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JOBURG SOUTH • ALBERTON<br />
DESTINED<br />
FOR GREATER THINGS<br />
Beauty essentials<br />
from the pantry<br />
Capture the<br />
heart of the<br />
moment<br />
Snuggle up<br />
&love life<br />
SHOPPING, PEOPLE AND LIFESTYLE IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD<br />
<strong>MAY</strong> <strong>2020</strong><br />
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GET IT<br />
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within 10 days or they will be forfeited.<br />
Prizewinners names are published on our<br />
Facebook page monthly.<br />
CONTENTS<br />
REGULARS<br />
4 Snuggle up with pop corn and box office thrillers, get some fresh<br />
air gardening and enjoy a family night playing games<br />
5 Sweet treats for the family and learn how to master meat - all this online<br />
6 Check out the hot new reads in the book line-up<br />
8 Make Mother’s Day magnificent<br />
PEOPLE<br />
10 Meet Laurette Marais - a woman with a heart for her community<br />
12 Local photographer Rina Coetzee shares her story<br />
BEAUTY<br />
16 Treat yourself - take some time for yourself with a home spa<br />
18 Home-made recipes that actually work<br />
FASHION<br />
20 Glam fashions turning staying at home into an event<br />
WIN<br />
23 A whole lot of love for mom<br />
FOOD<br />
24 Isla Rechner shares her favourites whipped up with buttermilk<br />
26 Chantel Dartnal shares recipes for a warm family meal for colder nights<br />
DÉCOR AND GARDENING<br />
30 Embrace calmness with shades of blue<br />
33 There is loads of gardening to do in May<br />
34 It’s the perfect time to start a veggie or herb garden<br />
TRAVEL<br />
39 The ultimate travel App is like a game ranger in your pocket<br />
41 Green is the theme for this Echo-chic hotel<br />
SPOIL<br />
42 It’s May and it’s Mother’s Day. Win some bubbly for mum<br />
COVER<br />
Bea Bornman Photography<br />
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A hot date!<br />
You don’t have to go out to have fun<br />
Get digging<br />
Get your garden into tip-top shape<br />
before winter with the help of SA’s best<br />
known gardening guru. Gardening<br />
with Keith Kirsten is the latest edition<br />
of this super-helpful book and this one<br />
includes more indigenous species,<br />
locally bred hybrids and water wise<br />
plants. R350.<br />
Play the game<br />
We love a game that’s fun and After Dinner Amusements has a whole<br />
heap to choose from. In Family Time there are 50 thoughtful and playful<br />
questions about the past, present, and future, which should inspire great<br />
family conversations. Other games include Riddle Me This, Name That<br />
Word and Love Trivia. All under R200 each from Exclusive Books, where<br />
you’ll also find other fab choices ... how about Dog Bingo (R385), Dungeons<br />
and Dragons Starter Box (R402), or the old favourite, 30 Seconds Junior<br />
(R584), which is always hugely enjoyable for the whole family.<br />
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Pop the corn ... a trio of box office thrillers<br />
The Informer is about an undercover special ops agent whose life takes a<br />
dramatic turn after he agrees to go to jail to protect his identity and save the lives<br />
of his wife and daughter. Except that things don’t exactly go to plan once he’s in<br />
jail… A solid, entertaining action-thriller.• Golden Globe and Emmy winner, Bruce<br />
Willis, and Chad Michael Murray star in Survive the Night. This film follows a<br />
disgraced doctor and his family who are held hostage at their home by criminals<br />
on the run when a robbery gone awry requires them to seek immediate medical<br />
attention.• Game of Thrones star, Emilia Clarke features in Above Suspicion, a<br />
crime thriller that’s based on the true story of a newly married FBI agent who<br />
starts an illicit affair with an impoverished local woman. She sees in him her<br />
means of escape – instead, it’s a ticket to disaster for both of them. This scandal<br />
shook the foundations of America’s top law enforcement agency, ending in the<br />
first-ever conviction of an FBI agent for murder.<br />
