Hummus, a thick paste made from ground chickpeas and sesame seed, made originally in the Middle East, is always in my fridge. It compliments meat dishes and is delicious with a selection of cheeses and dips.
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You know a crunchie is really good when you have to ration yourself to one a day! These ooze with a buttery richness - just how I like them.
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Healthy properties make quinoa a popular ingredient. For a nourishing meal serve it with any fruit of your choice, lightly toasted almonds and coconut chunks. Pour rice or coconut milk over this. My preference is fullcream milk. The choice is yours…
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Banana bread takes me straight back to happy childhood days. I suggest using it for French toast and topping that with cinnamon, bananas and home-spun honey. And on special occasions a thick dollop of mascarpone cheese and super-crispy, streaky bacon goes down a treat. Other appealing suggestions include a chocolate-chunks topping or an accompanying serving of dried-fruit compote.
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Pour a little milk over muesli and a frozen-yoghurt, fruit iced lolly and you’ll find the developing fruity flavours tickling your taste buds. Alternatively, you could lick your way through the lolly if you’re on the run. Remember this ‘lively’ lolly whenever you need a late-morning or early-afternoon snack.
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My frozen-waffle recipe and the no-churn ice cream creates an ice-cream cake that promises to impress. This dish is dedicated to my mother who often has a craving for these sort of ice creams, the wafer type – and sometimes even stops over at a filling-station shop to satisfy her longing.
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Savoury mince pies always go down well – mine have an interesting twist. Always remember, although a good pastry is delicious, roll it out as thinly as possible and use a lot of filling. This dish should be about the mince rather than the pastry.
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Elaine Boshoff’s rose apple pie that she created recently looks as delectable as it tasted. Served with an indulgent dollop of cream it can be enjoyed for breakfast or tea, or as dessert after lunch or dinner. Elaine is my support and the go-to person at Jackie Cameron School of Food & Wine.
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This is the most delicious hot cross bun. It’s taken years of trials and, at last, I have come up with a recipe that reflects the annual celebration of Easter.
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Carroll Taylor's Nanaimo Bars are so tantalising that I couldn’t resist a second. These tasty treats are of Canadian of origin, popular across North America. It is a bar dessert that requires no baking and is named after the west coast city of Nanaimo in British Columbia. It comprises a wafer crumb base topped with a layer of custard-flavoured butter icing that is covered with melted chocolate, made from chocolate squares and has been voted Canada's Favourite Confection in a National Post reader survey. There are many varieties of the Nanaimo bar. They offer different types of crumb, different flavours of icing (eg mint, peanut butter, coconut, mocha) and different types of chocolate.
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