Bring and Braai With a Twist
A Heritage Day feast without the hassle of solo hosting Potluck: From Humble Origins to Proudly South African Feasts Ah, the potluck. Few things embody the spirit of community and shared joy like a table groaning under the weight of mismatched dishes, each one telling a story about the cook behind it. But where did this idea come from, and how on earth did it become...Read More
Taste the Rainbow
Taste the rainbow Why colourful food is nature’s health hack (and a mood booster!) Let’s be honest. We eat with our eyes first. A plate of food that looks like it escaped from a crayon box is infinitely more inviting than something beige and blah. And here’s the best part: those vibrant colours don’t just make your Instagram followers happier. They actually mean...Read More
Veggie Coconut Korma
A colourful cold-weather feast: Fully-loaded veggie coconut korma. Eat away the blues.  When winter bites, let’s fight back. Not with gloomy stews or beige broths, but with a riot of colour, a dance of spice, and the creamy embrace of coconut.  Enter: the fully-loaded, vegetable-based coconut korma, proudly South African in ingredients and spirit, and just the...Read More
Bottom Drawer Veggie Soup
Bottome drawer Veggie Soup Reduce your food waste by working with a plan. Winter is the perfect time to address food waste. Soup, Sustainability & Second Helpings: A Guide to Reducing Food Waste Through Home Cooking The big problem with wasted food in South Africa Food waste in South Africa is a massive, heartbreaking contradiction. According to the CSIR...Read More
Use AI to Plan an Autumn Feast
We used AI to plan our Autumn feast Let AI do everything but the cooking We don’t use AI (That’s a Homemakers promise.) At Homemakers we believe in the human touch, which means we don’t use AI to do our writing. Every word you read in your Weekly Fix was researched, typed and checked by a real life human. But… we wanted to have a bit of fun and see how...Read More
Breakfast Prep for the Whole Family
Breakfast prep for the whole family Don’t skip brekkie!  Work with a plan. Getting up early enough to make and eat a proper breakfast is one of those things that only happen in movies. You know the ones – the parent sets out a whole breakfast spread with orange juice and pastries, and makes plates of egg and bacon on demand…If only we all had this kind of time in...Read More
Grown Up Slushies Recipies
Grown Up Slushies Recipies Don’t let the heat get you down There are few things as refreshing as an ice-cold slush puppy and a half priced Ster Kinekor movie on a hot Tuesday afternoon during the December holidays. If you were a wild child, you might have even convinced the snack kiosk auntie to give you a Cherry/Lime mix, making you feel like a true junk food...Read More
How To Do Meatless November
Skip the Meat, just for November The value of so called “Veggiedays” Meat lovers’ paradise Most South Africans grow up on meat. We have some of the best steaks in the world, and we know hoe to braai them just right. (Can you hear the sizzle…?) Now, you know we would never presume to TELL you what to do. We are more about making suggestions and giving options…So, here...Read More
Have More Herbs Than You Can Handle?
How to Preserve Herbs How to deal with your bumper crop of herbs this spring. Spring threw us a snowy curveball but now were right back in the growing season. Did you maybe over-plant and underestimate your garden’s growing power? Do you now have more bushels of basil than you could ever (even in your wildest Italian dreams) eat? We have solutions: For your...Read More