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Thursday May 17 2012

As a small child I loved helping my mother bake. More specifically, I loved helping her stir.

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  • 10 May Cooking

    Cooks who write

    Cooks who write

    Nigel Slater is, and will always be, one of my food heroes. An author, columnist and broadcaster, he calls himself ‘a cook who writes’.

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  • 3 May Cooking

    Cinnamon twist

    Cinnamon twist

    Winter is here! How lovely. It means soups, stews, curries, coats, boots – all my favourite things. It does, however, make going to an outdoor market a bit tricky.

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  • 26 Apr General

    Hunting mushrooms in Stellenbosch

    Hunting mushrooms in Stellenbosch

    I discovered yesterday that my beloved mushroom is, in fact, one troubled foodstuff. If ever there were an organism with an identity crisis, the mushroom would be it.

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  • 19 Apr General

    Highs and lows

    Highs and lows

    Being stuck in bed with a tremendous cold is not conducive to culinary adventures in the kitchen, or otherwise.

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  • 12 Apr Cooking

    Hard candy

    Hard candy

    Everyone’s talking about MasterChef SA. In the office, in the queue at Woolworths, on Facebook. And I’m more than taking part in the conversation...

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  • 5 Apr General

    The new Eat In magazine

    The new Eat In magazine

    When I think of the pressure our planet is under, the damage the human race is inflicting on it on a daily basis, and the food crisis that has resulted, I feel a bit overwhelmed.

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  • 29 Mar General

    A day of celebration

    A day of celebration

    For some people it was their wedding day or the day they gave birth to a child. For others, the moment they found out that they passed an important exam or got a big promotion; when they met Desmond Tutu, stood at the base of the Eiffel tower or saw their name in print for the first time.

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  • 22 Mar General

    Happiness is…

    Happiness is…

    My beloved pale rose Le Creuset casserole, filled to the brim with fragrant chicken korma, standing proud on a table of appreciative guests. Scoops of creamy vanilla ice cream with Nigella Lawson’s peanut butter chocolate sauce – a decadent combination of smooth peanut butter, double thick cream, golden syrup and milk chocolate.

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  • 15 Mar Cooking

    Jam-packed with love

    Jam-packed with love

    In Ryneveld Street in Stellenbosch, opposite De Stomme Jonge, in a beautiful semi-detached house – a historical monument – lives an incredible woman.

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  • 7 Mar General

    Lingering at Mymering

    Lingering at Mymering

    The 2012 issue of Eat In magazine is safely at the printers and we are scurrying around, making last arrangements for the market on Saturday 24 March, where we’ll announce the winners of the 2012 Eat In DStv Food Network Produce Awards.

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  • 1 Mar General

    We all scream for ice cream

    We all scream for ice cream

    “Who doesn’t like ice-cream?” said Dylan, the hipper-than-hipster online editor of Visi late yesterday afternoon when I offered him the measly remnants of our team’s afternoon snack.

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  • 23 Feb Cooking

    Asian persuasion

    Asian persuasion

    Dim sum, chicken green curry, duck red curry, chicken pad Thai… I may as well have been in Asia this past week for all the Asian-inspired food I’ve been eating. 

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  • 16 Feb General

    Sweet dreams

    Sweet dreams

    I was literally drooling as I read through the list of amazing cheesecakes available across South Africa. Drooling and fondly remembering how, as a child, cheesecake was my ultimate sweet treat.

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  • 9 Feb General

    Secret market

    Secret market

    Five o’clock on a Saturday afternoon in February in Riebeek Kasteel in the Swartland is not normally a pretty sight. The streets are ominously quiet, the shop doors tightly shut, and the heat beyond sweltering.

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  • 2 Feb General

    Vote for your favourite local blog

    Vote for your favourite local blog

    Have you ever found yourself staring at a website or blog, wishing you could climb into it? I have. Often. Just last week I stumbled upon Roost and instantly fell in love.

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  • 26 Jan Cooking

    A borrel of laughs

    A borrel of laughs

    Last Saturday we had a handful of friends over for what the Dutch call a borrel – a late afternoon/early evening snack and drink. It’s the perfect way of entertaining in summer: food is lighter and less structured; people can sit or stand around to nibble, chat and watch the sunset; drinks abound; and no-one has a late night.

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  • 19 Jan General

    Awards buzz

    Awards buzz

    Our office is buzzing with excitement – and bulging with boxes and baskets filled with some of South Africa’s best produce. Duck from KwaZulu-Natal, toffee from Somerset West, marmalade from Clarens, boerewors from Kleinmond…

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  • 12 Jan

    Holiday dreaming

    Holiday dreaming

    Happy 2012! I don’t know about you, but my holiday feels like a distant memory. As I’m sitting here at my desk, I’m exhausted and hungry.

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  • 22 Dec Cooking

    Feasting frenzy

    Feasting frenzy

    It’s three days before Christmas and the eating frenzy has begun. In my house, we’re as busy with preparations for the meals on the big days as we are with beautiful brunches, lingering lunches and lavish braais. To help with inspiration and ideas, I’ve rounded up some of my favourite Eat In recipes.

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