Body Beauty DIY body scrubs While you’re detoxing your inside, you should pay equal attention to your outside. These simple-to-make scrubs and masks are completely natural and free from anything nasty to help you to pamper and care for yourself during the detox process. BROWN SUGAR SCRUB MAKES 1 cup Place a heatproof bowl over a pot of boiling water off the heat. Add 2 tablespoons coconut oil, 2 tablespoons rice bran oil and 1 tablespoon rice malt syrup; stir until combined. Remove bowl from pan; stand until cool to touch. Stir in . cup each brown sugar and white…
For South African consumers and businesses, fairness is the name of the game. Fairtrade Africa’s #BeFairRightNow campaign runs until the 6th of January 2023 and it has an…
Start your new year on a happy high by joining the colourful, annual harvest parade on Saturday, 28 January, in Stellenbosch – the heartland of South African wine. Adding to its prominence, the event takes place in the very same week that South Africa commemorates the 364th year since wine was first made in Mzansi. Ours is the only country in the world with a recorded official date – 2 February 1659 – for this occasion. Harvest festivals are however ubiquitous in wine farming communities around the world, and serve not only to celebrate but also to bless the impending…
A new year always inspires us to quit bad habits and declutter our homes. However, once we’re back at work and settled into old routines, our best intentions…
Solving your skin issues from the ‘inside-out’ has become a major trend over the years, as people look at their health and wellness from a holistic perspective. As the old adage goes, you are what you eat! If you’re battling with stubborn skin, smoothies for healthy skin may just be the solution you’ve been looking for! According to dietician Abby Courtenay, you can “halt further damage by starting to include phytonutrients into your diet.” These are special types of antioxidants that can be found in brightly coloured fruit and vegetables, which can give you benefits over and above their nutritional value.…
Michele Mistry is the Ayurvedic Nutrition Consultant and Director of INDIKAAP Vegan Ayurveda. Michele studied Ayurvedic Nutrition and Marma Massage at an Ayush-accredited treatment and training facility in…
Miso peanut butter bowl with shredded summer veg Perfect summer vegan meal idea! PREP TIME 20 minutes | VEGAN | SERVES 4 INGREDIENTS 1 baby fennel bulb 1 cup finely shredded red cabbage 1 cup finely shredded green cabbage 1 medium beetroot, peeled, cut into matchsticks 400 g baby carrots, trimmed, peeled into ribbons ⅓ cup finely chopped roasted unsalted peanuts ½ cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves 1 medium lime, cut into wedges Miso peanut dressing ½ cup crunchy natural peanut butter ¼ cup white miso 2 tbsp coconut sugar ½ tsp finely grated lime zest 1 fresh small…
Veggie patch pie A hearty vegetarian meal. PREP TIME 30 minutes | TOTAL TIME 1 hour 45 minutes | SERVES 4 INGREDIENTS 300 g beetroot, peeled 500…
Citrus olive oil cake by Lizna Cook with love and EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil) by creating fresh, delicious, and unique dishes for your family and friends to savour and enjoy. INGREDIENTS 4 Eggs 1 cup brown sugar ½ tsp salt zest of one orange zest of one lemon 1 ¾ cups flour 1 ½ tsp baking powder ¾ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) 105 ml melted butter Dry icing sugar METHOD Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius, grease and line a cake pan. Beat the eggs, sugar and zest till creamy. Whisk the butter and EVOO…
Spanish-style leg of lamb Enjoy this alfresco Spanish-style leg of lamb this summer. PREP TIME: 15 minutes, plus marinating time (3 hours, or overnight) | COOK TIME :…