• Banana bread French toast

    Place the raspberries or blackberries, icing sugar and lemon juice in a bowl, then mash with a fork. Fold the cream cheese into the berry mixture. Do not overmix to create a marbled effect. Place the cream cheese mixture into a pipin…

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    3 of our favourite indulgent breakfasts

    Alright, you’ve been good, you’ve been diligently making the rolled oats, drinking your high fibre smoothies, washing down your bran breakfast with a black coffee … But every once in a while, we like to enjoy breakfast-as-a-treat, som…

  • The best-ever soup-and-side combos

    We’ll admit it’s pretty hard to beat a slice of fresh bread with butter on the side of a steaming bowl of soup, but it’s time to shake up the tried-and-tested combination. We’ve put together a collection of hearty soups that just ha…

  • Roast tomato soup with caprese toast

    Preheat the oven to 180°C. Place the shallot and tomatoes in a roasting pan and drizzle with olive oil. Season lightly and add the sugar. Tuck in the garlic and roast for 30–40 minutes. Allow the tomatoes to cool slightly, then pe…

  • French onion burger

    1. Heat a pan and gently fry the onions and garlic in the oil and butter until translucent. Add the thyme, salt and pepper. Caramelise the onions for a further 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Once the onions have browned and the bottom o…

  • French market salad

    Place the chunks of bread on a baking tray and drizzle with olive oil. Toast under the grill to make “croutons”. In a large salad bowl, mix the tomatoes, red onion, olives and toasted bread. Mix the smashed garlic paste with the …