As with most things in life, there’s a team pro-fruit cake and a team anti-fruit cake. When this time of the year rolls around, I want to eat fruit cake morning, noon and night! This is my best one yet – made with SA Olive extra virgin olive oil for the most indulgent version of…
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{connect} On the go: raw veggie rainbow wraps with ZZ2 Afrikado
With longer daylight hours, summer is the season of going places and seeing faces! Besides your sunglasses and beach towel, the one thing other you do not want to leave behind, is proper nutrition. Thank goodness for ZZ2 and their range of Harmony Avs. Even though we are constantly on the go during the festive…
{connect} ZZ2 Afrikado blueberry avs smoothie recipe
Literally summer in a glass! With a star-studded line-up of Harmony Avs, blueberries and lemons, this powerhouse smoothie is a seasonal celebration of the pending summer. Filled to the brim with antioxidants, vitamins, monounsaturated fats, fibre and muscle-building proteins, this is a quick meal on the go for those busy days. Filling, deliciously creamy and…
{news} Striking new look for timeless KWV Classic Collection
A timeless classic never goes out of style. This fundamental truth is inherent in the KWV Classic Collection of accessible, quality wines just released in an elegant new look. While the exterior has been revitalised and refreshed in step with the ever-changing times, you will find the same classic wine in your glass to reconnect…
{connect} Herby goat’s cheese and avs salad with ZZ2 Afrikado
Summer, to me, is synonymous with salads. And there’s nothing boring about those! I love herby, zesty salads, and I always make sure to have generous servings of Harmony Avs in my salad bowls. This is one of my favourite summertime salad recipes. Using seasonal herbs and veg, the star of the show is the…
{connect} Green Goodness avs dressing recipe with ZZ2 Harmony Avs
Deliciously quick and easy to whip up, your avs have never tasted this good! ZZ2 has hand-picked 12 different beautiful avocados varieties and made available to you in their prime months, so you can enjoy your favourite fruit all year round. To read more about the #HarmonyWay movement and Harmony Avs, please click here! What…
{connect} Avocado hotcakes recipe with ZZ2 Harmony Avs
By now, we all know the importance and benefits of having a healthy breakfast, but with only a little bit of time and even less inspiration so early in the morning, we sometimes just coffee and go. ZZ2 has hand-picked 12 different beautiful avocados varieties and made available to you in their prime months, so…
{connect} Flavour of the month: let’s talk Harmony Avs
More than ever before, there’s a need to move closer to nature; to nuture our bodies and minds from its fertile soils and to rely on the seasons to fill our pantries. ZZ2 Afrikado is now making this harmonious partnership with nature even easier with their all-year, all-season range of Harmony Avs. Avs all year round?…
{wine}{recipe} Zandvliet’s Shiraz 2017 and a cheat’s sausage pie
When you combine my most beloved winelands district with my most beloved red wine varietal, you get the Zandvliet Shiraz 2017 from Robertson, a gratifyingly rich and complex wine. Add glassesful to a hearty ostrich sausage pie and you’ve unlocked the direct path to most people’s hearts. Introduction I’ve never been quiet about my love…
{news} Stellenbosch Hills unveils second vintage of Kastanjeberg Chenin
The exciting second vintage of a limited-edition Stellenbosch wine only made in years of exceptional harvests has just been released. The Sense of Place Kastanjeberg 2020 is the flagship wooded, single vineyard Chenin Blanc made by Stellenbosch Hills. The new addition has the hallmarks of an award-winning wine and bears the gravitas and poise that,…
{recipe} The simple pleasures: Cathedral Cellar wines and Mynhardt’s spiced harvest bread
If 2020 offered me any moments of retrospection, I’ve learned to slow down and return to the simple pleasures in life, as often as possible. I recently broke bread over the table with a couple of bottles of Cathedral Cellar Wines, and my homemade version of Chef Mynhardt‘s spiced harvest loaf. Introduction I received a…
{news} Cape Town – a melting pot of culture, cuisine and coffee
As part of Nespresso’s current World Explorations campaign, the coffee brand has set out on a quest to explore local cultures and cuisines. With Cape Town being one of the cities celebrated in this latest collection of Lungo coffees, and with the City often being considered the culinary capital of South Africa, we simply had…