Raspberry Gin

Ingredients 350g raspberries 150g sugar 700ml bottle of gin Method Tip the raspberries and sugar into a 1.5L sterilised jar. Pour over the gin, seal the jar and swirl around to dissolve the sugar.  Store in a cool, dark place and turn the jar once a day for the first week. After 2-3 weeks, strain the gin through […]

Classic White Russian Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients 60 ml ounces vodka 30 ml Kahlua 30 ml heavy cream Method Combine the vodka, kahlua, and heavy cream in a cocktail shaker. Fill the shaker with ice and shake vigorously until chilled. Strain into a chilled Old-Fashioned glass and serve.

Hurricane Cocktail

Ingredients 50ml dark rum 50ml white rum 1 passion fruit 1 orange , juiced 1 lemon , juiced 50ml sugar syrup 2 tsp grenadine To garnish 4 cocktail cherries 2 orange slices Method Fill a cocktail shaker with ice then add the rums. Scoop the flesh and seeds from the passion fruit and add to the shaker along with the orange and lemon juices, sugar syrup and […]

Bloody Mary

Ingredients large handful of ice 100ml vodka 500ml tomato juice 1 tbsp lemon juice, plus 2 slices to serve few shakes Worcestershire sauce few shakes Tabasco (smoked Tabasco is nice) pinch celery salt pinch black pepper 2 celery sticks, to serve Method Place the ice in a large jug. Measure the vodka, tomato juice and lemon juice and pour it straight onto the ice. Add 3 shakes […]

Blue Hawaii Cocktail

Ingredients 22 grams vodka 22 grams light rum 15 grams blue curaçao 85 grams pineapple juice 28 grams sweet and sour mix* Garnish: pineapple wedge Garnish: cocktail umbrella Method Add vodka, light rum, blue curaçao, pineapple juice and sweet-and-sour mix into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled. Or blend all ingredients with ice in a blender. Strain into a Hurricane glass over […]

Pavlova Nests with Blackberry and Cherry

Ingredients: 4 egg whites   1 cup (250ml) Sweetly baking sugar (non-nutritive sweetener)    1 tsp (5ml) vanilla essence   ½ tsp (3ml) each orange essence and ground cinnamon   Pinch of nutmeg (optional)  1 tsp (5ml) white vinegar   2 tsp (10ml) corn flour   About 1 cup (250ml) LANCEWOOD® Yoghurt  Handful fresh raspberries and blackberries and mint, for serving   Method: Preheat oven to 120°C.   Whisk egg whites until medium-stiff peaks form.   Combine sugar substitute, cinnamon and nutmeg  (if using).   […]

Gin Fizz Cocktail

Ingredients: 2 ounces (4 tablespoons) gin ¾ ounce (1 ½ tablespoons) lemon juice ½ ounce (1 tablespoon) simple syrup or maple syrup 1 egg white* Garnish with lemon twist (optional) Soda water Method: Place the gin, lemon juice, syrup and egg white in a cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously for 15 seconds. Fill the shaker with ice and shake for 30 seconds until cold. […]

Blackberry Mojito

Ingredients: 1/2 cup blackberries Handful fresh mint leaves Juice of 2 limes 1 tsp. sugar 1/2 cup light rum Crushed ice Club Soda Method: In a small bowl, muddle blackberries. Set aside. Place mint leaves in bottom of glasses. Divide and spoon blackberry mixture on top. Add rum, sugar, and lime juice and stir to […]

Burnt Honey Apple Cake

Ingredients: ½ cup (125ml) honey  1 cinnamon stick  3 eggs, at room temperature  ⅓ cup (65g) white sugar  ¼ cup (60g) butter, melted  1 tsp (5ml) vanilla essence  ¼ cup (60ml) milk or cream, warmed slightly  1 cup (150g) self-raising cake flour  ½ tsp (3ml) ground ginger  Pinch nutmeg  1 large Granny Smith apple, cored and cut into 12-16 thin slices  Whipped cream or ice cream, for serving  Syrup:  ½ cup […]

Honey-harissa chicken bake on bulgur wheat

Ingredients: Olive oil, for frying  Salt and milled pepper  6 chicken thighs  6 Umbuluzi chicken pieces  4 tomatoes, quartered  2 red onions, quartered  Sauce:  2 Tbsp (30ml) olive oil  ¼ cup (60ml) PnP harissa paste  1 Tbsp (15ml) smoked paprika (optional)  3 Tbsp (45ml) honey  4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced  Juice (60ml) and grated peel of 1 lemon  For serving:  Basil leaves  Fresh parsley, chopped  Cooked bulgur wheat  Lemon wedges  […]