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CSA OK

Image via Wikipedia We’ve just finished our first vegetable csa here in cape town. A csa (community sponsored agriculture) is the ultimate in food box dorkiness; you pay upfront for the farmer to buy their raw materials, which they dispatch to you (if their crops are successful) and you get whatever they’re growing. There are […]

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inspirational

i recently read the omnivore’s dilemma and really enjoyed it. it appeals to my beard wearing, organic butcher attending, food pretentious self.i watched this video and found it equally as good. pollan is eloquent, convincing and passionate. if he had a political party, i’d sign up

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whisky spiced pumpkin bread & butter pudding

This was voted as the best user recipe from the guardian.For me it ticks a lot of boxes; cinammon spicy, sweet pumpkin and baked desserts I’m not going to go into a lot of detail about the recipe, suffice to say that it isn’t as difficult as it looks. And its even more tasty than […]

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2 quick snacks

Weeknights are tough to be an amateur gourmet, there are babies to feed and put to sleep, and life in general to be dealt with. However, its no excuse for not treating yourself right.(or at least that’s what I feel). The secret is to do good shopping, and then you’re prepared. The other night we […]