A Pinch of Salt

I was thinking to myself the other day just how amazing salt is. We take it for granted and even use it to grit icy roads, but it has to be the only true essential ingredient found in every kitchen on the planet. A flavour enhancer par excellence it...

Food and flowers at beautiful Vergelegen

Today we're heading to Somerset West and the somewhat unpronounceable Vergelegen . It means "situated far away". The land was granted to the Governor of the Cape, Willem Adriaan van der Stel in 1700. Since then it's developed into beautiful gardens that...

What wine should I cook with?

Someone asked me this the other day. We cook with both red and white wine and although they are very different beasts, we can use the same rule of thumb. Firstly there is a saying ' don't cook with wine you wouldn't drink ', and although true as you...

Great foodie shopping at Cape Town's Oranjezicht Market

Today we're heading to beautiful Granger Bay close to Cape Town's Waterfront. How I love a food market and the Oranjezicht farmers market is absolutely fabulous. It's a community farmers-style market for independent local farmers and artisanal food producers...