Well folks, we’re almost through it – just another month and winter is officially over. It’s been an exceptionally wet and cold one in Cape Town. My response has been to hunker down and find comfort in warming dishes celebrating the best ingredients winter has to offer. Like this winter root vegetable bake – think potatoes, parsnips, carrots and [...]
Victoria sponge, or Victoria sandwich as it’s more traditionally known, is about as quintessentially English as it gets. Visit any English country fair and it will be there, adorned with rosettes from the WI for the best one. So I could not think of anything more appropriate to make for my Coronation tea tomorrow than a classic Victoria sponge. [...]
The heavens opened on Monday here in the Cape, our first rain for many months. It’s early for rain, but it’s a little nudge from nature to let me know that the first official month of autumn is only days away. The signs are all around – crisper mornings, earlier sunsets, the trees lining the streets starting to turn brilliant [...]
Annandale road out Stellenbosch way gently meanders its way past numerous wine estates. Stop in at a few of them by all means, but do keep on going because where Annandale road runs out you’ll discover Haskell Vineyards. I visited recently along with other wine media to celebrate their 20th birthday. Originally called Dombeya, the estate was acquired in [...]
Phew, we’ve made it – tomorrow is officially the first day of spring! And while I can’t pack away the thermal undies and electric blankie just yet, the mere thought of spring is enough to get me celebrating. But there’s more to 1 September than Spring Day – it also happens to be national Cap Classique Day! So I’ll be [...]
Eternal optimist that I am, I start smelling spring from the second week of August. Of course winter isn’t nearly done with us, expect her to give us a smart smack or two yet! It’s nothing that I cannot survive with a glass or two of good red wine in my hand. Quite fitting then that we’ll be celebrating [...]