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is the first of December 2020’, because that means that by the tenth of December 2020, your content may appear very outdated.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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
