RICE CAKE WITH MUSCADEL-SOAKED SULTANAS AND FIGS
The traditional rice cake hails from Italy, where they made this sweet, textured delight with risotto.
MY AT-HOME RECIPES
DESSERT
Creamy Chocolate Fudge Roll
I like my fudge creamy. Perhaps it’s because the gooey consistency
JASMINE RICE & CINNAMON DOUGHNUTS
Of all my attempts at reinventing this Italian classic, these rice-based…
Fudgy Bean Brownies
Have you ever tried using beans in brownies? Their gentle mealiness adds a satisfying quality …
Cashew Nut Caramel Tart
Step aside pecan! The cashew has been waiting in the wings for long enough. Cashew nuts are …
CRÈME BRÛLÉE DOUGHNUTS
Every year or two, I become an absolute sucker for punishment by enrolling myself in…
Tartelette À La Framboise
Paris is, quite simply, a foodie’s dream. From its seemingly endless array of top restaurants, cafés, boulangeries and markets, it’s easy
Chocolate Log
Almost everyone I know reacts with the same bewildered “What?!” when I mention that the Chocolate Log has been discontinued. Either
LEMON PASSION FRUIT PAVLOVA
What can I say? Like most South Africans, I love a good lemon meringue, but I’m…
Clemengold mieliepap cake
What can I say? I’m a boerseun! So, it goes without saying that I’ve always believed that mieliepap could…
SELF-SAUCING CHOCOLATE PUDDING
I can remember my mother saying the words “ryk en lekker” as she revealed this indulgent pudding to us after Sunday
SALTED CARAMEL BONBONS
The one thing you must know when speaking to people in the chocolate trade is that there’s a big difference between
LEMON MERINGUE CLOUD
There’s a certain opulence to the famous Mile-high Lemon Meringue Pie. A little over the top? Perhaps. But then, isn’t the
PEAR TARTE TATIN
The book of French cooking is absolutely mottled with happy accidents. Take the vol-au-vent, the chocolate truffle, or Roquefort: not one
TRIFLE À LA JAN
I like to shake the English up a bit, especially with something French. In truth, South African cuisine can’t deny being
DOUBLE CHOCOLATE SWEETIE DARLINGS
If you take your mind back to the very first Journal – the one where it all began – you might
BAZAAR PANNEKOEK (Bazaar Pancakes)
To most South Africans, bazaar pancakes need no explanation. No matter what your background – whether you’re Wilhelmina from Waterkloof or
Creamy baked cheesecake
My mother LOVES cheesecake, so whenever I want to treat her, it’s always at the top of my list.
Japie se gunsteling- self-saucing citrus pudding
It’s almost like nature knows, as winter breaks and our moods become more contemplative, there’s one thing that never ceases to
Normandy apple tart
My Step-by-Step Guide to Making Tarte Normande As we’re just beginning to see the first signs of spring in France after
Coconut meringue cake
The hertzoggie becomes a cake Most of the time inspiration finds us in one of those how-did-I-not-think-of-this-before ways. It occurred to
French custard flan
Like so many great desserts, the joys of flan first unfolded in ancient times when the Romans began to breed chickens.
Chocolate truffles with marzipan- stuffed cherries
Few sweet treats put the cherry on top of a special occasion quite like a chocolate truffle. Its rich, luxurious, velvety
Malva crème caramel with honeyed apples & gooseberries
I’ve always believed that, no matter what shape or form, malva pudding must ooze with syrupy sweetness. Otherwise, what’s the point?
Guava & almond tarts with brandy cream
In South Africa, September to February is guava season! And although there’s nothing stopping you from using freshly peeled and halved
MALVA PUDDING MADELEINES
Calling any dish a “cultural institution” can often sound like a hard sell, but in the case of malva pudding, you’d
APPLE & WALNUT PIE
Baking an apple pie is one of the best ways to make a house feel like a home. In fact, it’s
EXTRA FRUITY FRUIT CAKE
Christmas would not be Christmas, in my opinion, without a steady supply of boozy fruit cake. The first time someone asked
BAKED ALASKA CASSATA
There’s something so undeniably “grand” about both a Baked Alaska and a Cassata, that it’s hard to imagine why the marriage
SYRAH RED WINE ICE-CREAM
In South Africa, we tend to dismiss lesser wines as “cooking wine” – the kind we used to drink as students.