Netflix and chill<br />
‘On June 18, 2019, the Federal Government announced the creation of a 6th major<br />
division of the United States Armed Forces. The goal of the new branch is ‘to defend<br />
satellites from attack’ and ‘perform other space-related tasks’ or something. This is<br />
the story of the men and women who have to figure it out’. The big Netflix comedy<br />
series of <strong>2020</strong> is finally here with Steve Carrell returning for his first TV sitcom<br />
since The Office, in Space Force. Throughout the first 10 episodes, he’ll be<br />
joining up with Greg Daniels in creating another workplace comedy, this time<br />
aimed at the US Space Force regiment. This series receives our one-to-watch of<br />
the month with a huge line-up of stars.<br />
Get your poker face on<br />
Poker. Gin rummy. Cheat. Solitaire. We’ve found the<br />
chirpiest cards ever. These 52 playing cards feature<br />
illustrations of beautiful birds ... from the cheerful red cardinal<br />
to the majestic white swan, the flamboyant great blue turaco<br />
to the imposing California condor, the cards are organised<br />
by colour. Buy them online for R215 from pezulainteriors.<br />
co.za. And for ideas, visit playingcarddecks.com, where you’ll<br />
find a list of more than 40 card games, with links to clear, easy<br />
instructions. A brilliant way to spend an evening.<br />
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Invite your friends<br />
over for a wine tasting<br />
May 21 is International Chardonnay<br />
Day ... so why not have a Chardonnay<br />
tasting? Make it fun. Have a blind<br />
tasting (pour the wines into decanters<br />
and label by number, or wrap the<br />
bottles in foil or brown paper bags).<br />
Make sure there are palate cleansers<br />
– water crackers or some lovely fresh,<br />
unbuttered white bread is all you<br />
need. We know you’re meant to sip or<br />
spit ... these are so lovely we’d suggest<br />
the sip route. After the tasting, make<br />
something delicious to enjoy with<br />
your favourite. Here are some to try.<br />
The Christina Chardonnay is a<br />
full-bodied, oak matured, serious<br />
wine to accompany fine food – we’re<br />
talking good shellfish, rich chicken<br />
dishes and creamy pastas. R139.99<br />
• All lime and nectarine, passion fruit<br />
and peach, Zandvliet Chardonnay<br />
is a rich wine that’s lovely with fish<br />
or pork dishes, soufflés and cheese<br />
platters. R125. • A lighter style of the<br />
cultivar can be experienced in the<br />
unwooded, medium-bodied Van<br />
Loveren Chardonnay. It’s delicate<br />
and refreshing, bursting with fruit<br />
flavours. Enjoy with sesame-crusted<br />
chicken strips served on a bed of crisp<br />
salad, cucumber, cherry tomatoes<br />
and a honey balsamic dressing.<br />
R69.99 • Also light is the Tangled Tree<br />
Chardonnay. Only lightly wooded<br />
it’s creamy and full and perfect with<br />
creamy pasta dishes, roast pork, grilled<br />
fish or chicken. R49.99.<br />
Learn to cook ... online<br />
You don’t need to leave home to<br />
become a domestic goddess. Learn to<br />
make sweet treats with Sarah Graham.<br />
Or quick and easy dinners with Kamini<br />
Pather. How about mastering meat<br />
with Peter Goffe-Wood, or being<br />
shown how to whip up indulgent<br />
chocolate creations with Lindt master<br />
chocolatier Dimo Simatos. The<br />
YuppieChef Online Cooking School<br />
offers all these and many more.<br />
Through a series of video tutorials,<br />
you can learn to master the kitchen<br />
from the comfort of your own kitchen,<br />
and at your own pace. Costs vary, but<br />
some come in under R100, many are<br />
in the R285 ballpark, and a few are<br />
free. Details: yuppiechef.com<br />
Bake away<br />
the afternoon<br />
We’ve found a pud with<br />
health benefits. We kid you<br />
not! You’ll find the recipe for<br />
this Roodeberg Rosé Guava<br />
Pavlova on getitmagazine.co.za.<br />
It’s easy, loaded with healthy<br />
guavas and seriously delicious.<br />
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Book club<br />
Mothers, murderers, and raising men this May<br />
Mensa wines are just<br />
perfect for book clubs.<br />
