Winter Braai Essentials
Winter braai essentials  It’s Never Too Cold to Braai! The days are getting shorter, and the nights colder… For proud South Africans that just means one thing. A bigger campfire and more time to braai after sunset! Set the mood. The first step to a lekker winter braai session is to sort out the mood. This is no beach braai, no sultry summer evening…more...Read More
Make the Most of Your Pizza Oven
Make the most of your Pizza Oven. What else can I cook now that the pizza is done?  Pizza needs a piping hot oven. If you have ever made pizza in a home pizza oven, you know that the best baked pizza come from a short stint in a furiously hot oven. The ideal temperature for a thin base pizza with that distinctive slight char is a whopping 400-485°C! This explains...Read More
Scandinavian Wellness Trend – Sauna Bathing
This Scandi trend has us fired up Scandinavian influences aren’t new when it comes to South African homes. Light coloured wooden furniture with clean lines, pale earthy colourways and the whole Hygge trend has brought the Scandi-magic straight home. But what about the Scandinavian wellness trend that is heating up? Ice packs have always been a thing in sports...Read More
Now Were Cooking!
Pizza Ovens At Home Are (still) All The Rage. There has been a huge culinary shift to more authentic, natural cooking methods. While this is nothing new to South Africans who grew up around open-fire kitchens, campfires and braais. This doesn’t mean we can’t embrace the trend even more. One of the most versatile ways to do this is through a pizza oven. As Africa’s...Read More
Which Braai Is Best.
A braai debate to clear the air. There are many things South African agree about. Kway jackets, Toyota Fortuners, Windhoek draught, Springboks, bushveld in the winter and beaches in the summer, Woolies rotisserie chickens and Seven Colour Sunday lunch. We all hate loadshedding and we all feel guilty when we need to wave and smile at the car guard instead of reaching...Read More
Vegan braai inspirations
(We mean braai with vegans, not braai the actual vegan.) Story time. My mom is an amazing cook, and an even better hostess. She is relaxed, attentive, organised and no amount of flopped soufflé or burnt pampoen-koekies will ever crack her calm hostess façade. My mother the meat-eater. She cooks wonderful meaty stews, piles of lamb shanks, pots of oxtail, rich meaty...Read More
Eco-Building 101
Eco Building can be an exciting DIY project. You have to be willing to do your research and be willing to learn as you go. Read More
Epic Non-Traditional Braai Ideas
There are a hundred “new takes” on a traditional braai. Let the old favourites stay. Here’s our take on a non-traditional braai: Read More
Bring the Heat with a Winter Braai
Add a firepit, your friends and delicious winter eats to add some magic (and much needed heat) to a winter braai. Read More