Reading magazines is, second to browsing websites and blogs, our favourite pastime. Particularly when it comes to the food variety. But who ever has enough time to read all of them? We’ve taken it upon ourselves to peruse all the local options and choose a few of our favourite recipes. Plus, we’ve asked their lovely food editors for their comments too. Now all you have to do is decide which recipe to make first!

Sirloin with gorgonzola-and-bacon sauce and avocado salad
The July issue of Woolworths TASTE magazine is their winter Readers’ Issue, packed with amazing recipes (as the name suggests) from their loyal readers. The top of the crop is a delicious sirloin topped with gorgonzola-and-bacon sauce and served with avocado salad. Reader John Easingwood says the combination of the creamy cheese, smoky bacon, rich avocado and tender steak is perfect – and we totally agree!

Quince cobbler
The food editor of WEG! and GO!, Aletta Lintvelt, adores the gentle perfumed flavour of quinces filling the kitchen, and she’s frequently looking for excuses to cook with them. She often slow roasts quinces in the oven so their colour deepens to a dark, jewel-like amber. Her quince cobbler is the perfect balance between perfumed fruit and a not-too sweet crumb. Just the kind of dessert we like in the middle of winter.?

Beetroot soup with ginger, coriander and red cabbage
Root vegetables are a staple in winter cooking. Our favourite recipe from the July issue of Tuis and Home is the beetroot soup with ginger, coriander and red cabbage on p 107. Assistant food editor Johané Neilson says its vibrant colour and velvety texture is bound to banish the winter blues. And we totally agree!

Berry marbled cake
Carmen Niehaus, food editor of You / Huisgenoot says her readers love baking, and with this particular recipe she really spoiled them. It’s an irresistible ring cake that’s perfect for guests and very easy to make. The marbling is done with berries – giving it a beautiful rich colour and wonderful taste – and the ganache is made with white chocolate. Yummy!

Almond and apple pie
Sarie’s food editor, Herman Lensing, is madly in love with the French. He ate this particular apple pie for the first time on holiday in Paris, and – as he did with everthing else in the city – he fell head over heels in love. This is his Afri-French version of it. Gorgeous and delicious!

By Anelde Greeff