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To use zucchini as a wrapper you need to cut them paper thin with a mandolin or vegetable peeler. Prawn tails are prawns that have had their shells removed apart from the tip of the tail. This recipe also works well with chunks of firm white fish, scallops or cherry tomatoes. Soak the wooden skewers […]

Yield: 4 to 6 servings Ingredients For the Chicken: a splash of oil 6 boneless skinless chicken thighs 1 red onion, chopped 2 red peppers, seeded and chopped 1 head of garlic, chopped 1 teaspoon of cinnamon 1 teaspoon of allspice 2 ripe mangoes, peeled and chopped 2 cups of pineapple juice 1 Habanero chili, […]

Fresh & Simple goes vegetarian today with a hearty starter of asparagus mousse, followed by spinach and ricotta gnocchi with sage butter, and a healthy plum and nectarine compote with rose’ wine syrup, served with nougat. Asparagus mousse with olive bread Spinach and ricotta gnocchi with sage butter Plum and Nectarine compote with rose’ wine […]

This is another really fast little recipe, is also wonderful served as a pasta sauce with lots of grated parmesan.  Good served with barbequed or roast lamb too. Ingredients 1 x 400g tin of butter beans, or any other white beans, like cannellini or 200g of dried beans, soaked in water overnight, drained then cooked […]

It’s a coconut celebration today as Yudhika Sujanani prepares a scrumptious Asian feast. She starts off with a hearty Slow Cooked Asian Beef, fresh Marinated Asparagus served with an aromatic Coconut Scented Rice. For that sweet finish –a spicy Coconut & Lemon Grass Cake. Ingredients 50ml sunflower oil 45ml desiccated coconut 375ml basmati rice 600ml […]

Living in #lockdown is not always easy, but knowing that we’re all in this together makes it a little better. Real Health’s Michael Porter chatted with Dr Yeshantha Padayachee about things that you can do to make sure that you and your family stay healthy and happy during this unusual experience. Click here for more […]

Ingredients standard potatoes sweet potatoes fresh garlic fresh rosemary coarse salt olive oil Method Slice potatoes into large wedges, boil for 10 minutes until just tender but not falling apart. Drain and transfer into a baking dish. Drizzle with olive oil and season with coarse salt. Break up a bulb of garlic over the potatoes […]

Preparation Time: 15 minutesCooking Time: 20 minutesMakes 6 Ingredients 400g (14 oz) puff pastry 60g (4 tbs) unsalted butter or margarine 4 yellow cling peaches or apples handful treacle brown sugar 125ml (½ cup) apricot jam crème fraiche or ice cream for serving Method Preheat oven to 200°C. Cut the puff pastry into large circles. […]