No Fuss Hosting
No fuss hosting Celebrate the last golden days of summer Get out of the late summer funk. It’s that strange time of year. We are back at school and work, the December holiday tan lines are quickly fading and the year is speeding up like nobody’s business. Weekends are full of school sport days, birthdays or home reno-to do lists…it’s a bit distressing how quickly...Read More
Roasted Spicy Cabbage Recipe
Roasted Spicy Cabbage Wedges and Creamy Bean PurĂ©e Courtesy of The Vegan Chef, Chef Sue, this Roasted Spicy Cabbage Wedges and Creamy Bean PurĂ©e recipe is a quick, budget-friendly vegan dish that’s as easy to make as it is delicious! Embracing a more plant-based diet is not only great for your health but also kinder to the planet. Roasted Spicy...Read More
Lunchbox Ideas for Fuzzy Eaters
Lunchbox Ideas for Fuzzy Eaters Beat the Munch Crunch with these lunchbox ideas. Not a Sarmie in sight Storytime: I have two small humans. One is a fussy seven-year-old, who basically lives of biltong and beige food. The other is a 2-year-old gourmand who, I kid you not, ate a dinner of pork belly with wholegrain mustard, sautéed asparagus and quinoa last...Read More
Green Juice Inspirations
Anything but a dry January! Give your January a juicy boost with these green juice inspirations. Not a Jan-Fan? Congratulations, you have made it to the longest month in the year. We all know that January has about 31Â 000 days. For some reason humanity has decided to make January last even longer by creating disturbing challenges to keep us motivated as the month...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
Festive Cookies Recipes
Festive Cookies Recipes Nothing beats a cookie! Bake your biscuits this international cookie day!  First things first: Is it a cookie or a biscuit? Welllllllll – that depends. Are you from the US or the UK? What we call koekies in South Africa is called a biscuit in Britain and a cookie in the US. UK Biscuit: Imagine things like ginger biscuits, short bread or...Read More
Carbo Loading (Its more than just pasta)
Getting Your Marathon Nutrition Right Is Easy Any athlete knows: how you treat your body will determine how much it gives you back, come race day. The term “carbo lading” brings to mind bowls of pasta and boiled potatoes. If you have spent any time researching nutrition, you will know that there are different types of carbs. We are not going to be calling them...Read More
Pantry Staples You Need Now.
Feed your family in a pinch Handy list of must have foodie goodies to help you sort out a meal in a flash. Storytime: I am one of five children, and my mom worked fulltime (albeit from home). She also had that “raised in the fifties” idea of what it meant to be a great housewife and mother, so we never ever ate take-aways. Dinner was homecooked, often...Read More
Have a real romance, not just another spring fling.
Salad isn’t just for summer “Salads don’t win scrums”, but they can still be scrumptious! Summer bodies are made in winter…and here we are again, winter is almost over, and no summer body transformation in sight. Well, So What!? We LOOOOOOOVE our homemakers, whether they are part of the tiny house movement or the maximalist “too much is never enough” trend....Read More