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Wall Talk Stickers
Project 1 Mood Board By Trudie AyersWall Talk Requirements Blocked canvas – primed Acrylic paints Paint brushes Wall Talk Letters Water based sealer Instructions Step 1: Paint your canvas in a dark, contrasting colour. Step 2: Place the stickers on the canvas in any position that you like. Step 3: Start painting blocks of […]
Dressed To Kill
Fresh & Simple goes vegetarian today with a hearty starter of asparagus mousse, followed by spinach and ricotta gnocchi with sage butter, and a healthy plum and nectarine compote with rose’ wine syrup, served with nougat. Beer Bread Rolls Greek Goddess, Gorgeous Geisha Prosecco and Strawberry Fizz American Pie, Sassy South African, Indian Princess PDF […]
Sheer Design
In this home make-over series, an interior designer and her husband-to-be revamp their home. But it’s not as simple as can be expected, not with her fetish for glass, his firm stance on safety and security, their limited budget, and two full time jobs thrown in for good measure. Will they succeed? “Sheer Design” shows […]
Not just for breakfast Smashbrowns
Yields: 4 servings Easy, Moderate, Complex Ingredients 2 to 3 Yukon Gold potatoes 2 shallots thinly sliced 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil (30 ml) Salt and pepper to taste Method Boil potatoes. Drain water. In a bowl, add potatoes and garlic cloves and mash. Keep potatoes a little chunky to add texture. Season with salt […]
Lemon Risotto
Total Time:40 min Prep: 15 min Cook: 25 min Yield: 2 servings Level: Easy Ingredients 2 shallots 1 rib celery 1/4 cup unsalted butter 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 1/3 cups risotto rice, preferably Arborio or Vialone Nano Approximately 1 quart vegetable stock 1/2 unwaxed lemon, zested and juiced Needles from 2 small sprigs fresh […]
Sherry braised Chicken
Sherry braised Chicken served with confi garlic, rosemary and fresh pasta This week, Reuben is making a starter of beetroot salad with goats cheese and for the main dish a sherry braised chicken served with confit garlic, rosemary and fresh pasta which Ntsiki Biyela form Stellekaya Wines will help Reuben to pair with the perfect […]
Brinjal and Pine Nut Pulao
Serves 4 Ingredients 400g baby brinjals, quartered Fine salt to sweat brinjals 3 large potatoes, peeled and sliced Sunflower oil, to fry potatoes and brinjals 45ml pine nuts 15ml crushed ginger 5 garlic cloves, crushed 45ml fresh coriander, chopped 15ml red chilli powder 3 tomatoes, blanched and chopped 7ml coarse salt 5ml ground coriander 5ml […]
Italian Pine Nut Cake
Makes 1 9-inch cake Serves 10 to 12 This cake is dense, sweet and moist, almost like a blondie, but far more elegant and rich due to the pine nuts. Ingredients 2/3 cup granulated sugar 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar 2 large eggs 1 egg white ½ cup extra virgin olive oil 2 tsp […]