Woolies’ ratatouille recipe

Does anyone have the recipe for the fabulous ratatouille which Woolies uses to fill their butternut halves with?

Old Recipe

Hi All, I am trying to find a recipe from the Mar/Apr 2009 issue and wondering if anyone can help me or tell me where I can find it, It the sweet & sour cucumber pickle recipe its on pg 90 of that issue, I was so upset when I went to get the recipe […]

Bitterness from lemon

Hello. I made a pork roast on the weekend and I left the whole lemon in for too long. The entire leg has the background taste of bitter lemon rind. Anyway to counteract this? Please help!

What can I do with freshly ground coffee beans?

I feel so bad throwing them in the bin once I’m done with them. Any suggestions?

Burnt pot alert!

I forgot a pot on the stove with boiling chickpeas – and now it’s really badly burnt! Any tips on how to clean it? Any help would be appreciated… it’s such a lovely Le Creuset pot that I got for my birthday earlier this year and I really don’t want to throw it out.

Home made burger patties.

How do I get my burger patties to taste like the burger joints? Char grilled and smokey. Thank you.

The best way to make coffee?

Hi guys. Do you have any tips to making an epic cup of coffee? I’ve heard so many different things: water temperature, the grind of the beans, the method (stove top, French press, etc), hot vs cold milk, etc etc. PLEASE can someone spell it out for me simply? Thanks!

Help! Too much salt or spice.

I added too much salt (or spice) to my dish. How do I save it?

Mushroom Sauce – shelf life

I’m going away this weekend and would like to do some of the prep for my meal in advance. How long would a homemade mushroom sauce (no flour, just reduced cream, wine, garlic and mushrooms) last in the fridge? Would it be ok to freeze it? Would freezing it not affect the quality of the […]

You got beef with me?

What’s the best way to fry beef without it going tough?

Where can I buy Vino Cotto?

Ive been looking all over Cape Town (apparently not in the right places!) for a bottle of vino cotto. I saw a recipe for an amazing pork belly in Taste magazine’s July issue that requires this key ingredient. Anyone know where to go or alternatively what can I use as a substitute? Thanks!

Where is ‘My Recipe Book’ from the old Taste website?

What happened to the ‘My Recipe Book’ feature from the previous Taste website? I used it to save recipes that I had tried and enjoyed, and also recipes that I wanted to try out later. But all my saved recipes have now disappeared!