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Extreme crocheting – the sport you didn’t know you wanted to do
Have you ever seen photos (or have memories, actually) of women sitting having some tea, lovely conversation just crocheting or knitting away? No? Then you are probably too young to know what Open…
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Why make green harissa when the traditional one is perfection?
I haven’t posted in fucking ages. Not that I didn’t do anything, I didn’t have the energy to tell anyone about it, let alone write about it. But what better reason to write…
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Baking the elusive “great AND soft” gluten-free hot cross bun
I adore hot cross buns. Yes, it is astounding how much I talk about food on a blog that is (supposedly) not a food blog. But these buns of pure contentment has pretty…
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The fallacy of a “quick” or “cheap” nursery run
It was supposed to be a quick trip to get some potting soil and maybe two pots. That’s all. Seriously. I have had similar intentions going to my favourite hardware store in the past. That…
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Ba-ba-ba-bobotie!
Do you eat bobotie? Or like it? Because sometimes you eat it to avoid offending some tannie, but actually can’t stand bobotie. For some, it’s the raisins or the general yellowness of the dish…
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Ginger – from root to ale
On why you can and should make your own ginger ale. Ginger has to be magic… It’s also the main ingredient to my favourite cookie/biscuit. Quick side note… here in South Africa (and…
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The return of the Black-Thumb
I’m notoriously bad with plants. It’s so bad there is a standing joke in my family about it… My plants even have an Instagram account about it. It. Is. That. Bad. I really…
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My very first frozen yoghurt
Breakfast is my favourite meal and dessert is by far my favourite course. So much so, that I will first look at the dessert menu of a restaurant before even considering what to…
