• 5 Proudly S.A products taking on the world Take a look at 5 Proudly S.A products taking on the world, one product at a time. Pepperdew A favourite on pizzas across the world, spicy-sweet pickled Pepperdews are a product of Limpopo. After being discovered and identified as a new fruit by founder Johan Steenkamp almost 25 years ago, the tasty Juanita pepper was first trademarked, pickled and bottled at a “modest farming facility” in the province. According to the brand’s website, “Pepperdew International” is still based in Limpopo, but the operation has grown substantially and is now exported to “some of the…

    Try out this quick ginger beer cocktail. This cocktail has a fresh, zesty ginger kick with a warming brandy zing. Perfect for the ginger beer lovers out there! Quick Ginger Beer Cocktail INGREDIENTS Handful crushed ice 1 Granny Smith apple, cut into wedges Rind of 1 lemon, thinly sliced 500ml (2 cups) store-bought/home-made ginger beer 125ml (½ cup) brandy METHOD DIVIDE the crushed ice, apple wedges and lemon rind between 2 glasses. TOP up each glass with the store-bought/home-made ginger beer and brandy. ENJOY immediately. Cheers! Recipes and styling by Nomvuselelo Mncube Photographs by Dylan Swart The beautiful glass straws…

    Carefully crafted from property-grown grapes, the Ernie Els Wines’ Major Series collection begins with their Merlot. The 2018 vintage is rich, with luscious dark cherry and plum on the nose. It’s elegantly balanced by notes of pipe tobacco and fresh tilled earth which blends into the herbaceous notes of buchu and bay leaf. This medium to full-bodied wine displays great complexity and will continue to evolve for five to eight years in the bottle. It’s available from the Ernie Els Wines Online Shop as a single bottle and has recently been awarded 4 Stars in the Platter’s Guide in 2022.…

    Your best defense against colds and flu this winter could be your food. Keep infections at bay with  these nutritious and delicious flu-busting foods! Flu-busting Food to keep colds at bay! By Tanya Kovarsky  Recipe and styling by Anna Monali  Photograph by Mark Green It is said that prevention is better than cure and, considering there is still no cure for the common cold, perhaps our best line of defence is to build up our immunity so that we don’t succumb to infection. Good news is that one of the most effective ways to prevent colds and flu is by…

    How to cut a cake Cutting your cake this way is not only interesting , it will maximise the amount of cake portions you will get out of your cake! Step 1: Remove all unnecessary decorations from your cake including ribbons and toppers and dowels if it is a tiered cake .We recommend using a serrated knife to cut. Make sure you have a tray readyto serve. Step 2: From the curved edge make a straight cut across the cake from one side to the other. We use the width of the knife to determine how wide to make the cut. Lie the…