Feature: Festive recipes with Between 10and5
Thank you to Between 10 and 5 for inviting me to take part in their “Inclusive holiday menu – 5 South African foodies share their fave recipes and memories” feature. Illustration by Aimée-Claire Smith, follow her work at @shecraftswords. My … Read More
Cultural Appropriation VS Appreciation with Studio H
My friends at Studio H (a multidisciplinary design studio), organisers of many rad events like Street Food Festival invited me to their team as their cultural advisor and wanted to learn more about the harms of cultural appropriation. This is a delayed … Read More
Sourdough masterclass at Loaves on Long
As soon as you walk into Loaves on Long the first thing you do is close your eyes and breathe deeply to sniff up all the freshly baked scents. Thank you to team Errieda and Ian du Toit for inviting … Read More
Speaker: Visa Street Food Festival in Cape Town
Received an invite to speak at Cape Town’s Visa Street Food Festival (2–3 September), think this will be plenty of fun. This year’s is the fourth annual Street Food Festival and there’ll be a market with a variety of food vendors, … Read More
Bacon, broccoli, bok choy & brown rice stir fry
I love alliteration. Bacon, broccoli, bok choy & brown rice stir fry (and bean sprouts if you can get yours hands on that). And I love vegetables. Oh and bacon. Brown rice is something I don’t often eat but want to … Read More
Bitterballen and dill gherkin slaw hotdogs
Bitterballen isn’t quick, but if you make them (recipe here) and have them frozen ready for rainy days (or buy them frozen) this can be a quick and simple meal. Kyle’s heritage is Dutch and one of his favourite Dutch … Read More
Green green green with udon noodles
Many have been asking if these simple recipes are available on my blog. Though I don’t feel they require recipes, I decided to start a series for Simple Meals showing which flavours work with each other. This one is a … Read More
Review on Doggobone (active raw food for my dogs)
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
Chinese garlic chives fried dumplings 韭菜盒子
One of my favourite fried dumplings is Chinese garlic chives fried dumplings (韭菜盒子). It contains garlic chives, mung bean glass noodles (which are readily available at all Asian supermarkets), scrambled egg and pan-fried baby shrimp. My mama came to visit for a … Read More
Thank you for listening Simply Asia South Africa
This is an appreciation post to say well done to Simply Asia advertising and their branding team. Simply Asia is South Africa’s biggest Thai food franchise and I must say, I do enjoy having a take away from them when I’m … Read More