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  […]

Chicken Burrito Rice Bowls

Serves 4 | 30 minutes Ingredients: 4 (about 400g) chicken breast fillets Olive oil, for grilling and dressing 1 tsp (5ml) each paprika and cumin Salt and milled pepper 1 can (400g) corn kernels, drained and patted dry 1 packet (200g) medley tomatoes 1 packet (250g) snacking peppers 1 can (400g) black beans or red kidney beans 1 punnet (20g) fresh coriander, chopped 3 limes 3 cups (750ml) cooked white long-grain rice Method […]

Halloumi Burgers With Zingy Slaw

Serves 4 | Less than 30 minutes INGREDIENTS Dressing: 1 red chilli, chopped 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 2 spring onions, chopped 2 Tbsp (30ml) white-wine vinegar 2 Tbsp (30ml) water Juice (30ml) of 1 lime 1 Tbsp (15ml) grated palm sugar or castor sugar Slaw: 1 firm mango, cut into matchsticks ¼ pineapple, cut into matchsticks 4 […]

Hasselback Potatoes

Serves 6 | Less than 1 hour INGREDIENTS Blue-cheese butter: 1 pack (100g) blue cheese, crumbled ½ cup (125ml) butter, softened 3 spring onions, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 red chilli, deseeded and chopped  Hasselback potatoes: 6-8 (about 1-2kg) large sweet potatoes, scrubbed and unpeeled Salt and milled pepper METHOD Combine blue-cheese butter […]

Vanilla, coconut and banana smoothie

Serves 4 | Less than 15 minutes INGREDIENTS 2 overripe bananas ¼ cup (60ml) coconut milk ½ cup (125ml) water, chilled ½ cup (125ml) PnP double-cream plain yoghurt Seeds of 1 vanilla pod ¼ cup (60ml) oats Toasted coconut shavings, for serving METHOD Blitz bananas, coconut milk, water, yoghurt, vanilla and oats in a food processor […]

Ginger-Dumpling Pudding

Serves 4 | Less than 30 minutes INGREDIENTS Dumplings: ½ cup (125ml) orange (or apricot) marmalade ½ cup (125g) butter ½ cup (125ml) milk 2 tsp (10ml) bicarbonate of soda 1½ cups (225g) flour, sifted 1 tsp (5ml) ground cinnamon ½ tsp (3ml) salt Syrup: 2 cups (500ml) orange juice 1 cup (250ml) water 1 cup (250ml) sugar 1 tsp (5ml) ground ginger 1 tsp […]

Passion Fruit Cheesecake

Ingredients: 1½ packets (150g each) PnP coconut T-biscuits ⅔ cup (160ml) butter, melted 2 tubs (250g each) cream cheese ½ tub (125ml) sour cream 1 cup (250g) castor sugar 2 eggs ¼ cup (60ml) passion fruit pulp, strained + ⅓ cup (80ml) for topping 1 tsp (5ml) vanilla essence Method: Blitz T-biscuits to fine crumbs in a food processor.  Add butter and blitz until combined.  […]