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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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”
My First Pepper Pot🇬🇾
A few years ago, a now good girlfriend of mine introduced me to her culture. She made a very special meal for me, Pepper Pot and can I tell you, I was completely in love. Not just with the food, but with the culture, the people, and, of course, her kindness, the kind that instantlyContinueContinue reading “My First Pepper Pot🇬🇾”
Every Culture Has a Pot on the Fire
It’s been a while since I’ve written here. Life’s been full, work, motherhood, and everything in between. But lately, I’ve been craving something grounding. Something that feels like home. And nothing does that quite like potjie kos. If you’ve never heard of it, potjie kos (pronounced “poy-key kos”) means small pot food in Afrikaans, it’sContinueContinue reading “Every Culture Has a Pot on the Fire”
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