Cabbage recipes
From kimchi and sauerkraut to slaw and soup, these are the cabbage recipes we can't get enough of.
Steamed baby cabbage parcels

Tea-poached chicken, rice and greens

Cabbage-and-ham mac ‘n cheese

Ouma onder die komberse

Baby marrow pancake

Cake recipes
Brace yourselves for our best cake recipes! From classic cake recipes like chocolate cake, carrot cake and fruit cake to inspired birthday cake recipes, beautiful cupcakes, ice-cream cakes, gluten-free cakes and reduced sugar cakes, there's something for everyone.
Nestlé caramel tres leches cake

Citrus-and-poppy seed almond cake

Frozen peanut butter cheesecake

One-bowl chocolate-and-raisin cake

Chocolate cake

Glazed marble cake

One-pot soji cake

Ice cream cake

Calamari
From crispy to delicately braised, there's no end to what calamari can do. Here are our favourite ways to cook calamari, squid and octopus.
Salt-and-pepper squid with saffron potatoes

Salt-and-pepper squid

Magica Roma’s Mediterranean calamari

Calamari pasta

Fried calamari

Calamari with Asian dressing

Fried calamari wraps

Calamari salad

Canned food recipes
Need inspired recipes to help you use up all the canned food in your pantry? We've got you! From pasta sauces, one-pot wonders and treats on toast here are out best-canned food recipes.
20-minute chickpea curry

Sushi bake

Sardine pasta

Tuna pasta salad

Bean-and-chorizo stew

Tuna pasta bake

Air-fryer coconut prawns

Carrot recipes
The humble carrot deserves more recognition. Enjoyed in both savoury and sweet dishes, here are the recipes that prove why carrots are one of the best vegetables.
Air-fryer baby carrots

Vegan breakfast

Carrot halwa (gajar ka halwa)

Carrots with pesto

Roast carrot salad

Beetroot-and-quinoa crunch burgers

Cauliflower recipes
Cauliflower's popularity has skyrocketed since the banting movement began. Here are our best cauliflower recipes – from cauliflower mash and cauliflower cheese to cauliflower soup and salad.
Chimichurri cauliflower rice salad

Roast cauliflower with stuffing

Buttermilk fried cauliflower

Creamy baked onions

Tempura cauliflower and Tenderstem broccoli

Braised cauliflower with butter beans

Grilled Korean BBQ cauliflower

Ceviche recipes
Introducing our very best ceviche recipes! From salmon ceviche and tuna ceviche to yellowtail ceviche, there are hundreds of ways to enjoy this Peruvian fish dish. Here are our favourites.
Chakalaka recipes
Check out our recipes for chakalaka from scratch, plus a range of delicious things to serve with chakalaka - from lamb chops to chakalaka muffins! Master this proudly South African veggie relish and you'll be half way to the perfect braai or shisa nyama.
Braaied chakalaka chicken

Chickpea chakalaka

Chakalaka

Braaied chakalaka

Chakalaka eggs Benedict

Cheat recipes
Looking for quick, easy tricks to make classic recipes faster? Make our cheat's arancini, paella or box cake, and your guests will never know the difference!
Stovetop mac ‘n cheese

Easy roast pork shoulder

Thai coconut crunchy chicken noodles

Cauli couscous and crispy pork rashers

Italian-style meatball subs

Egg-and-sausage sandwich

Crispy fish tacos

Baked lentils with bacon and Marmite

Cheese recipes
Our best cheese recipes will satisfy any cheese craving! We're talking mac-and-cheese, cauliflower cheese, cheese toasties, pizzas, lasagne and chilli poppers. Things are about to get seriously cheesy.
Braai pie

Jaffle

5-ingredient caramelised onion tart

Saag feta

Pull-apart buns with baked cheese dip

Whipped ricotta with salsa macha

Goat’s cheese-and-baby marrow tarts

Cheesecake recipes
Are you team fridge cheesecake or team baked cheesecake? Whatever your preference, we've got the best cheesecake recipe for you.
Peach melba fridge cheesecake