This novel range has been<br />
made to enjoy with a good<br />
read ... just look at the label<br />
and you’ll know we’re right.<br />
This month we’re drinking<br />
the Sauvignon Blanc 2019<br />
– all citrus and tropical<br />
fruit, it’s just lovely. You can<br />
get it for round R80 from<br />
mensawines.com<br />
If you’re a fan of chick lit, you’re obviously a fan of Katie Fforde – so A Springtime<br />
Affair will be a perfect read for May. Revolving around Helena and Gilly, it’s all about<br />
a season of new beginnings ... particularly in the love department! Gilly runs her<br />
own B&B business from her much-loved family home, which she doesn’t want to<br />
part with – at any price. But then she meets handsome estate agent Leo, who soon<br />
has her wondering whether it’s finally time to sell up and try something new in life.<br />
Her daughter, Helena, is also embarking on a budding romance. A talented weaver,<br />
she’s becoming very close to her new landlord, Jago, who’s offered to help her at an<br />
upcoming craft fair that could give her dream career a major boost. With spring in full<br />
bloom, Helena and Gilly begin to ask themselves the same question ... could their new<br />
loves lead to their happily ever after? Light romance ... just lovely. R290 • As the wife of<br />
retired ship’s doctor Dr Henry Parker, Evelyn is living out her twilight years aboard the<br />
Golden Sunset. Every night she dresses for dinner – gown, tiara – and regales her fellow<br />
passengers with stories of a glamorous life travelling the world in luxury, and shows off<br />
her superior knowledge of ships’ customs. When Henry goes missing, Evelyn sets off<br />
to search every part of the grand ocean liner ... from the casino and nightclub to the<br />
off-limits areas. Misadventures are had, new friends are made, scandalous behaviour<br />
noted – all news to Evelyn. If only she could remember the events of the night before<br />
as clearly as she can recall the first time she met Henry on a passage from England<br />
to Australia in 1953, when she fell in love and abandoned her dreams of become a<br />
midwife to be a wife instead. Why, she wonders, is it so hard to forget some things and<br />
so hard to remember others? And where is Henry? Love, memories and a life well lived,<br />
The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker by Joanna Nell is marvellous. R330.<br />
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A lifetime of love. Six months of<br />
silence. One last chance. For six<br />
months, Maggie and her husband,<br />
Frank, have lived under the same roof,<br />
slept in the same bed and eaten at<br />
the same table. All without words. In<br />
all those months, he hasn’t spoken<br />
to her. She has plenty of ideas as<br />
to why her husband’s gone quiet,<br />
but it will take a heartbreaking turn<br />
of events before Frank finally starts<br />
to unravel the secrets that have<br />
silenced him. With lovable, believable<br />
characters, The Silent Treatment by<br />
Abbie Greaves is about the power of<br />
love and the importance of leaving<br />
nothing unsaid. A really wonderful<br />
weekend read. R299.<br />
As a specialist in palliative medicine,<br />
Dr Rachel Clarke chooses to inhabit<br />
a place many people would find too<br />
tragic to contemplate. Every day<br />
she tries to bring care and comfort<br />
to those reaching the end of their<br />
lives and to help make dying more<br />
bearable. Rachel’s training was put<br />
to the test in 2017 when her beloved<br />
GP father was diagnosed with<br />
terminal cancer. She learned that<br />
nothing – even the best palliative<br />
care – can sugar-coat the pain of<br />
losing someone you love. And yet,<br />
she argues, in a hospice there’s more<br />
of what matters in life – more love,<br />
more strength, more kindness, more<br />
joy, more tenderness, more grace,<br />
more compassion – than you could<br />
ever imagine. For if there’s a difference<br />
between people who know they are<br />
dying and the rest of us, it is simply<br />
this: the terminally ill know their<br />
time is running out, while we live as<br />
