KAROO TO KALAHARI
A LOOK BACK AT JAN THE JOURNAL VOLUME 6 It’s hard to believe that it was only a year ago, as we emerged from various states of lockdown, that we
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Father’s Day Feast
I love a braai, but in France, you can’t make a Kameeldoring-fuelled fire without getting arrested. So, you have to make do with gas. Over the years, though, I’ve gotten
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FUN FACTS ABOUT FLAVOURS
Everything you thought you knew about the fun in your food Every once in a while, you encounter someone who reawakens your passion for food. Not someone whose culinary prowess
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PLATTER PERFECT
PUTTING TOGETHER A GREAT GRAZING BOARD It’s all about the occasion. Platters can fill a gap between meals, replace meals in some instances, and even serve as the main attraction
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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IN THE FRAME
HOW TO FRAME YOUR ART PHOTOGRAPHS Since the dawn of the jpeg, the concept of the “art photograph” has become somewhat dilute. For that reason, traceability has become more important
DAMPFNUDELS AND DUMPLINGS
A ROUND-THE-WORLD TRIP ON A SQUISHY DOUGH CUSHION One might be getting a bit carried away when saying that the dumpling is more of a state of mind than a
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SHADES OF BLUE
THE ROLE OF COLOURED GLASS IN YOUR TABLEWARE COLLECTION If the homeware shelves are anything to go by, coloured glass trends are like the tide, rolling in and out of
THE MOST FAMOUS PIG’S FOOT IN PARIS
A PRE-PANDEMIC VISIT TO AU PIED DE COCHON Named after a pig’s foot, Au Pied de Cochon (literally translated as, “to the foot of the pig”) lives up to every
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THE TEA TOWEL IS NOT JUST A DISH CLOTH. WHAT?!
THE MANY TALENTS OF THE TEA TOWEL As with so many remnants of the Victorian era that we file away under “granny’s things”, the tea towel has, quite unfairly, been
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