Frozen peanut butter cheesecake

Amasi cheesecake

Lemon meringue cheesecake

Baked cheesecake topped with éclairs

Basic cheesecake tray bake

Chicken breast recipes
From crispy fried chicken to sticky stir-fries, we've got an extensive collection of recipes using chicken breasts that prove they're anything but boring.
30-minute Tuscan chicken

Chicken mayo salad

Nuke-it noodle bowl

Parmesan-crusted chicken

Chicken pad Thai

Sweet & sour chicken

Lebanese-style pomegranate chicken

Jalapeño chicken

Chicken recipes
Looking for the best chicken recipe to add to your weekly dinner schedule? We've got recipes for roast chicken, chicken schnitzels, chicken pie, chicken curry and so much more.
Fried chicken with chilli-and-lime seasoning

30-minute Tuscan chicken

Onion-smoked brick chicken

3-ingredient peri-peri chicken livers

BBQ-pineapple chicken wings and slaw

Chicken thigh pasta

Chicken-and-mushroom kebabs

Chicken mayo salad

Chicken thigh recipes
Dark meat-lovers, this section is for you! Find our extensive collection of recipes using chicken thighs here.
Chicken thigh pasta

Chicken-and-mushroom kebabs

Air-fryer Thai sticky chicken thighs

Chicken-and-radish stew

Air-fryer gochujang chicken thighs

Sticky orange chicken casserole

Chutney chicken

Chickpea recipes
From chickpea curry recipes to how to make hummus from scratch - from canned or dried chickpeas - our chickpea recipe guide is the place to find all things chickpea! We've even got chickpea biscuits and chickpea flour pizza bases!
Chickpea fries

Loaded hummus with crunchy chickpeas

Air-fryer crispy salt and pepper chickpeas

Pan-fried calamari with chickpeas

Vegan breakfast

Loaded potatoes 2 ways

Falafel waffles

Chilli recipes
If you like things spicy, you've come to the right place. These are our best recipes with chilli – from peri peri chicken to curry, hot chilli sauce to chilli poppers.
Sticky orange chicken casserole

Chilli-vinegar chicken

Bombay potatoes with chilli eggs

Ladle eggs with chilli crisp

Cucumber salad with chilli oil

Home-made chilli oil

Crispy chilli peanut sprinkle

Chip recipes
From classic French fries to sweet potato chips, baby marrow chips to root veggie chips, these are our best chip recipes.
Chickpea fries

Potato chip frittata

Masala chip rolls

Seaweed fries

The world’s best slap chips

Home-made chips

Masala chips

Beetroot wrap chips

Chocolate recipes
From chocolate cake to chocolate mousse, chocolate brownies to chocolate fondant, we've got the best chocolate recipe for every occasion.
Caramel oat bars

Chocolate-dipped star biscuits

Leftover rice chocolate bars

Air-fryer chocolate brownies

Chops recipes
What’s your favourite way to cook chops? Fried, grilled or braaied? Whichever ever method you prefer, you’ll find loads of chops recipes in this handy guide. Recipes include: braaied lamb chops, glazed chops, kassler chops and crumbed pork chops.
Air-fryer braai platter

One-pan pork chops

Kassler chops

Grilled Kassler chops

Chops chutney

Balsamic pork chops with cauli mash

Lamb chops with rosemary-and-lemon

Christmas dessert recipes
From trifle to Christmas pudding, mince pies to Christmas cake, here are our best Christmas dessert recipes.
Ginger fudge blondies

Ginger-and-panettone whipped cream loaf

Peach melba fridge cheesecake

Panettone summer pudding

Vanilla yogurt labneh

Christmas recipes
These are our best recipes for the Christmas season! From the ultimate roast potatoes and gammon to trifle and gravy, we've got all the recipes to make Christmas dinner a success.
Pulled lamb lasagne

