Cook chicken breasts perfectly

Cooking filleted chicken breasts so that they are juicy and tender is quite an art. Follow our steps and they’ll be perfect every time.

Make a cheese fondue without a fondue pot

What about a mouthwatering pot of warm melted cheese, served with crusty bread, vegetables or even grilled sausages? Fondue is making its way back into many kitchens – here’s our version of this retro dish.

Make chilli poppers

What better way is there to kick off a Mexican-themed party than a round of tequila and a platter of fiery jalapeño poppers?

Make self-saucing lemon pudding

Serve this delicious dessert hot with a little bit of cream.

Make sticky malva pudding

Made with apricot jam with a spongy caramalised texture, every South African loves a traditional malva pudding. Serve hot, with fresh cream, ice cream or vanilla custard.

Use cream in cooking

Baffled by the number of different creams – whipping, pouring, single, double – on the market and exactly what they’re best used for? Let’s explain.

Substitute alcohol in a recipe

There are several recipes that call for alcohol as one of its ingredients, but for a variety of reasons, you may not want to use it in the dish that you are making. Here’s what to do.

Oven roast meats

A perfectly cooked, succulent piece of meat is not nearly as difficult as you think. Here are our top tips for the cuts to choose, as well as the preparation and roasting.

Smoke chocolate

Smoking is one of the hottest trends at the moment. Here’s how to smoke decadent chocolate.