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For the braised lentils and barley 100 g Pearl Barley 100 g Black lentils 1 lt water 100 g butter 200 ml lamb stock, the more gelatinous the better 10 g parsley, just disciplined with a sharp knife. 10 g mint, same treatment as the parsley 20 g Parmesan cheese Wash grains separately. Place in...

We think Sauvignon Blanc is much more versatile than the expected pairing of goat’s cheese and asparagus. Having said that, it is brilliant with goat’s cheese and asparagus, so we do share a recipe for a delicate soufflé. We do, however, also have some other delicious options for you to try and they are not...

  With Mother’s Day on Sunday, it was hard to ignore the relationship between the two new La Motte vintages released this week: 2021 La Motte Sauvignon Blanc and 2018 La Motte Cabernet Sauvignon. Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc are the parents of Cabernet Sauvignon and for thematic purposes, it suits to make Sauvignon Blanc...

Autumn in the Franschhoek Valley is balmy and beautiful. It is the perfect season to enjoy all that is special about Winelands living. Relax with your loved ones over a lazy lunch, make the most of the fresh farm air or get all arty. Young or old, there is something special for everyone to enjoy....

For me the 2020 Pierneef Sauvignon Blanc brings both increased symmetry and synergy to this well-established partnership between memorable wine and extraordinary artistic talent: The latest vintage in the Pierneef Collection presents increased layers of flavour, which well complement the diverse components and shady setting of the artist’s  linocut and  the timelessness of the farmstead.  Southern...

The writer, teacher and human rights activist, Susan Sontag (1933-2004) wrote in her essay Regarding the Pain of Others (2003) that “remembering is an ethical act” and ponders whether the moral obligation of acknowledging others’ suffering, can be facilitated through the witnessing thereof. When art evokes sympathy in a viewer, it often succeeds in directing...

Salads have found a new lease on life. No longer are they only iceberg lettuce tossed with tomato and cucumber! No, today's salads contain anything from raw to cooked, vegetable to fruit, meat, dairy and lovely textures in the form of croutons or nuts. With their delicious complexity of flavours, salads have their own demands when...

Coq au vin pie The iconic French chicken stew, coq au vin, is a delightful chicken dish with red wine, mushrooms and onions. Inspired by the 2018 La Motte Millennium, The Food Fox, Ilse van der Merwe turned this traditional French stew into a scrumptious (boneless) pie with a royal homemade sour cream pie crust. ...

GRAPE FOCACCIA Ingredients Dough mix 290 g  Bread Flour 290 g Cake flour 15 g Salt 400 g Water 10 g Instant yeast 20 g Olive oil 1 tsp Chopped rosemary Grape wine mix 120 g red grapes 70 g Sugar 100 ml Red wine Toppings 150 g Grapes Flaked salt Olive oil Rosemary leaves Method...

  Makes 14 - 16 dumplings Ingredients 2 dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked in hot water for 30 minutes 200 g coarsely chopped pork loin or skinless belly (or substitute with pork mince) 1 Tbsp finely chopped fresh ginger 1 spring onion, the white part, thinly sliced 1 Tbsp soy sauce 1 Tbsp rice wine (or...