SEE! CATURRA COFFEE ON THE RISE

Reaching for Young Stars!

The world of coffee is a seductive one. There is nothing that compares to that heady fragrance of coffee, an aroma and incomparable taste that beguiles you, offering the pleasures of conviviality, satisfaction and adding a lift to each day. 

SEE! EUROPE - A TUSCAN INTERLUDE

MEMORIES & MEANDERINGS
Part One with Leslie Back

Tuscany that teases and tantalizes and where the language of Dante, Machiavelli and Boccaccio is still alive, Leslie Back reminisces.. 

SEE! EUROPE - MONTREUX

MEMORIES & MEANDERINGS
Part Two with Leslie Back

Pristine, ordered and beautiful, and of course everything working like clock-work in true Swiss fashion. We had entered another world and another culture. 

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.

TIPSY CHOCOLATE VELVET CAKE

For Mother’s Day!

A decadent cake/dessert for Mother’s Day that is moist and richly delicious with a melange of flavours, chocolate, orange and whisky. 

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! 

BUTTER OR MARGARINE?
THAT IS THE QUESTION

By Leslie Back

Both have their passionate admirers and equally their detractors, there are those that have simply opted for olive oil and others who think that having neither is the answer. 

CHEESE TO CHERISH

With Leslie Back

The allure of cheese knows no boundaries. Whether dense, robust, strong and down to earth, creamy, delicate as a breeze, richly delicious or patrician and elegant. Cheese is a heavenly food to be cosseted, debated and deeply appreciated for the marvel it is and the intense pleasure it gives.

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?" 

KIWIFRUIT AND LIME CUSTARD TART

Learn to Cook with Showcook!

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.