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. The welcoming sign atContinueContinue reading “What I Eat When I Visit Cape Town 🇿🇦”
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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.ContinueContinue reading “This Christmas 🎄✨️”
Christmas in Toronto, Our Way
Christmas in Toronto looked very different to anything I had known before. In those early years, it was either spent with other people or on my own. There were one or two Christmases where I flew back home to Cape Town, just to soak up the heat and catch some Dezemba vibes. Sometimes that wasContinueContinue reading “Christmas in Toronto, Our Way”
Christmas Through My Seasons
Christmas as an adult has looked very different from the ones I grew up with, but at its core, some things have always stayed the same. Food, togetherness (in whatever form that took), and creating a sense of warmth around the table continued to matter, even as places and people shifted. For many years, ChristmasContinueContinue reading “Christmas Through My Seasons”
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