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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

Video

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Pistachio And Orange Soufflé With Hot Blueberry Sauce
Fri, 29/05/09 – 18:16 | View Comments
Pistachio And Orange Soufflé With Hot Blueberry Sauce

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This dessert is for those of you that want to cook something special for your significant other but haven’t got the time or the inclination to spend hours in the kitchen, nor do you want …

Adapt or Die – Chocolate Pudding Feast
Thu, 28/05/09 – 0:31 | View Comments
Adapt or Die – Chocolate Pudding Feast

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Barak Obama has recently backed Sonia Sotomayor to be the first Hispanic in the history of the United States of America to be come a Supreme Court judge. The event wasn’t given as much publicity …

Herb Crusted Rack of Lamb by Gordon Ramsey
Thu, 28/05/09 – 0:31 | View Comments

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Herb Crusted Rack of Lamb by Gordon Ramsey

Bahamian Pineapple Tart
Wed, 27/05/09 – 1:58 | View Comments
Bahamian Pineapple Tart

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In the north of Eleuthera Island in the Crooked Island district, the pineapple industry is booming and most of the production is taken up locally for eating and drinking purposes. Pineapples aren’t only delicious, they’re …

Basically Bermuda Rum Punch
Wed, 27/05/09 – 1:14 | View Comments
Basically Bermuda Rum Punch

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Rum is distilled from sugar cane and the word itself is quite probably derived from the last three letters of the latin saccharum, meaning sugar. Most of the world’s rum is produced in the Caribbean where …

Caribbean Cuisine – Bermuda and The Bahamas
Tue, 26/05/09 – 20:39 | View Comments
Caribbean Cuisine – Bermuda and The Bahamas

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In Shakespeare’s play,  The Tempest, King Alonso of Naples and his entourage, on their way home to Italy, encounter a violent storm. Everyone jumps overboard and are washed ashore on a strange island inhabited …

Bahamian Fried Chicken
Tue, 26/05/09 – 16:23 | View Comments
Bahamian Fried Chicken

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Nassau, on Providence Island, is the political capital of the Bahamas – the history of the town goes back hundreds of years to the times when pirates used the harbour to escape the law. Blackbeard, …

Executive Food – Coffee Mousse
Mon, 25/05/09 – 2:18 | View Comments
Executive Food – Coffee Mousse

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No matter how you look it, there comes a time when everyone needs to make dessert in a hurry – and that includes those of us that are too exhausted from a day at the office …

Yemeni Coffee
Mon, 25/05/09 – 1:48 | View Comments
Yemeni Coffee

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“This Satan’s drink is so delicious that it would be a pity to let the infidels have exclusive use of it. We shall cheat Satan by baptizing it ….. Liqueurs were not lacking, but the …

Coffee Crème Catalan
Mon, 25/05/09 – 1:23 | View Comments
Coffee Crème Catalan

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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 …