Sam’s View

Last week the Melbourne weatherman told me that we were in for a cold and wet weekend. I thought that nothing would be nicer than some home-made soup (recipe to follow soon-ish) and bread on Sunday evening. Let me say that yeast scares me. I see the whole waiting-until-the-dough-expands thing as an additional step in the baking process that could end in disaster. My mum seldom bakes bread for the same reason (it must be a genetic fear). So maybe when I become a better cook, I will venture into the unpredictable lands of yeast and fluffy light bread, but for now booze will have to do! Read more »

“A 200-foot-long knitted and stuffed toy rabbit presently lies on the side of the 5,000 foot high Colletto Fava mountain in northern Italy’s Piedmont region”. This definitely caught my attention! Read more »

To follow is a recipe for a rather well-known South African dessert. It is so easy to make and a perfect way to end a nice braai! Most people look at me strangely when I say that the main ingredient of this little gem is coffee creamer/whitener…then they taste it and apologise for being rude about my South African pudding! Read more »