though we have all the time in the<br />
world. Dear Life is an amazing book<br />
about the vital importance of human<br />
connection, by the doctor we would<br />
all want by our sides in a time of crisis.<br />
It is a love letter – to a father, to a<br />
profession, to life itself. Around R333.<br />
For more than a decade, international<br />
specialist parent psychologist Megan<br />
de Beyer has held Strong Mothers<br />
– Strong Sons courses ... courses<br />
designed to help those mums (read<br />
all of us!) who find parenting a teen<br />
boy stressful, challenging, confusing<br />
– and sometimes downright<br />
frightening. Now Megan has put her<br />
knowledge, advice and lessons into<br />
How to Raise A Man – the modern<br />
mother’s guide to parenting her<br />
teenage son. It’s crammed with<br />
everything from how to have better<br />
parenting conversations to mistakes<br />
we may be making to respecting<br />
the bro rules, along with handling<br />
anger (his and ours), things all boys<br />
must learn and how to change our<br />
parenting style. There’s info on all<br />
the issues we have to face – sex<br />
and alcohol, addiction and porn,<br />
sexting and defiance (and for all of<br />
those who’re thinking ‘not my boy’ …<br />
you’re probably wrong!). If you’ve a<br />
teen, or an about-to-be-teen son, we<br />
guarantee this will be the one book<br />
you won’t regret buying. R230.<br />
Rose Gold Watts believed she was sick for 18 years. She thought she needed<br />
the feeding tube, the surgeries, the wheelchair. Turns out her mother is a<br />
really good liar. After five years in prison, Patty Watts is finally free. She’s keen<br />
to put old grievances behind her, reconcile with her daughter and care for<br />
her new infant grandson. When Rose Gold agrees to have her mum move in,<br />
all appears to go well. But in truth, Patty wants her daughter back under her<br />
thumb. Rose Gold want’s her mum gone. Forever. In Stephanie Wrobel’s The<br />
Recovery of Rose Gold, it’s mother against daughter. Who’ll win? R290.<br />
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Wish list<br />
We’re wishing for ... a magnificent Mothers’ Day<br />
Daisy plates and dahlia tart trays ... floral works of art<br />
Whimsical. Joyful. Works of art. We’re besotted with these handcrafted<br />
ceramics from Bordallo Pinheiro, , each produced using traditional artisanal<br />
techniques. Established in Portugal in 1884 by Raphael Bordallo Pinheiro,<br />
an iconoclastic artist and sculptor, the company has long been known for<br />
its irreverent and bold nature-inspired designs, and what started as a humble,<br />
family-owned business has since flourished into an internationally renowned cult<br />
brand. Now the first dedicated Bordallo Pinheiro store outside Europe has just<br />
opened in Cape Town, but ... yay ... we can order online! And we’re struggling to<br />
know when to stop! We’re obsessed with this Maria Flor Collection – inspired<br />
by the beauty of spring flowers it’s all daisy desert plates and dahlia tart trays,<br />
hollyhock bowls and cosmos cake stands – but there are others that are equally<br />
delightful. The Cineraria Collection features colourful birds perched on intricately<br />
detailed leaves, the Countryside Leaves Collection includes sweet little leafshaped<br />
plates adorned with ladybirds, bees and dragonflies. Visit bordallopinheiro.<br />
com ... give yourself a while to browse ... everything’s simply wonderful. Hint: Start your<br />
collection this Mothers’ Day and add to it each year.<br />
Compiled by KYM ARGO<br />
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Pink quartz Megan<br />
Drops earrings, R350<br />
from della.co.za<br />
For the mum who shouts ‘I’m counting ... One. Two. Three’ ... a Pastel<br />
hourglass, R295 from zarahome.com/za • We’re not always fans of faux<br />
plants, but there are some really realistic ones popping up .... perfect<br />
for a dark corner where fresh just won’t thrive. This artificial ficus pot<br />
plant works well. R260 from Woolworths • Sitting pretty ... we fancy<br />
this blush Tassels linen cushion cover, R479 from zarahome.com/<br />
