• With scarce water supplies and a growing population, South Africans must change the way they live and consume water. Many consumer products will need to be reconceptualised to meet the challenge. Sunlight 2in1 Laundry powder wants to help you save water in your homes and have found a way to help you reduce your water usage in your laundry process. Now with the new Easy Rinse technology, one 2kg bag of Sunlight 2in1 lets you save 160litres of rinse water and still keep the fragrance you love. March 22 is World Water Day and Sunlight 2in1 is working with you…

    It’s finally avocado season in South Africa and we spent some time with the South African Avocado Growers’ Association (SAAGA) to find out 5 things everyone needs to know about avocados. FUN FACT ABOUT AVOCADOS: Contrary to popular belief, avocados are not vegetables but are part of the fruit family instead. In fact, avocados are part of the berry family. Here are 5 things everyone needs to know about avocados 1. When is avocado season in South Africa? In South Africa, it is avocado season for most of the year (YAY!). The green-skinned cultivars like Fuerte, Pinkerton and Ryan avocados…

    When you think Easter dessert table, you think hot cross buns. But thanks to SPAR Freshline, you can ditch the usual hot cross buns with butter and get creative with these extra-yummy, on-trend recipes! Plus, stand a chance to WIN a R1 000 SPAR voucher! Simply fill out the form below and answer an easy question (HINT: the answer is in the recipes). APPLE, HONEY AND GINGER HOT CROSS BUN CRUMBLE Serves 8 – 10 EASY 1 hr WHAT YOU NEED Apple filling SPAR Butter, to grease + 30ml (2 tbsp) 60ml (¼ cup) SPAR Honey 15ml (1 tbsp) demerara sugar…

    The more things change… As each Easter holiday has arrived during the last few years, there’s an internal confrontation by the grown-up me to my inner child. It goes a little something like this: “Look, isn’t it about time you’re able to walk on when you lay eyes on speckled eggs, a crouching bunny with a bow around its neck or fluffy chick with earnest eyes?” Several oohs and aahs later, the above-mentioned items nestle cosily in my trolley. And just to prove the fact that the mind is a complex thing – or that my journey to maturity is…

    This wine, for that dish So much wine, so little time. Here are some standout wines to try this March, paired with delicious recipes from our magazine. Endura Single Vineyard 2017, R200 The Endura was made with chenin blanc harvested from a single dry land vineyard (no irrigation) on top of the Paardeberg Mountain. The wine was naturally fermented in a combination of amphorae, tank and French oak barrels. The wine offers fantastic fruit: opening up with a citrus melange and deepening to stone fruit on the palate.  The mouthfeel is textured and creamy—it’s an overall luscious and lovely wine.…

    This moreish cake is the perfect dessert. For a halaal or child-friendly version, simply substitute the rum with extra pineapple juice. ALSO TRY: Vanilla, coconut and plum cupcakes…