Category: Food knowledge

What are sulfites in wine?

I once had a boss who asked me to recommend a great bottle of wine for him and his wife. When I asked if they are typically red or white lovers, he said that he loves his whites but his doctor said there’s too much sulfites in white wine so he should be drinking red…

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Which #Cheese best describes you?

I think I would be best described as the cheese that was named after the Emme river in Switzerland, Emmenthal! Emmenthal is great in cordon bleu’s and other European food! It has a nutty, buttery flavour and melts at medium temperature! FUN FACT: The holes in Emmenthal are formed by gas bubbles released by the bacteria…

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Hosting 101: Puff Pastry Poppers

In an effort to get something out to my guests as quick as possible, I used the first ingredients I could find in my fridge: Puff pastry, Cherry tomatoes and some dried thyme. You can view the entire process on my cookpad profile: https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/828956-puff-pastry-tomato-poppers

How are you urban farming?

Since I started growing tomato, chilli and spinach in my garden, I started thinking of ways that I could firstly increase the quantity of what I’m growing and secondly, design my garden in a way that I can start planting different plants. Pinterest has flooded my brain with a million ideas that I can’t even…

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The Great SA debate: Rump vs Sirloin (part 1)

In South Africa, a meal is not complete without a great cut of meat. We love to braai, roast, grill and poach our meat and frankly speaking, South Africa has some of the best meat in the world. Putting my pride aside, I wanted to focus on beef. Whenever I am craving a good grilled…

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10 Proven Benefits of Green Tea

Let’s steer away from the wine and food for a while so we can focus on what will pro long our lives, according to this blog I just read. So whenever I feel bloated, tired and just down I always revert to this one method to make me feel better. That method is green tea….

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