Fruit, veggies and herbs are the new flowers!
I was browsing through my photos the other day and noticed that I had taken quite a few photos of the fruit and veggie baskets and herb pots around the house. There...
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The perfect Sunday brunch dish
It has been a family tradition for decades to have Sunday brunch together. The main dish served at these brunches is usually an egg dish which has become know as an egg...
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Greek salad my way
So I mentioned that I have been trying (mostly) to keep the menu very healthy, fresh, raw and light. Salads have been a focal point as the whole family loves them and...
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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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A braai even I was impressed with!
As many of you know, I have a lot to say on the braaing topic and most of that is not very good. Today I will say nothing other than good things. A friend of ours from...
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Sweet satisfaction!
I don’t often eat sweet potatoes, but when I do, I like them to take center stage. Today is the perfect sweet potato day. It’s grey and cold and I’m...
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Today I feeling totally all over the place. I have painters all over my house, I have a million things to do and none of them related to each other, the weather...
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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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What a lovely surprise!
I got back yesterday from a three day private cooking job out on a farm with no cell reception. To my delight I found out that the new edition of Crush! online had been...
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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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Bircher muesli my way
I’m not a breakfast eater, but I have learned that if I skip breakfast I start to crave all the wrong things throughout the rest of the day. I usually start my...
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My simple truth for today.
My lunch today – lightly steamed broccoli and cauliflower tossed inolive oil and salt, scattered with toasted seeds and crumbled fetaI have...
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Pad Thai Salad
Last week I trained a housekeeper for a family that prefer to eat an organic raw vegan diet as far as is practical. It’s way easier than you might imagine, it...
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Spontaneous supper with a Monk!
On Friday my husband called me to let me know that his Buddhist teacher, Geshe Phende, and two of our friends were going to pop in for a quick bite before going off to...
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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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