• Whether you whisk ’em, fry ’em or bake ’em, it’s no yolk that eggs pack a powerful nutritional punch. This World Egg Day (11 October) we bring you these “fried-egg” meringues with berry coulis. If you’re keen to ruffle some feathers, we suggest you get your apron ready Recipe and styling by Nomvuselelo Mncube Photograph by Dylan Swart Check out some of our other egg-cellent recipes for World Egg Day! Chickpea flour flatbread topped with garlicky yoghurt, fried eggs, vine tomatoes and olives Stuffed boiled eggs with Rooibos-infused trout Parmesan-baked eggs with crispy prosciutto DID YOU KNOW… Studies have shown that…

    Italian-style fresh cheeses fior de latte and burrata are as delicious as they are finicky to make. Mastering this ancient craft are Louise Dawood and her husband, Stephen Ngqwebo, of Curds and Whey Artisinal Foods in Johannesburg. Written by Susan Reynard Photographs by Annalize Nel Styling by Louise Dawood Louise has taken the scenic route on her journey to becoming one of an extremely select few, Italian-style fresh cheesemakers in South Africa. Having first tasted the products she now makes from scratch while dining at True Italic Osteria del Capo restaurant in Cape Town, Louise fell in love with the…

    The program for the Montagu Herb Fest is spread over three days, starting on Friday 18 October and ending at midday on Sunday 20 October 2019. The Festival will be opened by Michael Janse van Rensburg, Deputy Director of Museum Services, Western Cape – at a herb-inspired 3-course dinner – with entertainment – on Friday evening at 6pm in the Old Mission Church. Tickets (R275) for the dinner can be bought online at Quicket or directly from the Old Mission Church. On Saturday and Sunday there will be guided Hikes to Donkerkloof to visit the area where most of the…

    In the last four months since its’ launch, the Children’s Cardiac Foundation of Africa has successfully completed three more life-saving surgeries for African children. The Foundation’s second beneficiary, preschooler Asanda is the first beneficiary from Inkosi Albert Luthuli Community Hospital in KZN, to have her heart fixed at Ethekwini Hospital and Heart Centre. Both hospitals worked closely to plan the 4-year-old’s corrective surgery to repair an Atrial Septal Defect and Patent Ductus Arteriosus ligation earlier this month as well as her post-op care. This courageous little girl went in for her surgery on 17 July 2019, under the care of the Foundation’s founder and…