You must understand how much I LOVED this High Tea at the Table Bay Hotel, V&A Waterfront. Despite the grandeur of the atmosphere and decor (which is a criteria for a proper high tea in my opinion), there was something decidedly Mad-Hattery about the offerings on the table. There we were, Widaad and I, deciding … Continue reading
Last weekend we took a train ride to Kalk Bay for lunch. We ended up at our favourite fish ‘n chips spot, The Lucky Fish. It’s a fancier version of the regular fisheries, with ciabatta rolls and florentines (from their own bakery) and prawn samoosas. I don’t think I need to explain how delicious it … Continue reading
I found these old photos and had to share them. We had such a great time doing these one cold wintery night, armed with boxes of sparklers and matches. This was taken with a very low shutter speed (about 7 seconds), which means that the shutter snaps open and records everything the light touches (and … Continue reading
I came across some very interesting things in China on my recent trips. There was the climate, the culture shock, and all the wonderful and weird food. Part of the ‘culture shock’ came about when I realised how different table manners and etiquette are from where I come from. Slurping is normal, burping is acceptable, … Continue reading
“Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand, For the world’s more full of weeping than you can understand.” ― W.B. Yeats, The Collected Poems Continue reading
I was going to make a potato salad, but then I had a butter better idea: Drown little baby potatoes in garlic butter. Crushed garlic + Butter + Salt + Black Pepper = GB Boil a potful of baby potatoes on med/high heat in salted water. There’s more garlic inside the cup that you cannot … Continue reading
It’s Saturday morning and the fridge is empty. We need breakfast. We arrived at our weekend holiday house late the night before and didn’t stop at the PnP as planned, so off to the market we went in search of food. Over some picturesque hills and a few sleepy streets later we found the very … Continue reading
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