za • Scent your room with this hand-poured frosted pillar candle, ,<br />
R75 from Woolies • All in Good Taste is Kate Spade’s completely<br />
charming entertaining guide ... with tips on how to throw chic, stylish<br />
get-togethers. From the drinks and the flowers to the music and the<br />
food, this book throws out stuffy rules and invites in unpretentious<br />
ideas that are easy and fun, but with deliberate polish. Filled with<br />
how-to’s, anecdotes, menus, tips, recipes and a massive dash of style,<br />
the book covers all the essential lost arts, from how to shuck an oyster<br />
to curating a stellar guest list, from dinner-table topics to food photo<br />
etiquette (if there’s no IG, was there even a dinner party?). R474 from<br />
exclusivebooks.co.za • Fresh, whimsical, flirty ... Marc Jacobs Daisy Eau<br />
So Fresh is a firm favourite. R1300 from woolworths.co.za • When we’re<br />
housebound and can’t get fresh flowers, this artificial Isabella orchid<br />
keeps us happy. R 250 from woolworths.co.za<br />
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A big heart from a small town<br />
She is as comfortable in a pair of jeans as she is in an elegant evening dress and no<br />
matter where she finds herself, be it in an informal settlement or on stage, her heart<br />
beats for the community and her family. We chat to Alberton’s Laurette Marais, founder<br />
of Moyo Africa Empire and Queen of Africa <strong>2020</strong> about things that inspire her.<br />
he grew up in Evander, a<br />
small gold mining town in<br />
Mpumalanga and matriculated<br />
at Evander High<br />
School as the youngest<br />
of three.<br />
Laurette Marais always<br />
knew she was destined<br />
for great things.<br />
“The town I grew up in<br />
was very small. It was a very tight knit<br />
community where spending time<br />
with family and friends was a priority<br />
to everyone. We spent most of our<br />
days walking around in the streets,<br />
visiting friends and riding our bikes.<br />
“I wasn’t in any cliques. I was always<br />
the social butterfly that visited all the<br />
groups and got along with everyone.<br />
“However, being a small-town girl in<br />
the big city presented many challenges<br />
for me in my younger years.<br />
“Life in the city is much busier and<br />
everything happened at a much<br />
faster pace. My way of thinking and<br />
what seemed to be normal suddenly<br />
became the abnormal.”<br />
Falling in place<br />
She started her charity Moyo Africa<br />
Empire after entering the Africa Pageants<br />
as a contestant in 2018.<br />
“During the qualifying stages of the<br />
pageant it was required that we took<br />
part in numerous outreach programmes<br />
to empower the<br />
less fortunate.<br />
“The opportunity to be involved in<br />
such programmes was right up my<br />
alley because I have always had a<br />
passion to empower, inspire, uplift<br />
and heal the brokenhearted, especially<br />
women and young girls.”<br />
In 2018 she was given the opportunity<br />
to take part in Mrs Africa Classic.<br />
“I never had the desire neither the<br />
opportunity to be part of a beauty<br />
pageant, because a virtuous woman<br />
was not seen for her outward beauty<br />
but rather her compassion for the ones in need around her.<br />
“At first, I was sceptical because I had no idea what these pageants were all about.<br />
“Despite my hesitance and doubts in my own ability to be someone of influence, I<br />
decided to take on the challenge and ended up winning the titles of Mrs Africa Classic<br />
and Mrs Africa Globe Classique International in 2019.”<br />
She also went on to win the title of Queen of Africa in <strong>2020</strong>.<br />
“This allowed me to fulfill my passion and opened an amazing platform of influence<br />
that enabled me to start Moyo Africa Empire, which allows me to touch the lives of so<br />
many precious people.”<br />
She describes herself as somebody who just loves being with people, hearing about<br />
their life stories and loving them in any way she can, whether it be physically helping<br />
by providing for a specific need or supporting on an emotional level.<br />
“Through my speaking events and charity work I meet so many new precious souls<br />
