SEE! TIPSY CHOCOLATE TRIFLE

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Fashionable desserts come and go but a tipsy trifle remains as richly seductive as ever, and makes the perfect sweet. 

ON OUR MENU - Stir Up Sunday

With Michael Olivier

Michael Olivier tells us that in the Anglican Church Book of  Common Prayer title "The Sunday next before Advent" will be on the 22nd November. This is the day on which, after Church, the Christmas puddings were made in my home when I was a boy [and I do not need to point out that this was some time ago!].

VEGETARIAN ADVENTURE

STRAWBERRY CROSTATA

With Viviane Bauquet Farre 

The strawberry is probably today’s most beloved fruit - and no wonder! Its Latin name frugaria means ‘fragrance’. They are certainly extremely fragrant and delicious to the point of addiction.

EGGS - AN ABSOLUTE MARVEL

By Madeleine de Villiers

Madeleine de Villiers brings us the latest news on how we can benefit our health when we eat eggs on a more regular basis. Madeleine is the dietician for the South African Egg Industry and explains how perfect they are at a time when we need excellent nourishment on ‘more for less’. This is where eggs play a vital role. See Showcook’s Back to Basics on scrambled eggs and omelets on the right side. 

FRITTATA WITH FRESH TOMATO & BASIL SAUCE

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Spanish excel in making a wide variety of this convenient and substantial dish, which is light on the budget yet such a success for a brunch or Sunday night meal. 

CHARLOTTE HUNT

An evergreen cook for all seasons!

After many years of lauding and applauding the cult of ‘the chef’, it does appear timely that there is the return of ‘the cook’. The undervalued angel of the kitchen that cooks divinely and whose dishes, prepared with loving hands, we wish to return to again and again. Charlotte Hunt is one of those angels! 

HONEYMOONS

AUTUMN IDYLL AT THE PALACE

Serene, joyous, supremely carefree days. Spend them together beside the sea, waterski on azure waters, canter along the beach, take wonderful walks deep in the forest, sip a glass of red wine warmed by the fire. Honeymoon forever.  

MILLION DOLLAR CHEESECAKE

Showcook shows off five of the best!

Cheesecake is one of those cakes that can earn the maker a reputation as a baker supreme! There are few other cakes that cause so much chatter. "What is that secret ingredient, is it a hint of orange or is it lemon? I detect a scent of vanilla! What chocolate are you using, is it dark and intense or light and sweet?" 

A TASTE OF VIENNA

DELECTABLE SWEETS

Enjoy Sachertorte, Apfelstrudel and Viennese Strawberry Cake and more… 

KIWIFRUIT AND LIME CUSTARD TART

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Kiwifruit first arrived in New Zealand at the turn of the century. Seeds were brought from China and commercial cultivation began here just before World War Two. Originally called Chinese gooseberry, the fruit was renamed by exporters to avoid confusion with the green gooseberry and to identify it more closely with New Zealand.