Try this lemon bundt cake from the Pierneef à La Motte pastry kitchen. More than the much-needed vitamin C, also enjoy the delicious combination of a soft crumb with a sweet lemon syrup and a zingy drizzle.  Lemon Bundt Cake Recipe Ingredients 250 g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing the pan 250 g...

Chef Eric Bulpitt's vegan recipe for Roasted Cauliflower, Apple & Onion has quite a few steps, but don't be intimidated, just follow his lead and the result is a beautiful looking plate and a delightful meat-free option with intricate flavours.   Ingredients 1 Cauliflower 50 g Olive oil 5 g  Coriander salt (recipe below) 30 g...

La Motte's Harvest-time mosbolletjies are well known and widely loved, but Baker Ricardo's technique with dough and must is not limited to this traditional favourite. Other than the lovely Focaccias with grapes, rosemary and sea salt available from the La Motte Farm Shop, this year, he also tried his hand at a harvest-inspired sweet treat!...

Harvest is a very important time on La Motte and while most grapes disappear into the cellar to be turned into acclaimed La Motte wine, we also enjoy them in a recipe! As part of the estate's Harvest Experience, guests are invited to enjoy a Harvest Plate consisting of subtly smoked and flaked West Coast line fish with must velouté, grapes...

Must is one of the wonderful products of the wine grape harvest that does not only have a rich history but is also a versatile seasonal ingredient in many recipes – even in the modern-day kitchen. It has been a popular ingredient in cooking since ancient times and it was probably the French Huguenots who...

Most of us have a favourite dessert. Sometimes it is nothing elaborate or fancy, it is just a sweet memory of good times. Chef Eric shares his gran's ice cream recipe that she used to serve with Boerenmeisjes (brandied apricots). It is relatively easy to make and it is quite simple in presentation, but the...

Crayfish, especially when it had "thermidor" as a description, was one of the go-to's on a restaurant menu in the 70's and 80's. For Chef Eric, the memories about this dish are more personal: "On family holidays to the Cape's West Coast as a child, I remember this as my favourite dish. My dad made the most...

"The Christmas menu was a big deal", is the nostalgic reflection of Chef Eric when asked about his favourite Christmas food memories. "We often spent summer holidays on my grandparent's farm in the Rustenburg district. Long before it was fashionable, they knew all about nose to tail and Ouma Rina's pickled beef tongue with mustard sauce...

Did you know that Champagne-style sparkling wines such as the South African Méthode Cap Classique can be exceptional with food? Obviously delicious on its own, it typically shines with luxury seafood, decadent pastries, traditional apple tart and especially creamy breakfasts such as Eggs Benedict or an omelette with luxurious truffle oil and soft cheese! It...

Apple tart is hardly unique to South African cuisine, but cooking with fruit and vegetables is an important part of our food heritage.  "The flavours of apple, caramel and pastry combined with the creaminess of vanilla ice cream beg for a méthode champenoise sparkling wine where the traditional preparation method ensures yeasty notes and apple...