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Mango Juice Inflight Magazine May 2013 In the May 2013 issue of Mango Inflight magazine, I share my top tips for hosting a special dinner party, or brunch or lunch. A diary count-down from 4 weeks

A Culinary Tour of Cape Town I was contacted by the lovely folk at the Irish Food Board earlier this year to assist them in putting together a week-long, fairly intense culinary tour of Cape Town fo

This vegetable curry to my surprise, is one my brother the carnivore, adores. He even asked for the recipe a few times, though I don't see him making any culinary efforts to date. It's really

Vine - an amazing tool for the food bloggers, cooks and eaters (To be clear: I am a semi-technophobe but, miraculously, an ardent Social Media Advocate. Read my piece on Social Media and the Food Wo

Falooda (Bombay Crush) Falooda or Bombay Crush is a sweet drink popular in South Asian countries and is made using the following ingredients: milk or ice cream, or both, rose syrup, vermicelli or

Social Media and The World of Food This article, published in Business Day's Wanted Lifestyle Magazine spans just under 7 months of research, 3 of which were spent in Europe where I interviewed

Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with Shards of Chocolate This recipe for Stracciatella, one of our most favourite ice cream flavours, takes no short cuts and is easily the best we've made to date. It is a c

Speaking of travel, and Fear   It's mostly fear It's fear, isn't it? How to make the money to get there, how to pay the bills that need paying while you're gone, the cat and dog at home,

A reflection on 14 February 2013 in South Africa     "Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything, it is because we are dangerously close to wanting nothing."  ― Sylvia P

Cooking with Locals in Fes, Morocco The Food Market in Fes We're out of breath, but fortunately it has been a mostly downhill walk. Jelle switches on the GPS on his phone and clutches it, intently

Mediterranean Holiday Series -5. Mikrolimano, Athens   caption id=attachment_5433 align=aligncenter width=499 Mikrolimano piraeus. Image via Athens.com/caption About 15 kilometers f

I recall a frantic December and me eating one of these sandwiches, moments after taking the pictures, sitting on the window sill of the room I shot it in. Indoor picnic, I think, the irony elic

This piece was written for Mango Juice inflight Magazine, Jan 2013 (condensed version appears in the magazine) AFTER THE WHIRLWIND of the festive season, the guests are still fluttering in and out o

Jangy-Spangly January to you! I may sound a little over-enthusiastic in my greeting - it is that time of the year when many of us are a little relaxed from time spent with family (mind you

Earlier this year, I was invited to participate in the Women and Wine of the World International Competition 2012 (Femmes et Vins du Monde Concours International) in Monaco. It was an amazing expe

Mediterranean Holiday Series - 4. Lisbon We ate arroz de marisco, a Portuguese seafood rice, saucier than paella and without the crusty bits, a number of times in Lisbon. Inspired by it I also ma

Femmes et Vins du Monde Concours International 2012-  Winning Wine 3 caption id=attachment_5335 align=aligncenter width=390 Cape Malay Chicken Curry with Apricots/caption Earlier this y

Femmes et Vins du Monde Concours International 2012-  Winning Wine 3   caption id=attachment_5335 align=aligncenter width=390 Cape Malay Chicken Curry with Apricots/caption

Souvlaki - meat on a stick Souvlaki must be one of the simpler snacks available, cubes of meat grilled on a skewer, and definitely one of the more popular Greek street foods. Much depends on the

Femmes et Vins du Monde Concours International 2012-  Winning Wine 1 Earlier this year, I was invited to participate in the Women and Wine of the World International Competition 2012 (Fem