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Let’s face it, life in Somalia is generally pretty miserable at the moment and no matter which way I’ve looked it, how much I’ve read about it or how many conversations I’ve had with Somalis …

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I managed to go to quite a big cocoa farm once and it was really interesting, not least of all because I love chocolate and it was great to see where it actually comes from. …

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I managed to get quite a few recipes when I was in Ghana and this peanut toffee is amongst them. There are probably hundreds of recipes for this but I like this one and it …

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There are few people in the country that don’t know this dessert and most of us can make it; it can be served at the simplest Sunday dinner or the most up-market feast. We all …

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There’s no difference between challa and kitke and I have no idea why some people actually believe they’re two varieties of bread. Every Friday precious few bakeries sell challah and then only until lunch time; …

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This is my mother’s recipe and our family have been eating that since our childhood. When a Christmas cake is made in a Cape home, everyone takes in the process; the dough has to be …

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I’m an eternal romantic and as much as I’ve always wanted to be one of those cool, mysterious, sophisticated women, I’ve finally accepted that I’m not, nor will I never be. There’s nothing cool about …

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I had one of those discussions with my little nieces that one can only have with small children shortly after Christmas when the youngest wanted to know what Jesus would have had for dessert when …

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In the 17th century a dessert, quite similar to tiramisu was created in Siena on the occasion of a visit by the Grand Duke Cosimo de’ Medici III (1642-1723), in whose honour it was named …

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The blueberry hysteria of a few years ago has died down, as such things inevitably do, but that doesn’t mean that the fruit is any less healthy or should be ignored. Come to think of …