every week. Connecting with them, learning about their lives, and loving them to the<br />
best of my ability is the best part of my work in the communities.<br />
“That and to bring a little bit of hope to the hopeless is the most satisfying part of<br />
my work.<br />
“Through Moyo I am hoping that many new doors will be opened so that I may start<br />
new ventures that will inspire, empower, educate and uplift the less fortunate on an<br />
even greater scale.<br />
“I am also working on various educational materials that I will share with the less fortunate<br />
communities that will help them in their current situations and enable them to<br />
eventually sustain themselves.<br />
“I am also hoping to create opportunities for those with a heart to bless and support<br />
charities. Therefore, enabling people to become a small part in the very big vision of<br />
Moyo Africa Empire.<br />
“You never know what the future holds, therefore I am going to keep doing what I<br />
love with the people I love,” she added.<br />
On a personal note<br />
“I stay in Meyersdal with my family. I am blessed with three children, one daughter<br />
(26) and two sons (22 and 20).<br />
“We also have four Pekingese dogs, which we all love dearly. They are our babies in<br />
the house because our children are all studying and working abroad.<br />
“Weekends I love spending time with my family and I also to sit back, relax and have<br />
a cup of coffee with my friends. My hobbies include reading, dancing and going for<br />
walks with the dogs.”<br />
When asked about thing people may not know about her she said: “While preparing<br />
for the Africa Pageants in 2018, I started taking Ballroom and Latin American<br />
dance lessons to assist my ramp walking ability and chose that as my talent during<br />
the contest.<br />
“Since then I fell in love with dancing and now I attend dancing classes on a weekly<br />
basis. I have successfully completed my bronze and silver bar in dancing and am<br />
working towards the gold bar which I am so excited about.<br />
“I also think nobody knows that I love outdoors camping,” she said with a smile.<br />
“I know my journey through life and through my work has thrown me its fair share<br />
of challenges. But in overcoming them I have learnt to always keep my integrity,<br />
morals and values and continue loving people wholeheartedly regardless of<br />
their differences.”<br />
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QUICK FACTS<br />
• Do you prefer food, travel or art?<br />
Travel.<br />
• Who is your hero?<br />
Princess Diana.<br />
• Rain vs sunshine?<br />
Sunshine.<br />
• What is your ultimate spoil?<br />
Indulging in prawns.<br />
• What do you love most about life in<br />
the city?<br />
Shopping and the variety of restaurants.<br />
• Wardrobe must-haves?<br />
A good pair of high heels.<br />
• What is your motto in life?<br />
Always be the leading lady of your own life and be committed to becoming the best<br />
you that you can be.<br />
• What is your guilty pleasure?<br />
Having a cup of Nescafe cappuccino and reading a motivational book.<br />
• What are your pet peeves?<br />
When people say “your welcome” before you’ve had the chance to say “thank you”.<br />
• What do you always have with you when you leave the house?<br />
Handbag<br />
• What would you do if you won R1 million tomorrow?<br />
Take my family on an island vacation, travel and invest in projects that assist the<br />
most vulnerable.<br />
• Who inspires you?<br />
Women and young girls who overcomes challenges despite their differences and<br />
similarities from all walks of life.<br />
Text: Carina van der Walt. Photo: Bea Bornman Photography.<br />
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Text: Elzaan Pienaar. Photo: Deon Coetezee.<br />
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One moment in time<br />
She has most certainly had her fair share of rubbing shoulders with the famous,<br />
or should we rather say, capture their moments through the lens of her<br />
camera. Rina Coetzee shares the secrets of her success.<br />
Capturing moments<br />
Rina is a creative and talented photographer<br />
