There is something quite beguiling about a Cinsaut when giving it a bit of beef by blending it with Shiraz. Chill it lightly before serving. It will partner Cheryl Bennett's Pasta dish perfectly.
Landskroon Paul de Villiers Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 For the five generations that the de Villiers family have owned Landskroon, there has always been a Paul de Villiers as the Cellarmaster. The current Paul is a winner of the Diners Club Winemaker of the Year Award for his fabulous Port Style wines. Paul & Nelie de
Ommiberg Celebrating a Decade of Young Wines Paarl Wine Route is celebrating the 2017 harvest in spectacular style with the 10th OmmiBerg ‘Round the Rock’ festival on Saturday, 4 March. Harvest season is a special time in this award-winning wine region and participating farms will host fun harvest activities for young and old to give
Ina Paarman's Old Fashioned Chicken Pie Ina quotes Marcus Valerius Martialis, Roman poet and father of the epigram, who said, “He lives doubly who also enjoys the past," when talking of her Old Fashioned Chicken Pie. She suggests making the pastry the day before and refrigerating overnight. It improves with chilling. The filling is also
Colonel Harland Sanders Apple-Stuffed Pork Chops - Nina Timm Nina says: "Pork chops in any way are good, right! My family loves pork and we eat it often, so whenever I see or hear something new I can do with pork chops, I am all eyes and ears. I think I have mentioned it before,
Janet’s Roast Pepper Chicken – Ina Paarman Janet served this to friends gathered for an evening of classical music. She also treated her book club to this dish. All round, a great hit! You will need 1 large onion, cut into leaves 2 red bell peppers, sliced into strips 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced into
Spring lamb stew with herbs and lemon – Fiona Beckett This easy and delicious stew comes from Fiona Beckett’s cookbook Meat and Two Veg in which she has focused her award-winning skills on the great British classic dishes, "Meat & Two Veg." Wonderful recipes for grills, roasts, casseroles and all things meaty are accompanied by
Meeta K. Wolff's Chilla - Indian Spiced Chickpea Pancakes with Avocado, Kale & Spinach Indian Spiced Chickpea Pancakes with Avocado, Kale & Spinach Preparation time - 15 minutes Total time - 30 minutes Makes: 10 pancakes Ingredients 2 tablespoons ghee 150g chickpea flour ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder ¼ teaspoon mild chilli powder ¼ teaspoon baking
Corn fritters with salmon & lemon-dill crème fraîche Lizet says: “Fortunately I am partial to quite a few of my cousins. One of them popped in for dinner on Tuesday. I hadn’t seen him for three years, so I opened a bottle of bubbly (not that I needed an excuse) and chucked a chicken in
Roast turkey with mushroom-risotto rice stuffing I have to declare an interest here - I have known Phillipa for over 30 years. Loved and admired her as a person and am crazy about her food and her innovative edgy dishes. Do look out for her books on the shelves of your local book dealer, they
Jean Nel's Herb & Garlic Sausage Coil Jean says, "Get your hinged grid out. A great way to feed lots of people without turning individual sausages. Ask your butcher to make you one long untwisted sausage. You’ll need metal skewers for this. The secret of juicy sausage is to braai it slowly over a low
Ina Paarmans Butterflied Leg of Lamb with Olive Pesto Ina Paarman, the Queen of the South African Kitchen is a household name in South Africa and you will find her products on shelves in supermarkets all over the world. Here she offers a lamb dish so perfect with the Landskroon Merlot and says, "Buttermilk is
Fritz Brand's Sirloin with Anchovy butterAsparagus & Honeyed Carrots I love the way Fritz Brand cooks, he's very talented, and has a charming way of teaching you step by step how to prepare his recipes. He's a perfectionist and very precise. And he is a dab hand with a camera too. I am
Lizet Hartley's Pasta Bake with Meatballs I love Lizet Hartley's food, it is so honest, so colourful and so flavourful. In looking for a midweek supper dish which would suit both of the Landskroon Paul Hugo Wines, the white and the red, Lizet's Pasta Bake with meatballs was an easy choice - also
Dianne Bibby's Barbecued pulled-gammon buns with wild rocket,matchstick apple & cranberry slaw Dianne Bibby cleverly has all the perfect matches with Sauvignon Blanc in this dish, the apple and cranberries, and the rocket. Serves 4 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 small red onion, finely diced several fresh sage leaves, finely chopped a pinch
Lizet Hartley's Carrot & Beetroot Fritters with Tzatziki Lizet Hartley is one of my favourite food writers. She does it in such an understated and thoroughly professional way. Her website Melkkos en Merlot is designed by her, she is a designer by trade. Very clever as you can flip it from Afrikaans to