Another Thursday has come and gone and in true Vera fashion, I served a fully meat-free dish for supper. Remember, my foods are not meat by-products free like cheese, cream, milk etc, unfortunately I am not that brave to attempt vegan cooking… yet. This week was probably the coldest week I have experienced in a…
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My week in the hospital
While clearing up some space on my phone, I came across all these photos of the food I ate while in the hospital. Before you worry about me, I was sick or in an accident, I recently gave birth to a healthy baby girl. So the food sometimes shocked me with how good it was,…
Rum Tum Tum: #JoburgCraftRumFestival
I saw a little competition that I knew I should enter. Yes, it is unlikely that a wine snob would be entering an event that is not wine related but 2018 was named the year for exploring. Exploring new tastes includes all that South Africa has to offer which until 2018, I never knew was…
Winter wines for 2018
If you’re in the southern hemisphere, you can already feel that it’s getting darker earlier and it’s darker in the mornings. We’re clearly entering winter which means your drink preference should change too. This past summer was one of the hottest ever. I spent most of days drinking semi sweet white wine and throwing in…
The Hot Skillet, The Cape’s hidden Gem
A Lady Vera year is never complete without popping into the Mother City. Usually, my trip consists of spending my days on wine farms tasting some of the best vino this country has to offer but this time, it went a little different. Two years ago, my friends from the UK sent us an invite…
Salmon Croissant sandwich
How is it that every year, at the same time I make a sandwich so epic that I need to tell the world about it? Last year was the chick parmesean sandwich and this year, I stepped it up a notch and created this masterpiece. My mother and I surprisingly long time in this shop…
3 dessert: Mass #Christmas
In a massive turns of events, instead of jetting off to a camping site and roughing it for 5 days, my husband and I have decided to host Christmas lunch for the first time. To give you context on the situation, every Christmas, either my mom, my aunt or uncle host a get together with…
Someone get me some wagyu beef steak
My journey of exploring amazing food started when I started living alone and learned how to develop flavours on a limited budget. Since then I have opened my mind and experienced some of the best food this planet has to offer. My brother has since introduced me to some of the tastiest red meat ever…
Summer time: Sangria 101
Happy 1st of December! If you’re in the southern hemisphere you’re probably switched boots for open toe shoes and are sleeping semi naked because of the heat. This summer heat is such a blessing but it does make it a little hard to enjoy a dry red wine at room temperature. If you’re like me…
#Dubai2017: Food, food and food
So, I know it’s late but an experience like this is not exactly something you forget so I guess it’s better late than never! I spent just over a week with my friends in the UAE for a well-deserved girl’s trip. We couldn’t keep it just the girls as we shipped my best guy friend,…
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