in Alberton.<br />
She has captured many a celeb’s<br />
stories of success and special moments<br />
in glossy pages of magazines<br />
and elsewhere.<br />
As the proud owner of B-You Photography,<br />
she said: “I chose the name because<br />
being yourself means to be happy and<br />
content with who you are. Being yourself<br />
means living life the way you want to,<br />
regardless of other’s opinions.<br />
“I desire to show people how beautiful<br />
they are, and so through my camera I<br />
help them to connect with their trueself,”<br />
she said.<br />
The most satisfying part of her job is to<br />
create something from scratch and to<br />
see the emotional reaction when her<br />
pictures are viewed.<br />
“My mission is to provide an enjoyable<br />
experience in front of the camera and<br />
to deliver timeless photographs that<br />
you will treasure for a lifetime. I want to<br />
capture a story in every picture.<br />
“A photo clicked at the right time, at the<br />
right place, at the correct angle is what<br />
defines a satisfying picture for me.”<br />
Rina is inspired by the creative processes<br />
of others and according to her, a good<br />
picture is any picture that stirs a reaction<br />
with the viewer.<br />
Challenges and future goals<br />
She said her biggest challenge was to<br />
face her own limitations.<br />
“It is a daily process to break out of personal<br />
created moulds.”<br />
“I have worked hard and have treated<br />
everybody with respect. Today some of<br />
them are best friends. It’s all about work<br />
ethic, trust, and respect,” said Rina, who<br />
has had to overcome the intimidation<br />
factor of working with local and international<br />
celebrities.<br />
She wishes she had learned earlier there<br />
is no fixed recipe in the industry; you<br />
simply have to shoot with your heart.<br />
“You can break the so-called photography rules to get an interesting result.”<br />
Her photo shoots with celebrities include Shaleen Surtie-Richards, Chris Chameleon,<br />
Daniella Deysel, DJ Ossewa, Karen Zoid, Francois van Coke, Brendan Peyper, Smokie,<br />
Vengaboys, Foster and Allen, The Bellamy Brothers, Cindy Swanepoel, Jak de Priester,<br />
Anna Davel, Pieter Smith, Vian Singleton, Randall Wicomb, Bobby van Jaarsveld,<br />
Spoegwolf, Sue Pyler, Renaldo Schwarp, Paul Ludick, John Jacobs, Johny Klein, Lance<br />
James, Elma Potgieter, Kobus Venter, Francois van Rensburg, Gert Potgieter, Refentse,<br />
Hennie Smit, Arina de Witt, Marga van Rooy, Izak Davel, Annette Engelbrecht, Helenè<br />
Bester, Barbara Ray, Sally Vaughn, Broers, Leanie May, Lizz Meiring, Henry Myburg,<br />
Juanita du Plessis, and Jakkie Louw.<br />
Her future goals include becoming the best photographer that she can be.<br />
“In this industry it is all about re-inventing your work and style constantly to<br />
stay ahead.<br />
“Newborn photography will be my next focus.”<br />
Wife and mother<br />
Rina grew up in Alberton and has been a resident since 1965.<br />
She attended Laerskool Generaal Alberts Primary and matriculated at Hoërskool<br />
Alberton with her sister.<br />
“I love the <strong>South</strong> because of the fact that people here are the real deal,” she said.<br />
She is married to Deon Coetzee, a professional wedding photographer, and she has<br />
two sons.<br />
Rina has just moved to Highbury between Henley on Klip and Meyerton and most<br />
weekends they are busy shooting weddings and lifestyle shoots.<br />
“When I get the time I love to bake and cook. My shortbread is a sound favourite<br />
at home.”<br />
“Photography is, however, what I eat, sleep and drink.”<br />
Quick facts:<br />
• Do you prefer food, travel or art?<br />
Art<br />
• What is one thing no one knows<br />
about you?<br />
I burn a candle when I am stressed.<br />
• Any hidden talents?<br />
I enjoy sewing and beading.<br />
• In what clique were you in school?<br />
I avoid them.<br />
• Who is your hero?<br />
There are so many, I can’t list them all! I<br />
am very grateful for all the things wonderful<br />
people do, every day, to make<br />
this world a better place.<br />
• Rain vs sunshine?<br />
Rain.<br />
