Chicken soup
It’s been such a long time since I posted a blog. It feels good. Like coming home. This week I’ve been nesting. Nesting because it’s autumn....
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My favorite soup of all time
When it is searing hot, like it is in Cape Town at the moment, soup is the last thing anyone feels like. For me however there are two exceptions; gazpacho naturally but...
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Travel musings and chicken soup
As I write this I am sitting at Istanbul airport, it’s 05h54 in the morning in South Africa. I am as well as I could be, considering we were fed breakfast at 03h45 in...
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Sublimely simple
About 10 days ago my life got picked up by the ankles and shaken vigorously. In a good way, but also in a totally life changing way… (no, I’m not pregnant,...
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Quick and easy dinner.
I haven’t been grocery shopping for my own house in ages. We got home late and felt like something quick but still healthy. So I whipped up a fabulous quick fix...
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My new and improved gazpacho recipe!
Last week the Pick n Pay in my area was having a huge sale on tomatoes. So I didn’t have very far to go to decide that I needed to make gazpacho. I had a few new...
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Lunch for a lazy rainy day
Today it’s raining in Cape Town. My husband just left for a 10 day business trip to Russia this morning. I worked flat out on my feet for 13 hours yesterday....
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Breathless for broth
I am crazy about brothy soups and under that classification I would also put many asian soups and consommé’s. There is something incredibly refreshing and satisfying...
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Bacon, herb and butter bean soup
I bought dried butter beans the other day and every time I saw the packet I was a bit perplexed as to what to do with them. So on Monday I soaked and cooked them, on...
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Sage and rosemary aromatic salt
Last week I bought a 30g box of fresh sage for my meat ragu. 30 grams doesn’t sounds like a lot but a little sage goes a long way. I used it to season a fabulous...
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Express Chicken Soup
The comforting and healing properties of chicken soup are legendry. My mother told me that this stems from the mild antibiotic properties found in the skin of chicken....
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One plus one equals – mushroom soup
I love mushrooms, I love soup – one plus one equals – mushroom soup. I have been making a particular mushroom soup for at least a decade and a half but...
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Roast tomato and lentil soup
If you live in Cape Town I’m sure you will agree that it is officially soup weather. I LOVE soup. I could eat soup every day and often do. I also find it handy to make...
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Thekla is a teacher and seeker, a foodie and a yogi.
Offering customized training in cookery and yoga, she aims at making your life healthier – the easy way.
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