• This honey-roasted pumpkin and barley salad is great served warm or at room temperature. The barley and pumpkin makes it wholesome and filling for those long winter days. Honey-Roasted Pumpkin and Barley Salad Serves 4 |  Total time 1 hour INGREDIENTS 400g pumpkin, peeled and diced 1 tbsp avocado oil 4 tsp honey 1 tsp peeled and crushed garlic ¼ tsp dried chilli flakes ¼ tsp ground cinnamon salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 250g (1 cup) barley 750ml (3 cups) warm vegetable stock 100g baby leeks, thinly sliced 1 tsp olive oil 2 tbsp dried cranberries 4…

    Olive this recipe! Make sure to try out this Baked Vegan feta with white wine and olives, an easy, quick starter that is perfectly inclusive and equally delicious! Baked Vegan Feta with White Wine and Olives SERVES 4 | TOTAL TIME 35 minutes INGREDIENTS 200g dairy-free Greek-style cheese 60ml (¼ cup) vegan dry white wine (we used Alvi’s Drift Sauvignon Blanc) 50g Kalamata olives 50g Queen olives 125g mixed baby tomatoes 2 garlic cloves, peeled 5 sprigs fresh thyme 2 tbsp olive oil salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste sliced and lightly toasted baguette, to serve METHOD PREHEAT the…

    Durbanville Cap Classiques will sparkle even brighter on spring day Durbanville Wine Valley is champing at the bit to celebrate the arrival of Spring on September 1 – officially South Africa’s Cap Classique Day. For the occasion, it will cast the spotlight over coming weeks on the many outstanding expressions produced in Durbanville – one of the Cape’s coolest wine regions. “Durbanville Cap Classique wines consistently ‘sparkle’ in championships and for good reason,” says Durbanville Wine Valley manager Natasha de Villiers. “The combination of a cool climate, outstanding soils, ample sunlight, and ocean breezes are hallmarks of all top-quality vineyards.…

    This maple-roasted parsnip soup with golden parsnip crisps is the perfect soup for a dinner party! Maple-roasted parsnip soup with parsnip crisps Serves 10 | TOTAL TIME 1 hour 10 minutes PARSNIP CRISPS 4 large parsnips, peeled 80g salted butter, melted 50g brown sugar 50g dukkah PARSNIP SOUP 900g parsnips, washed and chopped 50g salted butter 60ml (¼ cup) olive oil 1 large onion, peeled and chopped 100g maple syrup 200g potatoes, peeled and cubed 1,5L chicken stock salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste METHOD TO make the parsnip crisps, preheat the oven to 200°C and line a…

    Your best defense against colds and flu this winter could be your food. Keep infections at bay with  these nutritious and delicious flu-busting foods! Flu-busting Food to keep colds at bay! By Tanya Kovarsky  Recipe and styling by Anna Monali  Photograph by Mark Green It is said that prevention is better than cure and, considering there is still no cure for the common cold, perhaps our best line of defence is to build up our immunity so that we don’t succumb to infection. Good news is that one of the most effective ways to prevent colds and flu is by…