spot a humongous Jack Russell aviator by Belgian street artist Bart Smeets. It was originally painted to advertise Baz-Art’s 2019 International Public Art Festival. Now the day-dreaming pup watches over a fast-regenerating pocket of Cape Town’s so-called East City. The bustling, compact precinct of burgeoning cool is centred on Harrington and, running parallel,…

    With the cost of eggs increasing due to the poultry industry’s battle with the outbreak of bird flu, using alternative ingredients in our meals is definitely something to consider. According to SowetanLIVE, South African Poultry Association (Sapa) general manager, Izaak Breitenbach, stated, “The increase of egg prices is a factor of influenza. If you look at the total amount of birds that we culled that are supposed to produce stable eggs, we probably culled in excess of 30% of the nation’s flock and that is material.” Below are five substitutes for eggs listed by Healthline. 1. Yoghurt or buttermilk Use 60 grams…