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Coffee can be used to turn old classics into new ideas and often a drop or two of coffee can turn the mundane into the exceptional.  South Africans, especially, have used coffee in a myriad …

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“They have been described as the most ruthless terrorists on US soil since 9/11, but of the four men arrested in New York, one says he was on drugs and another that he is illiterate…..in …

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Living in the young state of California, a veritable foods paradise, seems like a dream to everyone that doesn’t live there. There are no rigid rules, experimentation is the norm and ‘melting pot’ is an …

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Not only did California gives the world the Beach Boys, exceptional wine and Hollywood, they’re also responsible for a host of brilliant inventions that are part of our daily lives – take the doggie bag, …

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Caesar salad is one of the many good things to come out of prohibition.  Because so many Californians were forced to cross the border to neighbouring Tijuana for a legal drink, they all landed up …

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The Martini was invented during the 1849 Gold Rush in San Francisco. Legend has it that an astute barman created the drink on impulse when a gold miner, having walked into a bar in Martinez, …

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When we give someone a complicated recipe, we usually provide exact details to assist them in preparing it correctly. We include notes to ensure they don’t make the same mistakes that we did when we …

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When we were doing the Coffee Pork Ribs in the main post,  we realised that this would be just the thing for a busy executive! It takes almost no time at all to prepare – …

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The hype about coffee begins with caffeine (C8H10N4O2) – a white, slightly bitter alkaloid, sometimes referred to as theine. It’s a natural ingredient and makes up about 2 – 3% of the weight of each …

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Coffee drinking was imported into Africa by the English – by the time they heard that there was gold to be had in South Africa, coffee drinking was already very much part of their lives. …