I am a sucker for a food-and-wine pairing experience. It is always exhilarating to see how the nuances of a glass of wine can be complemented, changed and enhanced by having a bite or two to eat while sipping it. I see it as one of the best learning experiences …
Every year on the 27th of February we celebrate National Milk Tart Day in South Africa. Growing up I never liked the taste of cinnamon, so I can’t say that I’ve been a lifelong fan. Luckily my taste buds have matured a bit. Now all I can do is to …
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 …
I’ve read somewhere that, when blogging, it isn’t always the best idea to ‘date’ your posts. In other words, don’t say ‘today is the first of December 2020’, because that means that by the tenth of December 2020, your content may appear very outdated. I don’t care though. What a …
Who doesn’t like a quick and easy recipe? This is actually so easy, it feels strange to do a blog post about it. But, because of my own short attention span, I am recording this for my reference. I will definitely make it again, it is so good! I also …
It may be that you were on another planet yesterday. In 2020 everything is possible. But if you weren’t, you are probably very aware that it was (International) Pinotage Day. I will not go into a detailed history lesson about this South African varietal right now, maybe we can explore …
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 …
My mom used to make us Welsh Rarebit for breakfast. Let me clarify though. We used to call it “Welsh Rabbit” (in a very Afrikaans accent), and her recipe did not contain any booze. Otherwise, my school years may have been a lot more fun than it actually was! Welsh …
Truly South African! We call it vetkoek, amagwinya, fat cakes, etc. It is basically deep-fried (bread) dough, that you can have with a variety of sweet or savoury fillings. On a good day, the ultimate nostalgic comfort food! My Gran always used to make vetkoek for breakfast, served with curry-spiced …
