Silvia Colloca’s Basic Vegan Pasta Dough Recipe

Author Silvia Colloca shares a recipe from her book Simple Italian: The Essentials of An Italian Home Cook. Here is Silvia's recipe for Basic Vegan Pasta Dough and an excerpt from her new book. Have you ever tasted homemade orecchiette in Puglia? Or vacationed in Tuscany and eaten forkfuls of fat homemade spaghetti called pici?…

ByRobyn Foyster23/08/20250Comments

Food & Drink Quick & Easy

Four Delicious Pasta Recipes that are Perfect for Meatless Monday

Whether you're a spaghetti savourer, farfalle fanatic or just generally a pasta partisan, here are four easy pasta recipes from some top chefs. And every single one is plant-based, making them perfect for meatless Monday. 1. Whole Grain Spaghetti with Green Vegetable “Cacio & Pepe” by Andrea Tranchero INGREDIENTS 340g Barilla Whole Grain Spaghetti 100ml…

ByMarie-Antoinette Issa11/08/20250Comments

Recipes

Maggie Beer’s Homemade Chocolate Ice Cream

PREP 20 minutes, plus 4+ hours to freeze SERVES 4–6 INGREDIENTS ¾ cup coconut cream (or use creamy soy milk) ½ cup good-quality cocoa powder 3 tbsp grapeseed, sunflower or rice bran oil 1 tbsp vanilla extract (or vanilla paste if you want seeds) ¼ tsp salt liquid from 1 x 400g can of chickpeas (aquafaba) ¼…

ByMaggie Beer06/07/20250Comments

Baking Food & Drink

Maggie Beer’s ‘Sweet Little Meringues’ Recipe

Try this sweet recipe for meringues with coconut yoghurt and fresh fruit, extracted from Maggie Beer's 'Maggie's Harvest'. PREP 20 minutes COOK 1 hour 20 minutes, plus cooling time MAKES about 6 individual meringues INGREDIENTS cornflour, for dusting apple cider vinegar or white vinegar, for cleaning MERINGUES liquid from 1 x 400g can chickpeas (aquafaba), refrigerated pinch…

ByMaggie Beer16/06/20250Comments

Food & Drink Healthy Recipes

Immune-Boosting Mango and Turmeric Smoothie

A Coyo smoothie creation ideal for immune boosting and a satisfied energy intake. Created by @coyo_organic. Makes 1 Serving Total Time 5 Minutes Difficulty Easy Container Low-Profile 2.0-litre Container Ingredients 1 cup frozen banana, cubed 1 cup frozen mango, cubed 2 tbsp freshly chopped ginger 1 tbsp freshly chopped turmeric 4 tbsp of organic dairy free Coconut Yoghurt mango…

ByEmeric Brard14/06/20250Comments

Food & Drink Recipes

Gwinganna’s Succulent Marinated Slow Roasted Lamb Recipe

Looking for a simple, heart, and delicious recipe? Try this beautiful slow roasted lamb to be served with veggies from Gwinganna. Gwinganna's Succulent Marinated Slow Roasted Lamb Recipe serves 4 Ingredients 1 tsp fennel seeds 2 tsp cumin seeds 2 tsp coriander seeds 2 tsp ground paprika 1 tsp turmeric 1 tsp black pepper 1…

ByRobyn Foyster27/05/20250Comments

Food & Drink Recipes

The Most Delicious Easter Egg Chocolate Brownie Ever

Preparation Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Serves: 10 Ingredients: 185g unsalted butter (cut into cubes and extra for greasing) 200g block of milk chocolate, broken into pieces 3 large eggs 275g caster sugar 85g plain flour 40g cocoa powder 1 tsp Baking Powder 3 fondant filled chocolate eggs 150g mini chocolate eggs Chocolate icing:…

ByThe Carousel07/04/20250Comments

Food & Drink Quick & Easy

5 Delicious Pasta Recipes To Try Out For A Quick And Easy Meal In Minutes

Whether you're a spaghetti savourer, lasagna lover, farfalle fanatic or just generally a pasta partisan, here are some easy pasta recipes from some top chefs. 1.Whole Grain Spaghetti with Green Vegetable “Cacio & Pepe” by Andrea Tranchero INGREDIENTS 340g Barilla Whole Grain Spaghetti 100ml Extra Virgin Olive oil 8 leaves Fresh basil, torn 1 zucchini…

ByRobyn Foyster28/03/20250Comments

Entertaining & Wine

My Mother’s Cold Chinese Summer Noodles

INGREDIENTS The salad 1 x 250 gram (almost 9 oz) packet of either white or brown rice noodles (vermicelli) 1 small green capsicum (pepper) cut into thin strips 1 small red capsicum (pepper) cut into thin strips 1 large carrot, julienned 1 large cucumber, peeled and julienned 1/4 red onion, sliced very thinly 1 rib of celery, sliced very thinly on the diagonal 1…

ByRobyn Foyster28/03/20250Comments

Food & Drink Healthy

Donna Hay’s Delicious Roast Tomato and Haloumi Lasagne Recipe

Are you a big meat-eater? Do you consider yourself strictly carnivorous? Studies show that there is in fact a correlation between increased consumption of red meat and increased risk of bowel cancer. Risk increases by 17% per 100g of red meat consumed per day and by 18% per 50g of processed meat consumed per…

ByRobyn Foyster15/03/20250Comments