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Count your blessings

Count your blessings How to celebrate the bounty of the earth   Humans have been commemorating the changing seasons since the dawn of time. Whether it’s the summer solstice, winter equinox, harvest festivals or springtime fetes, our lives have always been influenced by what the seasons dictate. Even today, in our insulated, protected lives, where the elements have...Read More

Sourdough 101

Sourdough 101 It’s not too late to jump on the Sourdough train.   Some fads are worth the fuss. If you ventured out into the culinary world in the past five years you will have come across “Sourdough” bread. What exactly is it? Sourdough is a style of dough-making that employs a different leavening agent than commercially baked goods. This naturally leavened...Read More

Easy Pesto Recipes

Pesto? Pronto! Easy peasy pesto recipes   Flavour by the spoonful. What exactly is a pesto? Well. In laymen’s terms, it is a concentrated flavour compound that you can add to a dish to enhance flavour. The word “pesto” comes from the Italian word pestare, which means “to crush”. The most famous pesto by far is the so-called Pesto Genovese....Read More

Fermentation 101

Ferment your way to a great gut Fermentation 101   Better than pineapple beer (And safer) “My fellow South Africans” Cyril Ramaphosa   Oh, how we dreaded those words every week. The dark days of the pandemic were indeed that – dark, scary, uncertain… But – if the Covid 19 Lockdowns taught us anything it is that everybody “Knows a guy”. Regardless of what...Read More

Lunch Like an Italian

Lunch like an Italian Take a leaf (and a lemon) out of the Café Culture cookbook “If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.” Ernest Hemmingway; A Movable Feast   Story time: Through fate, chance and the fortuitous marriage of my 70-year-old...Read More

No Fuss Hosting

No fuss hosting Celebrate the last golden days of summer Get out of the late summer funk. It’s that strange time of year. We are back at school and work, the December holiday tan lines are quickly fading and the year is speeding up like nobody’s business. Weekends are full of school sport days, birthdays or home reno-to do lists…it’s a bit distressing how quickly...Read More

Roasted Spicy Cabbage Recipe

Roasted Spicy Cabbage Wedges and Creamy Bean Purée Courtesy of The Vegan Chef, Chef Sue, this Roasted Spicy Cabbage Wedges and Creamy Bean Purée recipe is a quick, budget-friendly vegan dish that’s as easy to make as it is delicious! Embracing a more plant-based diet is not only great for your health but also kinder to the planet.     Roasted Spicy...Read More

Lunchbox Ideas for Fuzzy Eaters

Lunchbox Ideas for Fuzzy Eaters Beat the Munch Crunch with these lunchbox ideas.   Not a Sarmie in sight Storytime: I have two small humans. One is a fussy seven-year-old, who basically lives of biltong and beige food. The other is a 2-year-old gourmand who, I kid you not, ate a dinner of pork belly with wholegrain mustard, sautéed asparagus and quinoa last...Read More

Green Juice Inspirations

Anything but a dry January! Give your January a juicy boost with these green juice inspirations. Not a Jan-Fan? Congratulations, you have made it to the longest month in the year. We all know that January has about 31 000 days. For some reason humanity has decided to make January last even longer by creating disturbing challenges to keep us motivated as the month...Read More

Grown Up Slushies Recipies

Grown Up Slushies Recipies Don’t let the heat get you down   There are few things as refreshing as an ice-cold slush puppy and a half priced Ster Kinekor movie on a hot Tuesday afternoon during the December holidays. If you were a wild child, you might have even convinced the snack kiosk auntie to give you a Cherry/Lime mix, making you feel like a true junk food...Read More