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The addition of lemon and orange zest, sour cream and lemon juice turn this classic New York cheesecake recipe into something altogether lighter and less cloying than the standard. You can also use lime zest and juice instead of lemon. I've tweaked the crust by adding small amounts of cinnamon...

This is the ideal recipe if you have crowd to feed and want to be in and out of the kitchen as quickly as possible. Minimum effort, maximum flavour. Perfect weekend food! While not a Moroccan recipe as such, I generally use spicy Moroccan merguez sausages for this easy tray...

Love chilli? Here's your new addiction! Making aromatic flavoured oils is as easy as pie. Really. It costs less and tastes better than commercial varieties, it's fun and rewarding to make, plus you'll have some nifty gifts to pass along to friends and family. So with Xmas looming, best you get...

Everyone needs a good carrot cake in their baking repertoire, and this is mine. I inherited the recipe from my mom Adele and have been making it for more than 30 years; heaven knows many times this gem of a recipe has been served both at home and professionally. My...

A random conversation on Facebook recently - about the differences between Cape Malay and Indian curries - ignited a massive craving for an old-fashioned Cape chicken curry. Yeah, I'm cheap like that - everything makes me hungry, you know, especially chatting to strangers about food on the Internet. Many of...

Braaing to celebrate Heritage Day tomorrow? Here are 2 very easy BBQ sauces/marinades you can make at home. Super tasty, with the added benefit that you're not ingesting all those additives, stabilisers and preservatives in commercial sauces. Both recipes were published in my cookbook Relish: Easy sauces, seasonings and condiments...

It's no secret that I have an ongoing love affair with everything La Motte Wine Estate does. The only reason why I don't write about it more often, is that I'll then become an unofficial La Motte blog! Besides, La Motte has its own blog, and a thing of beauty...

Meatloaf is such a sturdy, comforting thing. The name says it all doesn't it? No nasty surprises lurking there: just meat, minced, baked in a loaf shape. Simple, done. It's also a sure-fire way to make mince more appealing to teenagers. My own brood's raging appetites seem to be matched only...

Everyone has their favourite burger and since two days ago, this is mine. Make it as spicy or mild as you like, and go wild with the toppings. My preferred version is chicken burger-with-everything. This truly is the chicken burger of your dreams! Serves 6 Ingredients: 650g deboned chicken thighs 1 sweet red pepper, deseeded...

The Banting version of malva pudding is a carrot. Because there is just no way this sugar bomb of a dessert can ever be Paleo-fied. Can it? Do we want the world to end? Rich, delicious and one spoon short of cardiac arrest, malva pudding represents everything that is glorious and...