Get cosy with the May/June issue of TASTE!

Colder weather needs comfort food, and that’s what the May/June issue is all about! We have 53 new-season soups, easy dinners and comfort classics to take you from autumn to winter. Hannah Lewry makes the most of autumn produce with her easy eats, Abigail Donnelly takes you on a trip to Paris with her bistro classics, Herman Lensing takes coffee to new heights with his dreamy desserts, and Khanya Mzongwana ups the game with home-made sauces. Plus, to celebrate the start of soup season Abigail Donnelly shares comforting soups and sides.

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OFF THE MENU

Whether you’re cooking at home, heading out to explore or looking for new products and interesting ingredients to try, here’s what’s hot in the food world right now:

• Made to order: Cooking with fire, Mediterranean-inspired fare and dishes made using homegrown produce on the KZN South Coast are on the menus of our must-visit restaurants around the country.
• Sweet baby cakes: Woolies’ new individual mini teacakes put the “I” in high tea. But since they come in a pack of four, you won’t mind sharing.
• Food nerd to follow: Dale Gray – You could say that food writer Dale Gray, who has 211 000 Instagram followers, is a real “Southern” girl. Her cookbook, South of Somewhere: Recipes and Stories from my Life in South Africa, South Korea and the American South, will have you poring over the vibrant dishes from her nomadic experiences.

EASY EATS

Now in season: all the squash, loads of mushrooms, a bounty of apples and the first citrus. Make the most of your autumn haul with Hannah Lewry’s easy dinners – good for a midweek family supper (creamy one-pot chicken), or for batch-cooking ahead for curry night (tasty beef rendang).

WILD AT HEART

Book a workshop and cooking class with foraging expert Roushanna Gray to discover the wild foods of the land and ocean. You’ll leave Veld and Sea well fed, with new recipes and fresh curiosity about the edible landscape around you.

Plat du Jour

You may not be headed to Paris for the Olympics, but turn your next dinner party (or family meal) into a French trip with Abigail Donnelly’s bistro classics – from rillettes and roast chicken to boeuf bourguignon with a cheese mash to rival Joël Robuchon’s. Bon voyage!

Dark arts

How do you like your coffee? If you‘re Herman Lensing it might be in a boozy dessert, an old-school cake or as a deeply flavoured syrup to pour over a panna cotta with the perfect wobble.

SAUCE CODE

Waste not” is Khanya Mzongwana’s mantra, so when she’s left with extra produce (and lots of peels), naturally she invents her own condiments. Fiery, tangy, sweet – they’re the best way to add zing to salads, stews, sarms – anything you like, really.

CHOP. SIMMER. SAVOUR.

Creamy or chunky, meaty or plant-forward, Abigail Donnelly’s new recipes for everything from brothy Irish stew to creamy chipotle soup – with plenty on the side – are designed
to deliver maximum comfort

TASTETUBE

This might just be the cutest video we’ve ever made. Supermom Saadiyah Hendricks of Sadie’s Bubble of Yum brought her two eldest daughters to the studio to help make these outrageously good chocolate-chip cookies for Mother’s Day. Keep an eye on our social channels in May to see the video.