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Fireside favourites

WE’RE in the final stretch of Heritage Month and, having had our appetites whetted by “National Braai Day” this week, I’ve decided to try three fireside recipes from recently released cookery books that are currently on the shelves. Starter: Chicken-mayo … Continue reading

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Create braai side dishes with pride

IT’S Heritage Day on Tuesday and for many South Africans the most obvious way of celebrating their heritage is a good old-fashioned braai – no wonder September 24 is also national Braai Day! Forget sport, it’s the braai fires that … Continue reading

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Ultimate Braai Master II auditions in PE… and meeting Justin Bonello!

Celeb chef, TV show host and thoroughly nice guy Justin Bonello was in Port Elizabeth last weekend for the Eastern Cape regional auditions of the Ultimate Braai Master II competition, which will start airing on South African TV in September. … Continue reading

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Cookbooks for Christmas stockings

We review some gift-worthy cookbooks… and try a holiday-friendly recipe from two! MASTERCHEF SOUTH AFRICA: THE COOKBOOK. Published by Human & Rousseau. Recommended price R350. FOR anyone who was a fan of the hugely popular – and hotly discussed – … Continue reading

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Prep early for next weekend’s Earth Hour!

By Louise Liebenberg EARTH Hour is next Saturday and this annual WWF-endorsed campaign, practised by greenies world wide  in a bid to reduce electricity consumption, is a good excuse to light a braai fire and a few lanterns and have … Continue reading

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Mike Jones’s braai tips will light your fire!

By Louise Liebenberg ASK anyone in the tiny Port Elizabeth suburb of Essexvale and they’ll tell you the title of braaimaster of the barrio belongs solely to Mike Jones. Salvelio and I have lived in the leafy street for nearly … Continue reading

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