Six Blooming Good Recipes For A Queen Bee

We’re abuzz with excitement over this month’s star ingredient! Sticky, sweet and oh-so yummy to eat, it’s no wonder Pooh Bear loved his pots o’ honey so much. Made with the help of the entire hive, our six blooming good recipes are fit for a queen bee

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POTATO, ROSEMARY, HONEY AND ROASTED GARLIC FLATBREAD

Serves 4 EASY 30 mins

WHAT YOU NEED

cake flour, to dust

400g ready-made bread dough

(find at the bakery counter of your local supermarket)

3 potatoes, finely sliced into rounds using a mandolin slicer

1 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary leaves + extra sprigs, to garnish olive oil, to drizzle

salt, to taste

1 garlic bulb, top sliced off and bulb roasted in an oven preheated to

180ËšC for about 30 minutes

honey, to drizzle

HOW TO DO IT

1 Preheat the oven to 200ËšC. On a lightly floured, clean work surface, press and stretch the ready-made bread dough into an oval shape of about 1cm in thickness. Transfer to a floured baking sheet. Arrange the potato slices on the dough, sprinkle with the chopped rosemary, generously drizzle with the olive oil and season with the salt.

2 Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 10 – 15 minutes. Remove from oven. Squeeze the soft, roasted garlic cloves out of their skins and spread over the flatbread. Drizzle with the honey just before serving. Garnish with the extra rosemary sprigs. Enjoy warm.

CHICKEN, CUMIN AND HONEY MEATBALLS WITH ORZO

Serves 4 EASY 40 mins

WHAT YOU NEED MEATBALLS

450 – 500g minced chicken

1 tbsp cumin seeds, toasted and crushed

1 tsp ground coriander

1 tsp dried mixed herbs handful fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped

2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

canola oil, to fry