Vegan Fig Loaf with Coconut Yoghurt and Spiced Syrup

Recipes Harriet Boucher, Images Brydie Thompson This spiced fig loaf is delicious sliced and toasted, served with lashings of butter, or serve it decorated with coconut yoghurt and fresh figs like we have here.   Ingredients: 3 cups self-raising flour ½ cup sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp ginger ½ tsp cloves ¼ tsp cardamom […]

Raspberry Frangipane Tart

Recipe Vicki Ravlich-Horan, Images Brydie Thompson Raspberry Frangipane Tart I’m a sucker for frangipane! Wave an almond croissant in my direction and I will crumble. While frangipane goes beautifully with a buttery croissant, the addition of tart raspberries is a perfect complement. Other fruit like plums, apricots and blackberries will also work. You will have […]

Raspberry and Rosewater Panna Cotta

Words by Vicki Ravlich-Horan Images Brydie Thompson   Raspberries and Rosewater Panna Cotta This delicate, just set panna cotta is the perfect dessert on a hot summer’s evening. Make them the day before and set them in some fancy glasses for a fuss free but impressive dessert. The rosewater adds an exotic touch, but be […]

AN UNCOMMON APPROACH

Words DAVID WRIGLEY | Images ASHLEE DECAIRES It’s mid-morning at Hayes Common in Hamilton East and a chef in his whites and a bartender in his denim apron are scouring the kitchen garden in front of the cafe. Both are carefully selecting herbs and edible flowers for their lunchtime mise en place. In the kitchen […]