Roast cauliflower with stuffing

Triple-cooked oxtail

Apricot-and-harissa-crusted lamb

Apple-and-honey-glazed gammon

Mushroom-stuffed roast beef

Goat’s cheese-and-baby marrow tarts

Chuckles recipes
Chuckles – in all their many incarnations – have a bevy of fans, but you haven't truly lived until you've tried them in cakes and bakes. Read on for recipes using the Woolies' exclusive brand in fudge, rusks, waffles, trifle, and more!
Frozen peanut butter cheesecake

Brownie cookies

Chuckles rusks

Chuckles ice cream trifle

Marbled chocolate bark

Chocolate jumble pudding

Chocolate-and-gingerbread tray sponge

Chocolate pretzel clusters

Citrus recipes
Lemons, oranges and Clemengolds bright zing and sweetness to both sweet and savoury dishes. From chicken recipes and fish recipes to cakes and bakes, here are our best citrus recipes.
Lemon Parmesan roast potatoes

Christmas spiced jam

Citrus-and-poppy seed almond cake

Tempura cauliflower and Tenderstem broccoli

Grapefruit roast chicken

Pork katsu sandwich

Cocktail recipes
From classic cocktail recipes like pina coladas, negronis, mojitos, margaritas, martinis and bloody Marys, to innovative new drinks, here's our guide to the best cocktail recipes.
BBQ-pineapple chicken wings and slaw

Coconut recipes
Coconut is one of Abigail Donnelly's all-time favourite ingredients. Here are our best coconut recipes – from Hertzoggie tarts and macaroons to coconut ice and lamingtons.
Coconut meringue trifle

Air-fryer coconut prawns

Gochujang brown rice stir-fry

Fancy cakes

Poli with fresh coconut

Coffee recipes
From tiramisu to coffee cake, Vietnamese iced coffee to Irish coffee, here are our best coffee recipes.
One-bowl chocolate-and-raisin cake

Fonio coffee cake

Choco-mocha cake

Coffee-and-Chuckles éclair

Coleslaw recipes
Kale slaw

Avocado coleslaw

Cooking with Alcohol
Alcohol isn't just for cocktails and cheese pairings. Adding a splash of wine, brandy or port (to name a few) to meals can add depth and flavour to meals.
Ginger-and-panettone whipped cream loaf

Cherry-stained poached pears

Alfredo ’Shroom Soufra

Mushroom-and-creamy onion risotto

Amarula cinnamon hot chocolate

Braised beef with colcannon mash

Rum-and-raspberry jelly

Corn recipes
It's corn! Sweetcorn to be exact. We have all the sweetcorn recipes you need, from moreish fritters to non-negotiable braai mielies and warming soups. If you love corn, you won't get enough of these recipes.
Braaied sweetcorn with mayo

Garlic-and-burnt leek creamed corn

Spicy hake Tex Mex rice salad

Sweetcorn tamarind soup

Corn custard with corn velouté

Jalapeño chicken

Cheese-and-corn quesadilla

Mussel chowder

Couscous recipes
Couscous is the ultimate, quick solution to bulking up a meal. Here are our best couscous recipes.
Roast chicken with millet couscous

Caramelised butternut-and-beetroot salad

Mediterranean couscous salad

Roast vegetable couscous tower

Grilled prawns with herbed couscous

Cupcake recipes
From classics like red velvet cupcakes and chocolate cupcakes, to inspired ideas like gin-and-tonic cupcakes, these are our best cupcake recipes.
Jam doughnut cupcakes

Red velvet cupcakes

Flop-proof chocolate cake

Chocolate hot-milk sponge fairy cakes

Any-colour-you-like velvet cupcakes

Cupcakes with whipped buttercream

Gin ‘n’ tonic cupcakes

Classic vanilla cupcakes

Curry recipes
From Durban curries and Cape Malay curries, to Thai curries and Indian curries: these are our very best curry recipes.
Saag feta

20-minute chickpea curry

Curried lentils with fried eggs

Thai red beef curry

Thai green chicken curry

Thai yellow chicken curry
