Since I moved to Cape Town and discovered the Western Province Chinese Association‘s Spring Food Fair, I like to attend and stuff my face with Chinese treats and spend some time catching up with familiar faces in the East Asian community … Read More
Now that my book launch is over, I can do the grossly soppy ‘thank you’s. Here’s a post on the process, including all those that contributed to the creation of my new cookbook Just Add Rice – stories and recipes … Read More
I’m doing the giveaway thing! WIN a copy of my cookbook Just Add Rice published by Quivertree Publications. Step 1: Find a feature on Just Add Rice – stories and recipes by a Taiwanese South African in any of the … Read More
Wow… my book is ready to go to print. Look how amazing the cover looks, I can’t express my gratitude and joy in words so here are some emojis. Thank you to Craig Fraser and Libby Doyle (owners of Quivertree … Read More
My parents are both pretty badass cooks and are now selling Tainan-style zongzi (粽子) in Cape Town. Read up about the history of this rice cake on one of my previous posts here. This post also teaches you how to … Read More
Cape Town has a wonderful community called the Western Province Chinese Association and they are based at the Chinese School and Community Centre at Liesbeek Parkway in Observatory. I’ve been to some of their events before, including festival celebrations to … Read More
This isn’t a human food post, but a dog food post, a review on Doggobone. Kyle and I have three dogs, Buttons, Pepper and Louis. Buttons is a mutt, full of brak – we have no idea what she is. … Read More
A wedding concept collaboration shoot with one of my favourite photo photographers and friend, Grethe Rosseaux. Guguta’s Hat Cake Layered buttery biscuit logs of brandy-infused cherries, smothered and left overnight in a thick coat of double and sour cream … Read More
I saw my food friend Ishay Govender post this on her Instagram the other day, and having a husband who loves his butter, I thought I’d give it a go. It’s so simple but decadent and filled with buttery goodness. … Read More
This was Kyle’s first trip to Taiwan, so I was incredibly excited to go on missions with him in my home-country. From food and drink to tourist destinations and historical monuments, we covered quite a lot in our time there. … Read More