Wondering what to do for Valentine’s Day? This is the question on the minds of many when the month of love approaches. Go with the trusted candle-lit dinner? Do something adventurous this time? No need to mull over it too much. These handy suggestions will help take the chore out of organising something special for…
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{wine} Through rosé-tinted glasses: Weltevrede’s Turkish Delight
Sometimes wine is taken way too seriously. Between the undertones and aromas and mid-palate experiences, we lose the sheer joy of sharing a bottle of good wine with a loved one. This summer, Weltevrede is ditching the drama, and presents the world through rosé-tinted glasses with their Turkish Delight. Introduction We all know how I…
{recipe box} Heritage Day with Leopard’s Leap Merlot 2017
With September in full swing and filled with Heritage Day celebrations, I am super excited to share this chicken chakalaka experience with you. Paired with the gorgeous bottle of Leopard’s Leap Merlot 2017, it doesn’t get more proudly South African than this! Introduction We all know how I feel about recipe boxes. They make me…
{recipe box} Creating magic with Vondeling’s Monsonia 2016
I appreciate all types of food, but I have a certain nostalgic connection to good, wholesome home cooking. I was grateful for an opportunity to take some time from my busy day and create a heart-warming meal with Vondeling Wines and their award-winning Monsonia 2016. Introduction I recently received a recipe box on my desk…
{recipe box} Cooking with Kibali and ManCrave
During winter, in-between hibernating sessions, I love to spend precious time in the kitchen cooking and creating wholesome, heart-warming food to nourish my wintery soul. Windfall Wine, together with ManCrave, recently gave me a reason to get out from under my blankets and head to the kitchen with a beautiful recipe box and a bottle…
{recipe} Autumn soup with Fair Cape Dairies
With winter in full swing, I find myself daydreaming around the clock about warm, comforting soups and stews. However, we are still enjoying a sunny, crisp day every now and again, and that calls for a refreshingly light (but indulgently creamy!) mint and pea soup to ease us into the rainy season. Introduction I recently…
{news} Thinking outside the glass with L7 Craft Beer
If the words ‘beer’ and ‘cocktail’ in the same sentence cause you to shift uncomfortably in your seat, L7 Craft Beer urges you to think outside the glass, and consider how delicious an inspiriting Raspberry Beer and Gin cocktail could be. “No amount of physical contact could match the healing powers of a well-made cocktail.” – David Sedaris…
{wine} Leopard’s Leap Very Berry Merrytinis
We are well on our way through March already, and I’m still stuck on luxurious December holidays and reminiscing about Christmas lunch. I’m sitting at my desk daydreaming about sun-downers and socials. But who says it has to be Christmas to have a merry celebration? Leopard’s Leap Family Vineyards has given me a reason to…
{wine} Brisket and Alto Rouge 2016
There are certain classic duos in this world. Where one can’t be considered or imagined without the other. Think Laurel and Hardy, Romeo and Juliet, champagne and strawberries, gin and tonic, bread and butter, cookies and milk, braaivleis and potato salad, ice cream and chocolate sauce, cheese and tomato. Wednesday nights and Steers burgers. Movies…
{product}{recipe}{part 3/3} Amasi cake with naartjie and thyme curd
I’m not a baker. At all. But from time to time, I at least try to slap together a cake or a tray of muffins and hope for the best. But when our friends at Fair Cape Dairies kindly sent me bottles of deliciously versatile Amasi, I decided this is my chance to shine. And a…
{product}{recipe}{part 2/3} Crusty Amasi bread
They say happiness is the smell of freshly baked bread. In that case, The Little Kitchen was a bubble of pure joy a few weeks ago when I pulled the loaves of amasi bread from the oven! Thanks to our friends at Fair Cape Dairies, I’ve been experimenting with amasi recipes, and this is the…
{product}{recipe}{part 1/3} Spiced amasi chicken wings
We all know and love our local Capetownian Fair Cape Dairies‘ range of milk products, so I was thrilled when my friends at the farm sent me a little something-something I’ve never worked with before: amasi. I scratched my head for days and spent countless hours on the interwebs searching for inspiration and I finally came…