Tag: food
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The Oke’s Guide to the Perfect Rugby Picnic
Before I carry on, droëwors is not biltong. Biltong should be delivered in stages. It should be rationed. Biltong during rugby is finished quicker than a new Harry Potter novel at a primary school.
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Food is a Time Machine That Whisks Us Back to Our Childhood
The aroma of ghee or butter melting on a hot pan tends to take me to this place – my mother’s kitchen in Pietermaritzburg, on the days we didn’t have bread in the house when she’d make a stack of rotis, or in my father’s words: “hand-made bread”.
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Why Every Freelancer Needs to Schedule a Fridge Break Right Now
Being the master of your own schedule is liberating and heady. You feel powerful, you feel inspired and…you feel like scrolling Facebook. I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Let it happen, sometimes. Scrolling on Facebook and pithy updates on Twitter can be good for you. Here’s the trick to it: schedule…
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How I won my war against the Food Police
Lunch at the office used to be a simple affair. You took lunch to the office, and you ate it. On a good day, maybe you’d even share a sandwich with a special friend. But in these days of nutritional fads and dietary revolutions, lunch at the office has become a food fight of epic…
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Easter eggs: Brace yourself for the sugar rush
The Easter weekend is coming up and for some families that means an overload of chocolate. We asked some of the parents on Twitter to help us by submitting their best tips on how to manage the inevitable Easter sugar rush.
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10 top Joburg coffee spots
Grab a cuppa and brighten your day at these lively inner-city and suburban coffee-joints. By Pippa Rowney, Coffee and Cake Amidst the hustle and bustle of Johannesburg there thrives a culture of artisan coffee makers. Serving up great coffee, matched perfectly with delectable treats, these coffee shops are most definitely lending to a new wave of…