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I love bread; I eat bread with almost every meal which is pushing it a bit and I’m afraid I’ve passed it on to my children. My youngest once abstained from eating bread for the …

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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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It’s a beautiful day in the Cape today but being a white water kayaker’s mom, the dark cloud hanging over the Helderberg mountain fills me with no small amount of optimism. It’s not that I …

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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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I eat three times a day even when I’m on diet because I believe that skipping a meal is bad for the metabolism and that’s really bad news for anyone want to lose weight. That …

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For those of you that are sick and tired of chips, peanuts, packet pretzels and those funny little imitation pizzas that are always served with drinks, try making dolmades and be kind to your guests …

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Cypriots are quick to remind you that they’re Cypriots and not Greeks but, despite the Arab influence, their food tells a predominantly Greek story with fish, vegetables and meat à la grecque to be found on …

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Greece has always been a trading centre – even in ancient times it was the Greeks who founded many of the Sicilian cities – and not only that, they also established cities in southern Italy …

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Alexis Soyer‘s book, the Modern Housewife published in 1850 seems to provide us with the earliest recipe for Spotted Dick (aka as Plum Bolster) and it’s one of the most well known British desserts even …