Packing the kids’ school lunches can be fraught with dilemmas. One third of your child’s daily food intake will be consumed at school. This means, what is in their lunchbox needs to be nutritious but it also needs to be food they will eat. Here in lies the problem. Encourage your kids from an early…
Makes 4-5 1 Farrah’s Premium White Snack Wrap 3 slices of thinly sliced ham ½ cup grated cheese tomato sauce or chutney chopped parsley (if desired) toothpicks Preheat oven to 180°C and cover a baking tray with baking paper. Lay the wrap flat on a chopping board and spread with tomato sauce or chutney all…
Recipes: Vicki Ravlich-Horan | Photography: Ashlee DeCaires My Moscow Mule A Moscow Mule is normally a mix of vodka, ginger beer and lime. Often served in a copper mug, this version uses a homemade ginger syrup which is great with or without the vodka. 1½ cups water 1 cup sugar 250g fresh ginger, roughly chopped…
Recipe: Vicki Ravlich-Horan | Photography: Ashlee DeCaires A little retro but oh so nice! 1 whole Camembert flaky pastry Blueberry Country Chutney 1 egg Heat the oven to 200°C. Using a saucer as a template, cut out a round of pastry. Place the whole Camembert on top of this and top with 3-4 tbsp of…
Recipe: Darren Gussy from Delissi Restaurant | Photography: Ashlee DeCaires 2kg live mussels 1 tbsp vegetable oil ½ onion 2 cloves of garlic 1 tbsp ginger 1 stalk lemongrass 1 small chilli 1 tin crushed tomatoes 1 tbsp sugar ½ can coconut cream 1 cup seafood stock 50ml fish sauce Finely chop onion and cook in…
Recipe: Vicki Ravlich-Horan | Photography: Brydie Thompson Vegetarian ½ onion 1 garlic clove 500g ricotta 75g feta 2 eggs 1 cup breadcrumbs (use gluten free crumbs to make this gluten free) ¼ cup grated Parmesan ½ cup basil 3 cups zucchini, grated Sprinkle the zucchini with 1 tsp of salt and allow to stand for…
Recipe: Vicki Ravlich-Horan | Photography: Brydie Thompson This is based on my go-to cheesecake recipe I have been making for over 20 years. The original version is simply lemon flavoured served with berries (fresh or a coulis). To get this ombre effect, which is very on trend at the moment, you need to be prepared…
Christmas is generally a happy time. A time for celebration and a time for holidays. A time for sun and summer frolicking. It is also a time to reflect on the year that was and plan for the year to come. I’m not big on making New Year’s resolutions because I don’t tend to see…
Recipe: Vicki Ravlich-Horan | Photography: Brydie Thompson Serves 4 | Vegan, Gluten Free 1 x 400g tin kidney beans, drained and rinsed 1 medium beetroot, peeled and grated (approx 1 cup) 1 onion 1 garlic clove 1 tbsp chia seeds 4 tbsp water ½ tsp dry thyme ½ tsp salt ½ tsp white pepper 1…
