Going home for a visit while living abroad is an interesting experience. It’s as if you are seeing a place you have known all your life with the fresh eyes of a tourist, and it can bring to the fore changes – either for better or for worse! I have visited South Africa once or […]
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The sky beneath my feet – London, Chinatown
Click here for a full portionOne-pan breakfast hash for a lazy weekend
When I was 16 years old, I made up my mind one December that what I really wanted to do was host a new year’s eve party. But it wasn’t enough to have people round for dinner and some dancing – oh no, this party had to be different. The invitations requested the pleasure of my […]
Click here for a full portionH2Ope for Haiti – the winners!
Everybody loves a winner. They get the gold medals. They get to stand at the top of the podium. They have songs written about them. It’s a good thing we love them – because I am about to announce 35 of them! Thanks to the great generosity that you have shown by donating fabulous prizes; […]
Click here for a full portionSouskluitjies (cinnamon dumplings) revisited
[As I am currently on holiday, this is an edited re-posting of one of the first traditional South African desserts that I ever posted on this blog, over five years ago in 2004. The photo is also from 2004, before anybody told me not to use a flash in food photography… You’ve come a long way, baby!] My […]
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King Protea – December 2009
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