Hot salad: finding joy in making salad
Finding a “low-cal” salad to love has not been easy for Sam Woulidge,
but she’s made...
A shred of tradition: tshotlho with a spicy twist
In winter Lesego Semenya turns to tshotlho, a childhood classic often served at weddings (and...
Magic beans: how a summer bean salad became a cold-weather bean curry
Mogau Seshoene associates winter with her grandmother’s bean curry and the stories that she loved...
The family lasagne: honouring a friend’s memory through food
In honour of her beloved virtual friend Dr Sindi van Zyl, self-confessed “lazy cook” Sam...
Sundae best: Tin Roof ice-cream sundae filled with childhood memories
Rediscovering her mom’s long-lost choc-fudge sauce inspired Sam Woulidge
to create her own Tin Roof ice-cream...
How my quest to make the perfect masala chai reconnected me to my heritage
After years of buying chai lattes and ready-made syrups, Annzra Denita is on a mission...
Self-saucing lemon pudding: the comforting celebratory accompaniment to curing hiccups
When Seb gets a case of hiccups, Sam Woulidge and her husband deploy a plan...
From mother to son: Les Da Chef remembers his mothers ting ya mabele
Lesego Semenya – a.k.a. Les Da Chef – remembers a dish he associates with his...
Sunday’s best: The Lazy Makoti reminisces about her family’s seven-colours lunches
Sparing her from beetroot stains before the traditional seven-colours lunch is Mogau Seshoene’s poignant example...
The Lazy Makoti discovers the magic of okra after giving it a second chance
There are some foods that create such a bad first impression that we never try...
The nostalgic, but slightly terrifying, task of setting up my first spice cupboard
For years, Annzra Denita’s parents would buy her spices for her. But when she found...
A pancake pledge to capture the taste of home
The simplicity of cinnamon-sugared pancakes is soul food for Sam Woulidge, and a taste she...
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