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COMPETITION: Win 2 Tickets to Taste of Cape Town
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Thu, 11/03/10 – 12:42 | View Comments

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Today we are announcing a competition for all our loyal Cape Town based readers, or any of our readers who will be in Cape Town at the time.
We are giving away a double entrance …

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Food for Thought

When the art of cooking, eating and enjoying makes you think for a while and ponder

Food of the World

a look at the food of the world, the history, the habits and the traditions with authentic and tested recipes wherever appropriate.

Recipes

a random selection of personal favourites

Sweets

Cakes, chocolate, biscuits, desserts and sweetmeats – a growing list from around the world

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Key Lime Pie
Wed, 17/02/10 – 23:25 | View Comments
Key Lime Pie

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Key lime pie is made from fresh key lime juice, egg yolks and sweetened condensed milk baked in a pie crust and topped with meringue. It’s  made only with the small key limes growing  throughout …

Shrimp Purloo
Wed, 17/02/10 – 23:24 | View Comments
Shrimp Purloo

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It was the marshy, rice-growing plantations that first marked South Carolina’s place on the southern menu – the region with it’s sandy soil and long growing seasons was ideal for growing rice and with rich …

Lebanon – The Food
Fri, 12/02/10 – 20:39 | View Comments
Lebanon – The Food

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Lebanon is, literally, as old as the hills – and almost since the beginning of man, humans have been drawn to this mountainous region – be it for protection from others or be it that …

Baba Ghanoush
Fri, 12/02/10 – 20:38 | View Comments
Baba Ghanoush

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In some parts of Lebanon, baba ghanoush is served as an appetizer and in others, countries like Lebanon, for example, it’s usually served as a salad or a side dish. Made with roasted, peeled and …

Dawood Basha – Lebanese Meatballs
Fri, 12/02/10 – 20:37 | View Comments
Dawood Basha – Lebanese Meatballs

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It would seem that Lebanese restaurants are in short supply in some parts of the world which is peculiar but, on the positive side, it really does leave loads of scope for aspiring Lebanese restaurateurs. …

Za’atar
Fri, 12/02/10 – 20:36 | View Comments
Za’atar

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Za’atar is both a plant and a spice mixture and it has been used in Arab cuisine since the Middle Ages. Remains of the za’atar plant was actually found in Tutankhamun’s tom , in Palestine …

A Killer in our Midst, Soft Drinks – Raspberry Iced Tea
Tue, 9/02/10 – 14:58 | View Comments
A Killer in our Midst, Soft Drinks – Raspberry Iced Tea

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Mothers all over the world know that commercial soft drinks are bad for their children and many wage a constant battle with headstrong children who don’t realise that they are, in actual fact, consuming lethal …

Valentines Day – The Story
Tue, 9/02/10 – 2:23 | View Comments
Valentines Day  – The Story

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Sunday is Valentines day – the day when the whole world celebrates love in some form or another. It doesn’t matter whether Valentine existed  or not or whether the day itself originated in ancient Rome …

Brownies for Two
Tue, 9/02/10 – 2:21 | View Comments
Brownies for Two

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These brownies are great because they can be made a day or two earlier, stored in cling wrap and served, warmed, drenched in chocolate sauce and topped with a dollop of whipped cream when you’re …

Basically Quick Chocolate Mousse
Tue, 9/02/10 – 2:21 | View Comments
Basically Quick Chocolate Mousse

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There’s no need to spend a fortune this Valentine’s Day and anyway, most of us have been affected by the economic downswing in some way or other, so we can’t.  It is important, though, that …