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Getting back into the swing of things.....well, honestly it wasn’t as smooth sailing as I would have hoped or imagined. The execution of classes are intimate with a minimum intake of six individuals while the maximum number of participants is...

I completely forgot that I am supposed to be taking myself and all of you avid valued readers though a journey of discovery with Danone Inkomazi (sour milk). I promise to go back to that. I blame the fact that school is opening this week, third term!...

I completely forgot that I am supposed to be taking myself and all of you avid valued readers though a journey of discovery with Danone Inkomazi (sour milk). I promise to go back to that, I blame the fact that school is opening this week, 3rd term!...

Flying in and out of Cape Town for university, I would always make sure I make a stop at the kiosk near the boarding gates to purchase some game biltong. Almost everyone I meet is a little taken aback and confused by my choice to not eat meat (beef,...

However, I don’t believe they are as popular as their counter parts, Cake Slices, Cream Doughnuts, your Madeira Cakes, etc. This is well justified by the fact that Milk tart is a very traditional South African dessert. Milk Tart/Melktert – Easy,...

Bringing this closer to home, the government launched the Poverty Eradication Programme in 2011 with a mandate to empower citizens through sustainable income generation and employment initiatives.The programme featured initiatives such as backyard...

It is easy to substitute ingredients and achieve equally desirable results. Baking, on the other hand, requires exact tools which will ensure measurements are precise to ensure bakes don't stick, burn or simply to bake evenly.We came across a One...

Yes fine, I love the long nights and short days, cuddling up in a mooi mooi is a guilty pleasure. Soups and hearty dinawa dishes taste a lot more suitable and enjoyable. Scones or rusks with a piping hot cup of Laarger tea are perfect at any time of...

Very specific classic Indian spices are used and it makes it seem as though there is a standard or generic filling. That’s not where my uneasiness lies. It’s in the symmetry of the final product that I always get a bit panicked.The perfect...

There is porridge, then there is soft pap, then medium (nna ke wela ha) then there's the hard type that almost seems to break up when attended to. I might have mentioned it before in passing.I think in the house we all like soft pap while Shalom...

It's hard work peeling tough-skinned butternuts, probably made easier with good technique and tools. We don't shy away from cheats and convenience to save time, and we do advocate ready-made butternut chunks. Alternatively, try this trick...

So when you are in a foreign place, it only makes sense to visit the sites, learn some of the local language to get by and be more personable, including treating your pallet to local cuisine in whatever proximity. Engage the chef, waiters or event...

I'm embarrassed to say, but I only paid them attention in my adulthood and really because my oldest son had tried them out and enjoyed them.Over the years, seasonally we have Maggie 2 Minute noodles available in the house for those moments where...

A head of cabbage remains one of the most affordable and diverse foods. Think about it, soup, coleslaw, fried cabbage, roasted cabbage, cabbage rolls. There's really a lot of meal diversity.Many times I hear about cabbage soup, it is associated...

At this point I had appreciated Mexican, Chicken and Minestrone Soup (had this one for the first time with mom in JHB). Just realised how I have such fond memories attached to the two times I discovered I loved these two types of soups.All the other...