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Why you should include avocado in your diet  

Published on February 28, 2024

Whether in dips and sides or topping the humble (yet delicious) avo toast, we need no excuse to munch on a tasty avocado. Yum factor aside, avocados are more than just everyone’s favourite super-fruit. Here’s why you should add avocados to your diet.  The avocado’s unique combo of healthy fats   It is a well-known fact […]

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Watch: Viral recipes you must try

Published on February 28, 2024

From a popular restaurant burger to a delicious (and beautiful) orange roll – we give you the trending videos that will take this yummy food from TikTok straight to your kitchen.  Pull-apart garlic loaf @happytummy_702 Since we love garlic bread & this audio so much 🧄🍞 recipe by @breadbyelisecom #pullapartgarlicbread #garlicbread #roastedgarlic #breadtok #foodsontiktok ♬ […]

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Meatball madness 

Published on February 26, 2024

To celebrate World Meatball day on 9 March, we serve up the humble frikkadel in four fabulous new ways. Move over meatballs in gravy, the weeknight selection is about to get bigger!  Meatballs baked in tomato sauce  SERVES 4  Well worth adding to your repertoire! Simply change it up week-to-week by serving it on mash, […]

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Inexpensive ways to jazz up date nights meals 

Published on February 2, 2024

Add a little bit of crips, crunch or dazzle to your meals to transform them from drab to fabulous.  Here are some inexpensive ways to jazz up your regular weeknight dinner for a stay-in date night. Don’t know where to start when looking to level up your dishes? Follow our texture cheat sheet:  Crispy   […]

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Chit-Chats with Xoliswa Ndoyiya 

Published on January 14, 2024

We sit down with Xoliswa Ndoyiya to reminisce about her days as Madiba’s personal chef.  Xoliswa Ndoyiya was Nelson Mandela’s personal chef for 22 years. We get some inspiration from Made With Love, her new book of recipes and memories.  Other than sharing a glimpse into the food that shaped the later part of Madiba’s […]

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5 TikTok airfryer hacks you have to try

Published on December 27, 2023

Air fryers are the new staples of the kitchen – and we can see why. These handy appliances can serve up delicious meals in a fraction of the time. We turn to TikTok (our old faithful) for these yummy and easy-to-make air fryer recipes that will leave you dishing again (and again and again). Frittata   […]

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The keys to cooking for diabetes 

Published on December 20, 2023

This book has no sugar, no gluten, but it does have all of the accolades (plus real reader reviews) to prove why low- carb cooking can be the solution to managing diabetes.  Education meets easy cooking  The award-winning book that sold 40 000 copies worldwide and has been described as “an invaluable resource”, has been […]

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Sprouting success with Iming Lin 

Published on December 20, 2023

Iming Lin has always nurtured the grassroots of public health, but in 2016 she took it a tad more literally: She began growing organic veggies for top chefs and curious homecooks.  Iming can remember exactly where she was walking when she decided that she wanted to pursue farming. She was working on a social enterprise […]

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Your fave local foodies share their festive traditions

Published on December 5, 2023

From peppermint tarts and trifles and a yearly tradition of caramel in a can, read on to see what quirky traditions our food-fluencers indulge in.  Editor Chad January sits down with some of our favourite foodies to get a taste of what their festive traditions are, and how they’ll be spending it with their loved […]

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3 TikTok coffee hacks to perk up your day

Published on November 28, 2023

For coffee lovers, there’s nothing quite as magical as that first sip in the morning. But why stop there? Elevate your morning cuppa java with these three clever (and delicious) TikTok coffee hacks.  Coffee ice blocks  Step aside watered-down iced coffee! TikTok has the perfect solution to keep your drink chilled without the ice diluting […]

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