The TASTE team’s top recipe picks from the May/June ’23 Issue

1. STICKY TOFFEE-AND-GINGER BREAD PUDDING

- LIESL NICHOLSON, GROUP OPERATIONS MANAGER

"The saucy drizzle (see what I did there 😉) of Hannah’s sticky toffee-and-ginger bread pudding caught my eye. I have a massive sweet tooth and have not ventured further than my trusty malva and the usual self-saucing pud recipes."

2. PEAR-AND-BERRY BAKEWELL PUDDING

- MARTIN JACOBS, ART DIRECTOR

"All that I’d want to accompany Hannah’s pear-and-berry Bakewell pudding is a large spoon and a binge evening of The Great British Bake Off!"

3. SMOKY TOMATO-BRINJAL RED CURRY WITH CHICKPEA DUMPLINGS

- KATE WILSON, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

"Martin put me onto this one. This is my quote of the month: 'smoked and roasted brinjal can be so satisfying on the palate and warming in winter months'."

4. ROSEMARY, BUTTER BEAN AND CHORIZO STEW

- MICHELLE COBURN, DEPUTY EDITOR

"I love cooking with beans in winter, so will definitely be trying Sam’s hearty rosemary butter bean-and-chorizo stew. And Abigail’s silky cauliflower soup with Welsh rarebit or smoky tortilla soup – both can be made in 20 minutes – are on my list for quick meals to make just before the power goes out."

ALSO READ: 5 soups you can make in just 30 minutes

5. WHITE CHOCOLATE-AND-RASPBERRY SELF-SAUCING PUDDING

- ANNZRA DENITA NAIDOO, ONLINE EDITOR

"I have been dreaming of Hannah’s white chocolate-and-raspberry self-saucing pudding ever since I laid eyes on it in the issue. Because I live alone (and suck at baking), I have not yet made it, but I think about it all the time, especially on chilly evenings when I’m craving something sweet and comforting. I may break down soon and make it, just so I can sit with the whole dish and dig in with a spoon."

5. POTATO, LEEK AND PORK SAUSAGE SOUP PIE

- LESEGO MADISA, COMMERCIAL CONTENT PRODUCER

"I know the recipe serves six, but I ate it all by myself! I made this recipe on a day I was really stumped about dinner and it turned out I had all the ingredients in my fridge and pantry. I’ll definitely make it again and again."

6. ABI’S DECONSTRUCTED BRAAIBROODJIE SOUP

- KATHARINE POPE, HEAD OF DIGITAL CONTENT

"I love the soup on the cover! Probably because I ate my weight in cheese toasties on the shoot… But the tomato soup is also incredible – sundried tomatoes and chilli really give it an edge, and a cheese toastie on plain white bread is the perfect accompaniment."

ALSO READ: 10 soup recipes you can always count on, every winter

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