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I’ve been so dumbstruck by the Somali situation that I’ve really struggled with this latest edition. I lost myself in the history for a while and then, when it came to facing the here and …

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My Monday started off very well with a 30 minute Skype-chat with my daughter and coffee in the sun but then the spirit of Monday got me and, while she was at it, her sisters, …

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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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The first time I heard about these salt potatoes, I thought they were simply overly salted but that’s not quite it. They’re really small, newly harvested young white potatoes that have been scrubbed well and …

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I love Ireland and I love Irish food. It’s a breathtakingly beautiful country, home to one of the most hospitable nations I’ve ever come across with food that’s out of this world. The Irish also …

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It’s cold today and all my children are either out of town or overseas which is a good enough reason for me to be a little down in the dumps. On days like this, good …

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I became a gran for the second time in the early hours of this morning when Simon Frederic made his, fashionably late, appearance. It’s difficult to explain what it feel’s like to be a gran …

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Years ago health stores used to sell dehydrated soya mince in cardboard boxes in Europe, the USA, South Africa and probably Australasia as well. It was dreadful stuff, nothing like real mince and absolutely nothing …

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I was 14 when I tasted tofu for the first time at the house of a friend and it found it’s way out of my mouth and on to the table before you could say …

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It’s just after lunch on a Friday and the Cape has gone home to prepare themselves for the weekend – it’s exhausting business, after all. Some of the dedicated few will attend last minute meetings …