
RECIPE- Persimmon Pie
Seasonal bakes with seasonal local produce When life hands you persimmons, you make pers... wait that analogy only works with lemons...

RECIPE- Mulled Wine
An African spin on this seasonal classic The winter chill has set in. Every morning, I struggle through the five stages of grief before...

Africa's Healing Spice Rack
It's no secret that we like their food full of flavour, but every bite if packed with powerful homeopathic benefits too. Walk into any...

Review- Amuse Bouche Food and Wine
Be enchanted by the chic yet contemporary dining parlor at Fairlawns Boutique Hotel and Spa In a city saturated by 'supposed'...

RECIPE - Hot Cross Bun Cheesecake
Now all you Easter Bunnies can enjoy a dessert inspired by the festive holidays stable treat! I love Easter. Parents skulk around their...

Best Steakhouses in Maputo
With a smorgasbord of seafood swimming in and out of Mozambique, a good cut of meat never goes amiss. Meat is meat and wo/man must eat!...

The Drinker's Guide to Happy Hour -Joburg
If you want to make pour decisions, the Scullery Maiden is happy to help you out Everybody loves a good bargain. After a long day at the...

Maputo's Street Food
The dusty streets of Mozambique's capital offer a buffet of versatile street food for your pleasure. Picked, or prepared, fresh and ready...

RECIPE- Honey Granola
This simple but delicious recipe will have you hopping out of bed for your breakfast Ingredients 4 cups of oats 1 tablespoon of cinnamon...

REVIEW - Maputo Fish Market
A haven of seafood so fresh, you'll buy it still swimming One of the best-kept secrets any fish-loving foodie worth their salt should...

REVIEW- Soul Gourmet
In a secret garden, pitched into a cul de sac off Maputo's busy streets, you'll find this hidden gem. The coastal city of Maputo is one...

RECIPE- Champagne Sangria
If you like to cap the day off enjoying a couple of cocktails with friends, this refreshing thirst-quencher is sure to do the trick. You...

RECIPE- Death By Chocolate Muffins
Ingredients 1/2 cup of unsalted butter, softened 1/2 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder 70g of baking chocolate 1 generous pinch of salt 1/2...

Dining on a Dime
The Scullery Maiden will show you that you don't have to break the bank when breaking bread. Joburgers - ever find that you're running...

Africa's Wine Cellar
When I think of wine, my minds eye wanders along the budding vines in France and the rolling hills in Italy, within the bouquet of...

REVIEW- Signature Restaurant
Fabulous food, fine wine and a favourable setting Johannesburg, South Africa, is the metropolitan melting pot of Africa. Boasting the...

Five Refreshing Water-Infusions Recipes
Skin-clearing, waist trimming, and metabolism-boosting water-infusions you MUST try Well we say recipes, but there really is no right or...

REVIEW- Pitso's Kitchen
Tastes-like-home cooking in the Mother City. When asked, I always say I moved out of the house when I was 17. Though I was in boarding...

RECIPE- Amagwinya
If you're Zulu, you might call them amagwinya - derived from the scrumptious squelching sound they make as you bite into them. If you're...






















