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 …
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 …
Even before #lockdownbaking was a thing, I’ve been a fan of any kind of quick bread. What is a quick bread? A quick bread usually doesn’t have yeast as a raising agent – and no yeast means no kneading and no waiting. When it comes to bread, that is my …
This is my third week of sharing my Favourite Finds. Thank you for the feedback and recommendations received – I thoroughly enjoy the interaction – especially during this time of social distancing. So, let’s look back at the week that was! What I watched: My favourite ‘calm my soul’ moments …
Here is South Africa IKEA isn’t really a thing, I guess. Not that I think that you don’t know what IKEA is, it is just that we don’t have this brand available here. But most of you may probably know it from various pop culture and other general references. …
