Slow Food
In a pickle: Learning the art of preserving at Oded’s Kitchen
I can pickle! Who knew…. and how cool do those jars look?
Earth Fair Market is one year old, and they’re celebrating!
It’s my favourite market, and this week they’re doing something extra-special…
Constantia Fine Food & Wine Market launches this weekend
Exciting news for foodies in the Constantia area: a new food market is about to launch at the sports grounds opposite Constantia Village.
Local Food Reliance Workshop with Robina McCurdy
How to grow your own (and cut down on trips to the supermarket). This weekend (10-11 July 2010), Robina McCurdy will be hosting a workshop on ‘Local Food Reliance’.
A visit from the Macaroon Fairy
Just as the World Cup was about to start, I had a little visit from the Macaroon Fairy, bearing dainty gifts of green and gold: my very own limited edition Bafana Bafana macaroons.
Mushroom hunting in Tokai Forest
This weekend I joined Slow Food Mother City on a foraging expedition in Tokai Forest. The aim of the outing wasn’t to gather up all the edible mushrooms and take them home with us, but rather to collect an assortment of fungi which our expert, Dr Nicky Alsopp would help us to identify: the good, the poisonous and everything in between.
Neighbour Goods Winter Night Market (15 June 2010)
Oooh yum – the fabulous Neighbour Goods Market will be holding a winter night market tomorrow evening at the Biscuit Mill. Delectable gourmet goodies, and plenty of buzz… sounds like a fun way to spend a wintry June evening!
Sunny Side Up! A visit to Spier’s Biodynamic Farm
Remember that old Farmer Brown ad: ‘They taste so good, ’cause they eat so good’? It turns out that a diet of grubs, grass, grain, fresh air and sunshine makes the tastiest chickens of all. On 6 March 2010 a group of Slow Fooders visited Spier to learn more about their biodynamic farming methods.
