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Clever snack-packing hacks for your next road trip

Published on March 13, 2024

Slice, seal and sauce your way through these useful kitchen tips.   Pack your snacks   Implement these packing hacks to keep food safe and mess-free while on the road!   Utilise that container cupboard and make use of round plastic condiment containers or glass jars – these are easy to stack on top of each other.   Prevent […]

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The difference between salsa verde, gremolata and chimichurri

Published on March 11, 2024

We break down the differences between salsa verde, gremolata and chimichurri.   Salsa verde  Originating from Mexico, salsa verde is a sauce made using tomatillos (not tomatoes), which are roasted or boiled then blitzed in a food processor along with lime, jalapeño, coriander and onion. Since we don’t often find tomatillos in SA, a similar substitute […]

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Teresa Ulyate chats about Cupcakes & Couscous

Published on March 5, 2024

Teresa Ulyate chats about her cookbook Cupcakes & Couscous, with a goal to make cooking simpler and bring families together through learning and nostalgia.   Teresa Ulyate’s baking and cooking journey started where many foodies found that first spark: the family kitchen. These early experiences were the springboard for training in food and nutrition – as […]

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Why you should include avocado in your diet  

Published on February 28, 2024

Whether in dips and sides or topping the humble (yet delicious) avo toast, we need no excuse to munch on a tasty avocado. Yum factor aside, avocados are more than just everyone’s favourite super-fruit. Here’s why you should add avocados to your diet.  The avocado’s unique combo of healthy fats   It is a well-known fact […]

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Meatball madness 

Published on February 26, 2024

To celebrate World Meatball day on 9 March, we serve up the humble frikkadel in four fabulous new ways. Move over meatballs in gravy, the weeknight selection is about to get bigger!  Meatballs baked in tomato sauce  SERVES 4  Well worth adding to your repertoire! Simply change it up week-to-week by serving it on mash, […]

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Inexpensive ways to jazz up date nights meals 

Published on February 2, 2024

Add a little bit of crips, crunch or dazzle to your meals to transform them from drab to fabulous.  Here are some inexpensive ways to jazz up your regular weeknight dinner for a stay-in date night. Don’t know where to start when looking to level up your dishes? Follow our texture cheat sheet:  Crispy   […]

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5 TikTok airfryer hacks you have to try

Published on December 27, 2023

Air fryers are the new staples of the kitchen – and we can see why. These handy appliances can serve up delicious meals in a fraction of the time. We turn to TikTok (our old faithful) for these yummy and easy-to-make air fryer recipes that will leave you dishing again (and again and again). Frittata   […]

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The keys to cooking for diabetes 

Published on December 20, 2023

This book has no sugar, no gluten, but it does have all of the accolades (plus real reader reviews) to prove why low- carb cooking can be the solution to managing diabetes.  Education meets easy cooking  The award-winning book that sold 40 000 copies worldwide and has been described as “an invaluable resource”, has been […]

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Sprouting success with Iming Lin 

Published on December 20, 2023

Iming Lin has always nurtured the grassroots of public health, but in 2016 she took it a tad more literally: She began growing organic veggies for top chefs and curious homecooks.  Iming can remember exactly where she was walking when she decided that she wanted to pursue farming. She was working on a social enterprise […]

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Your fave local foodies share their festive traditions

Published on December 5, 2023

From peppermint tarts and trifles and a yearly tradition of caramel in a can, read on to see what quirky traditions our food-fluencers indulge in.  Editor Chad January sits down with some of our favourite foodies to get a taste of what their festive traditions are, and how they’ll be spending it with their loved […]

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