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What I Eat When I Visit Cape Town 🇿🇦
Whenever I visit Cape Town, I don’t arrive with a strict plan. I always arrive with a mental foodie list. These are the foods I crave almost immediately. Not fancy. Not trendy. Just familiar, comforting, and deeply tied to home, especially the ones that don’t quite taste the same in Toronto. Fish and Chips from…
This Christmas 🎄✨️
This Christmas feels quieter. Not in a way that feels empty, but in a way that feels settled. After years of Christmases shifting and changing, this one feels very much rooted in the present. This year, we kept some of the traditions that now feel familiar. Creating a Christmas menu. Writing a letter to Santa.…
Buttery Chocolate & Nut Christmas Cookies
These buttery chocolate and nut cookies are simple, cosy, and exactly how I like to bake at Christmas. Not overly sweet, not fussy, just soft, comforting cookies made with dark chocolate and nuts. Perfect for sharing, gifting, or leaving out for Santa with a glass of milk. This is truly a recipe I created myself,…
Jen Lu
Howzit! I’m Jen, a South African–Canadian 🇿🇦🇨🇦, home cook, wanderer, and toddler mama in Toronto, eh!
Sharing flavour-packed stories from South Africa to Canada—braais, BBQs, market finds, and travels, one bite at a time.
CocoaGirlinToronto 
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