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whole creamy baked melktert with slice halfway taken out.
lifestyle

Creamy baked melktert: The best way to end any Sunday lunch

Traditional melkkos
Recipes

Winter melkkos: A great traditional South African winter family recipe

Quick and easy vetkoek
Recipes

Quick and easy vetkoek – A bite every South African adores

whole creamy baked melktert with slice halfway taken out.
Recipes

Creamy baked melktert: The best way to end any Sunday lunch

Traditional melkkos
Recipes

Winter melkkos: A great traditional South African winter family recipe

Quick and easy vetkoek
Recipes

Quick and easy vetkoek – A bite every South African adores

Hearty lamb potjiekos with peppers and potatoes on open fire
Recipes

Hearty lamb potjiekos: The most relaxing and tasty meal of your life

By James Olivier26-05-2022 10:43

The only outdoor meal that every South African should make this winter. Invite the friends and family, serve them the most hearty lamb potjiekos!

Milk tart custard doughnuts
Recipes

Melktert-filled doughnuts: The perfect dessert with family

By Lindsay Samuels12-04-2022 10:42

We have combined two favourite desserts into one amazing sweet treat. These homemade melktert-filled doughnuts are the best way to celebrate Easter with family.

Milk tart custard doughnuts
Recipes

Doughnuts filled with milk tart custard – Have a sweet Easter

By Lindsay Samuels30-03-2022 19:24

For some extra joyful smiles this Easter, prepare these doughnuts filled with milk tart custard. South African flavours at its best!

traditional steamed bread
Recipes

Homemade Traditional Steamed Bread: Another family recipe

By Xoliswa Ndoyiya27-01-2022 12:30

Looking for a bread recipe that’s not only tasty but easy to make? Try our Homemade Traditional Steamed Bread recipe and see smiles all around the table.

Chutney & Mayo Chicken Casserole Header
Recipes

Chutney & Mayo Chicken Casserole: Rainy weather greatness

By Melissa Jacobs17-01-2022 10:42

The one-pot, rainy weather and perfectly heartwarming meal for the summer. Chutney & Mayo Chicken Casserole is the family meal you’ve been looking for.

Food festive season
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Food & Wine

Five SA TikTok accounts for festive season cooking tips

By Denika Herbst17-12-2021 13:26

With the festive season in full swing, these South African TikTok food accounts will help you cook up a storm with ease.

The biggest changes for year on year comparisons in the latest Household Affordability Index , ultimately saw food prices costing 6.3% more than last year.
Lifestyle

Christmas price shocks: Hungry households rocked by higher food costs

By Erene Roux02-12-2021 15:07

Red Riding Hood would have to cough up a lot more to feed her grandmother in the Tokai Forest as SA food prices are on the rise again…

Pineapple fridge tart
Recipes

Homemade Pineapple Fridge Pudding – Fruity summer dessert

By Irene Muller18-11-2021 13:30

Summer in South Africa needs fruit and our fruity Homemade Pineapple Fridge Pudding is the best way to cap off your weekend braai.

Rooibos tea ice cream
Recipes

No-churn Rooibos Ice Cream – Stay refreshed with homemade ice cream

By Marelize Immelman04-11-2021 17:00

Refreshing and tasty, our No-churn Rooibos Ice Cream is easy to prep and the perfect summer snack. It’s the only way to stay cool during the holidays.

milk tart
Recipes

Fridge Milk Tart – A South African favourite for a reason

By Irene Muller01-11-2021 10:00

Get your dessert and coffee snacks ready, our Fridge Milk Tart is a South African favourite for a reason. Crumbly crust, smooth interior and tastes like home. 

Cape Malay Bobotie Recipe
Recipes

Traditional Bobotie & Yellow Rice – Comfort food for the family

By Cass Abrahams31-10-2021 09:36

It’s getting close to the holidays and Traditional Bobotie & Yellow Rice is the way to go. Perfect for a weekend lunch or weekday dinner with those you love.

rooibos and gingerbread pudding
Recipes

Holiday Gingerbread & Rooibos Pudding

By Lindsay Samuels30-10-2021 15:36

A great tasting South African dessert, this Holiday Gingerbread & Rooibos Pudding is the way to go this holiday season. Treat yourself and your family.

Oat crunchies
Recipes

Golden Oat Crunchies – The gold standard for crunchy cookies

By Jessica Alberts30-10-2021 11:00

Bring on the crumbly, crunchy, golden goodness with our Golden Oat Crunchies. The gold standard for biscuits this holiday season. Have a cookie good time!

traditional malva pudding
Recipes

Traditional Malva Pudding – Just like grandma used to make

By Carla Zinkfontein27-10-2021 09:03

The dessert you always expect to see at Sunday lunch in South Africa, our Traditional Malva Pudding will feed your family and fill everybody with joy.

Creamy melkkos
Recipes

Creamy melkkos – A mouth-watering South African dish

By Marele van Zyl12-10-2021 19:28

Nothing tastes better than a bowl of melkkos, sprinkled with cinnamon sugar on the top.

South African bobotie
Recipes

South African bobotie – Comfort food at its best

By Marele van Zyl10-10-2021 19:51

A delicate balance of a variety of pungent spices which makes you inhale the rich aroma deeply and appreciatingly.

Heritage day dishes
Recipes

Heritage Day dishes – South African cuisine at its best

By Dirnise Britz24-09-2021 18:38

Check out our list of mouth-watering Heritage Day dishes to make your time with the family unforgettable.

Heritage Day: New survey revea
Food & Wine

Heritage Day: New survey reveals SA’s most iconic products

By Erene Roux23-09-2021 13:33

From Biltong, Koo baked beans and Ultra Mel custard, here’s what South Africans consider ‘quintessentially South African’.

Steak gatsby cape town couple.
Lifestyle

Where’s the steak? Cape Town couple roasted for their Gatsby

By Marilynn Manuel25-08-2021 12:08

Posting your food online isn’t always a great idea. A Cape Town couple recently got a nice roasting after posting a steak Gatsby…that had no steak!

dombolo
Recipes

Dombolo – Traditional South African steamed bread

By Dirnise Britz02-07-2021 16:29

Slather a generous knob of butter on a warm slice of dombolo and close your eyes as you enjoy this South African favourite.

samp and beans
Recipes

Samp and beans – A much loved South African staple

By Dirnise Britz02-07-2021 15:46

This satisfying recipe from “What’s for Dinner” will have your family reaching for second scoops.

souskluitjies
Recipes

Souskluitjies recipe – The way grandma used to make them

By Irene Muller21-06-2021 19:06

Revisit Granny’s kitchen with this mouth-watering souskluitjies recipe. You’ll be tempted to bring out this recipe whenever you see the signs of cold weather.

Cape Malay Bobotie
Recipes

Cape Malay Bobotie – Traditional much-loved South African dish

By Irene Muller20-06-2021 09:00

This flavour-packed traditional meal hits the spot every time!

Traditional melkkos
Recipes

Traditional melkkos – Warm up this winter with the taste of an old favourite

By Irene Muller13-06-2021 18:58

Delicious, soul-warming comfort food for our cold winter days.

Easy vetkoek
Recipes

Easy vetkoek – South African goodness at its best

By Dirnise Britz12-06-2021 11:02

Celebrate our South African heritage with this easy vetkoek recipe.

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