Awards – for me and for South African food producers

You know that old saying about "if at first you don't succeed, try and try again"? I'd never been quite convinced by it. I was always more of a "if at first you don't succeed, so much for bungee jumping" kinda gal! But every once in a … Continue reading →

Waiter, there’s something in my… melktert!

Do you know the feeling when you know something is part of your heritage and you know you should like it... but you just don't? Like my father growing up in the Afrikaner heartland of the Orange Free State province, but not liking braais. Or a Scotsman who can't stand … Continue reading →

Proudly South African verjuice

One of the things that I like most about travelling is that I get to shop for exotic ingredients on every trip. Sometimes I do my research so as to make sure I come back with whatever product the area that I am visiting is best known for. Other times I just wander around the shops … Continue reading →

This could be heaven or this could be hell – Marmite cheese spread

Growing up in Port Elizabeth (in our house anyway), your bread toppings included the following choices: peanut butter, golden syrup or apricot jam; and if you had a savoury tooth rather than a sweet one Anchovette, Melrose cheese spread, Marmite and Bovril. Some of the family liked Marmite (made … Continue reading →

Chicken biryani for lazy cooks

I am embarrassed to admit that, when I first met Nick 9 years ago, I did not eat curry. Well, I ate my mom's famous chicken curry (recipe sadly missing, otherwise I would be making it by the bucket), but that was more of a sweetly curry-flavoured chicken stew - think warm coronation chicken … Continue reading →