So in 2020, roughly 3 years ago, I had the best intention to start trying to make more classic cocktails. Those drinks that are easy to make, without any complicated bar tools and ingredients. I have the utmost admiration for all those marvellous and talented mixologists out there, but sometimes …
If you should ask what most people learnt from the year, the answer “to appreciate spending time with friends, doing things that we used to take for granted”. There are so many examples of this. For us, one of the activities we miss most is the opportunity to attend wine …
Rummikub Memories I can still remember the day my Dad bought #Rummikub home for the first time. He explained: “It is like Rummy with Bicycle cards, only better”. And yes, he was right! As from that day in the mid-eighties, Rummikub was a big part of December holiday family get-togethers. …
National Biltong Day – and other South African food celebrations. It has been an interesting month for proudly South African food celebrations, even more seeing that September is also Heritage Month for us. A couple of weeks ago we talked about Vetkoek Day, the 6th of September was #NationalKoesisterDay (I …
After months of being stuck at home, we are finally allowed to travel intra-provincially. I’m seriously envious of my friends who live in the Western Cape because they are in closer proximity to the Winelands’s unique beauty. But, instead of me acting like a bloody brat, let me rather tell …
Okay, I am technically jumping ahead in my ‘alphabet of SA wines’ (seeing that “S” is for “Saronsberg”), but given our current situation with the lockdown restrictions, and the fact that we’ve been given the reprieve of intra-provincial travel at least, I thought I will share this with you. My …
Continuing our “journey” of wine memories! Hoping to re-live at least some of these, sometime in the (near!) future. Okay, Allée Bleue is before Allesverloren in the alphabet, but I discovered these photos this morning (after I shared yesterday’s post) and just had to do a quick snippet about Allée …
I don’t have to say much about the current situation in South African with regards to the alcohol ban. I will not go into the pro and con arguments. The level of frustration is just unbearable. What I want to do, is to share a few snippets about our wine …
Let me be upfront, right from this start. This isn’t a purists’s focaccia. A typical Italian Mama will probably furrow her brow a bit. No yeast, no extensive kneading and no 24-hour prep cycles. You probably heard of the 2-ingredient pizza dough before? If not – reference here: Pizza for Dummies …
I skipped a couple of weeks because I felt a little lethargic and my working days have been quite full. I think that, after all this time living the lockdown life, it is becoming very surreal – this ‘new normal’ that we are facing. Call it Lockdown Fatique, Zoom Fatique …
