FRUIT AND VEG STORAGE TIPS
A GUIDE TO MAKING YOUR INGREDIENTS LAST LONGER Long before the cozy model of a mom and a dad, 2.5 kids, a white picket fence, and a dog and a […]
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Food
RICE, RICE, BABY!
Nice and concise advice on rice The first documented account of rice was by a Chinese emperor around 2 800 BC. This is probably why the Chinese word for
POTIRON MEANS PUMPKIN
TIPS AND TRICKS FROM THE FRENCH PUMPKIN PATCH Why is it when someone utters the words, French cooking, we feel a shudder of panic? Do the French know how
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THE CRYPT
A TOUR OF KLEIN JAN’S ROOT CELLAR Creating a new culinary experience in a place as remote and untouched as the Kalahari requires great sensitivity. Every ingredient must be carefully
PRIDE OF THE SWARTLAND
MAKING JAN ORGANIC OLIVE OIL Over the years, living in the South of France and visiting Italy as often as I could, I’ve developed a palate for olive oil, literally
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BOERERAATJIES
A SMALL COLLECTION OF HOME REMEDIES FROM OUR PAST Boererate, those dubious wisdoms of old that somehow still cling to somewhere at the back our minds a generation after our
KITCHEN MYTHS
A NOSTALGIC LOOK AT OUR CULINARY SUPERSTITIONS You know, there is such a thing as becoming too sophisticated for your own good. Gosh, it’s almost like hearing your grandmother speak.
What it takes
There is no single recipe for building something extraordinary Whether it’s a restaurant that welcomes guests from around the world, a product that finds its way into someone’s home, a
MY FRANSE KOSVERHAAL
Elke storie het ‘n begin. Myne begin aan die tafels van my ma en ouma, waar die begrip van Suid-Afrikaanse gasvryheid stadig maar seker my bewussyn binnegesypel het om die
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WHAT HAPPENED AT THE KFM BOUJEE BRAAI?
Last Friday night, on 5 March 2021, I hosted a virtual Boujee Braai with Carl Wastie and Zoë Brown, KFM’s Flashdrive team, on the roof of JAN Innovation Studio in
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