How to carve a pumpkin

How to carve a pumpkin

While I am indeed a proud South African I do like to absorb popular traditions from other corners of this globe. And since Halloween just also happens to be my birthday, I thought I’d give the fun customs of Halloween a stab (pun absolutely intended). Here’s how I go...
Why I’m doing Christmas differently this year

Why I’m doing Christmas differently this year

This is it. That moment when you know you’re about to sit down to write something you’ve been ruminating over for weeks, conceptualising over quiet lunches. I make myself a cup of coffee in preparation. But this time, I add a dash of cinnamon. This coffee has big...
Fragrant nasi goreng with chicken and broccoli

Fragrant nasi goreng with chicken and broccoli

Nasi goreng, or fried rice, is the meal I grew up eating. Mom made Indonesian meals for dinner often and Sunday Lunch with grandpa always involved a massive spread of nasi with all its side salads, sambals and krupuk (prawn chips). Here’s a fragrant version made with...
The ultimate green juice health tonic

The ultimate green juice health tonic

Unless you’re already a happy juicer, a green juice is not the sort of beverage you crave. More like the kind you scrunch your face up over. No, you crave liquids with caffeine, sugar, bubbles and fizz. But what if I told you that it was because your body has never...