TO MARKET… TO MARKET…

Stellenbosch Fresh Goods Market

Stellenbosch’s bountiful and inviting organic, slow food  market, held every Saturday beckons. A cornucopia of your favourite things are on the tables; cheeses, honey, dried figs, charcuterie, breads, choice pastries, wine and dishes on the ready for the week ahead. Fill your capacious basket and head for home.

THE POWER OF SUNSHINE AND WATER - Part Two

By Mary-Ann Shearer

Why do you need sunshine and water to help you take control of your life? Well, as strange as it may seem, neither your body nor your mind would be able to function at optimal levels without them. 

CHILLIES * CHILLIES * CHILLIES * CHILLIES

By Oded Schwartz

"I am a consummate chilli lover," says Oded Schwartz, "and find them an indispensable item in my larger." "Be a devil and start experimenting with the wonderful world of chilli flavouring."

Make Harrief, Harissa, Schug and Chilli Jam, highly charged exotic pastes!" 

CURD WITH A DIFFERENCE

Make it with the first grapefruit ready for Autumn
Divine with scones!

Oded Schwartz takes us through step-by-step to a rosé grapefruit curd, close cousin to an old favourite lemon curd made in a similar way, but each of these curds have a very distinctive flavour.

CELEBRATING SALLANDROUZE

A Showcook Production

When Lanie van Reenen opened her doors at Sallandrouze in June 2008 it was cause for celebration. Today the Hôtel Château Sallandrouze & Café Sallandrouze is enchanting Aubusson and visitors from abroad with its elegance and sumptuous cuisine.

THE SEPHARDI CULINARY TRADITION

By Elsie Menasce

 ‘The Sephardi Culinary Tradition’ encapsulates and celebrates the story of a Jewish orthodox community which existed on Rhodes until World War II.

OLIVE OIL

By Leslie Back

Leslie Back takes SHOWCOOK on an intriguing journey from olive to oil.
Today, there is a positive passion for cooking with olive oil. This aromatic ingredient has long transformed and enhanced the simple dishes of the Mediterranean. Cooks worldwide, who have never developed the taste for olive oil, are now enjoying the rich smooth fruitiness of this unique oil.

ON SHOW! FRANCK DANGEREUX- THE FOODBARN

"You’ll see," says Franck,"that like fashion there will be a return to basic, simple things; a really good piece of bread, butter, cheese and wine - we’re getting back to a thoughtful way of eating!"

PEARL VALLEY An Open Invitation - Delectable Dishes

With Showcook

Spend a weekend away at one of South Africa’s most glorious scenic golf estates in Franschhoek, a weekend of fun and great golf. Delectable dishes on the menu from Andrea Foulkes of stylish Dish with a touch of spice, while Michelle Key and Andrea reveal their secrets for successful decorating and entertaining!

AT HOME IN CHARROUX

With Marlene van der Westhuizen

What Marlene is offering at beautiful Charroux, set in the rugged Auvergne region deep in the heart of Bourbonais near Vichy, is more than simply a cookery course rather a miniature taste of France in a country devoted to all things culinary.