Festive Mocktails

  The festive season is a time for family gatherings, time to reflect on the year gone past. Here's a quick and easy recipe for adults and kids to enjoy, adults you can always add in something stronger if required. Passion & Berry Spritzer Ingredients:  1.5 liter of strawberry sparkling water; or any other flavour of choice Handful of frozen blueberries; Handful of strawberry chopped; Or any berry or fruit of choice; Spearmint or mint leaves; 2 tablespoons of granadilla pulp per glass; and Tray of ice cubes. Method: Add the granadilla  pulp to the glasses; Add the chopped frozen…

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The Importance of Coffee in Craft, Cuisine and Culture

    Coffee, from its creation to its consumption, is a craft. The ritualist process of crafting the perfect blend - the care, the commitment, the community around it - is reflected in the experiential value of making and enjoying that perfect cup of coffee. This ritualistic routine is entrenched in our culture - whether enjoying a cup after a long day or pairing it with your favourite cuisine, the moments that coffee makes better are boundless. The taste sensations of coffee brought to our cups are mastered by craftsmen and encapsulated by Nespresso’s new Master Origin collection. These finely crafted range…

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Nespresso Master Origin – Columbia

  This past weekend, Nespresso invited me to visit them at the Nelson Mandela Market on the Square in Sandton to share in the launch of their exciting new permanent range of coffees called Master Origin. As a coffee fanatic, how could I resist? So, with my refined palate and adventurous spirit in tow, I headed off to the market to check out what Master Origin has to offer.   This is what I learned: Master Origin is a pretty special range as it focuses primarily on the master craftsman behind each nation’s coffee, and the unique and passionate processes…

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Deviled whipped eggs

  Ingredients  3 Boiled eggs, this gives you 6 halves; 1 Tablespoon of creamy mayonnaise; Chopped parsley; Chopped spring onion; Black pepper; Salt to taste; Chopped chilli to taste; and Pinch of paprika fro garnish. Method: Cool eggs after they have been hard boiled, peel the eggs; Scoop out the hard yoke, mix the yokes with the mayonnaise and Ingredients listed; Mix well and scoop into the egg; and Add black pepper and red chilli power or paprika to garnish. Enjoy as a simple tasty and delicious snack...

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Oreo Velvet Chocolate Cake

  One of the earliest printed recipes for chocolate cake came from the cookbook The Hostess of T-o-Day by Linda Larned (1899) and although it is a cake made with cocoa, it is different from modern chocolate cakes Early chocolate cakes were much lighter because they used significantly smaller amounts of sugar and cocoa. They also used more flour than what we are accustomed to making them fluffier and more like what we would today call a breakfast bread "Chocolate cake" was a white or yellow cake to be eaten while drinking a chocolate beverage. It wasn't until 1940 that…

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Basil Pesto, Tomato, Onion & Chilli Bruschetta

  Bruschetta is an antipasto (starter dish) from Italy consisting of grilled bread rubbed with garlic and topped with olive oil and salt. Variations may include toppings of tomato, vegetables, beans, cured meat, or cheese. A popular dish is bruschetta with tomatoes; one recipe popular outside Italy involves basil, fresh tomato, garlic and onion or mozzarella. Bruschetta is usually served as a snack or appetizer. In some countries, the prepared topping is marketed as bruschetta. I have a simple quick recipe for delicious antipasto to just have a snacks or enjoy before a great meal Ingredients: 1 French baguette; 2-3 tablespoons…

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