• What is your ultimate spoil?<br />
An unplanned road trip.<br />
• What do you love most about life in<br />
the city?<br />
The fact that this is the place where<br />
I grew up, went to school and made<br />
friends and memories.<br />
• Wardrobe must-haves?<br />
Scarves.<br />
• What is your motto in life?<br />
Be you. Be the best you can be.<br />
• What is your guilty pleasure?<br />
Turkish Delight.<br />
• What are your pet peeves?<br />
People chewing loudly.<br />
• What do you always have with you<br />
when you leave the house?<br />
Lipstick.<br />
• What would you do if you won R1-<br />
million tomorrow?<br />
Faint!<br />
• Who inspires you?<br />
My husband and my parents who<br />
support me, no matter what the situation.<br />
Their trust and belief in me is my<br />
inspiration.<br />
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HOME SPA<br />
Can’t get to the spa? Take an afternoon for me-time and spoil yourself at home<br />
The best spoil, we think, is a great<br />
night’s sleep, which is essential for<br />
cellular regeneration and restoration.<br />
Give nature a helping hand with<br />
Filorga NCEF-Night Mask ... an ultra<br />
regenerating night mask which will have<br />
you waking up with a visibly younger<br />
skin. R899 from Clicks and Edgars.<br />
Comfy clothes rule. Keep warm and cosy in this v-neck knit and casual<br />
pants ... perfect for lounging around. Both from zara.co.za<br />
Peach, orange, gardenia ... fragrance your<br />
bathroom with this Pure Gardenia reed<br />
diffuser which, left open, lasts about a month.<br />
R399 from zarahome.com<br />
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Gypsy Water is a glamorisation of the<br />
Romany way of life, and the scent of fresh<br />
soil, deep forests and camp fires<br />
illustrates the dream of a free,<br />
colourful lifestyle close to nature.<br />
Use on warm skin as you get<br />
out of the bath or shower.<br />
Massively desirable. R1760<br />
from skins.co.za<br />
This Chamomile body soap has<br />
essential oils – mandarin, lemon<br />
and chamomile – to help you<br />
reach a state of deep relaxation.<br />
The olive and coconut oil are<br />
deeply nourishing. R229 from<br />
zarahome.com<br />
Laura Mercier<br />
Repair Creme firms<br />
and rejuvenates –<br />
and with argan oil to<br />
intensely moisturise,<br />
it’s a great option<br />
for an at-home spoil.<br />
R2050 from<br />
skins.co.za<br />
Gorgeously honey scented NUXE Reve<br />
de Miel face & body ultra rich cleansing<br />
gel is perfect for dry and sensitive skin ... an<br />
everyday pampering cleanser. R390 from<br />
woolworths.co.za.<br />
All natural, Skin Creamery<br />
Facial Cleansing Powder<br />
is a magic dust you can<br />
use daily as an exfoliating<br />
cleanser or weekly as a<br />
restorative face mask by<br />
just adding raw honey.<br />
R341 from skincreamery.<br />
co.za • Can’t do a spoil<br />
without a scented candle.<br />
Luxurious Jo Malone<br />
London Red Roses<br />
home candle, R950 from<br />
woolworths.co.za<br />
After your bath, slip on a pair of faux<br />
fur criss-cross strap slippers. R599<br />
from zarahome.com<br />
Compiled by: KYM ARGO<br />
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Naturally beautiful<br />
You’re staying safely at home this May. But - horror - you’ve run out<br />
of beauty essentials. We’ve rounded up some help ... straight out of<br />
the pantry. Here are 25 home-made recipes that actually work<br />
Body beautiful<br />
To soften bathwater, throw a cupful of milk powder beneath the<br />
running taps. If you like, add your favourite aromatherapy oils, but<br />
the milk in itself is beautifully skin-softening because of the lipids in<br />
the milk.<br />
Olive oil is a fantastic body moisturiser (add a few drops of a<br />
favourite essential oil if the scent’s a bit grassy for your taste).<br />
You can create a spa-like experience in your shower. Choose a<br />
relaxing essential oil (think lavender) or an uplifting oil (neroli’s a<br />
great choice) and add a few drops to a damp flannel or sponge.<br />
Place this on the floor in front of you as you shower to allow the<br />
steam to release the scents.<br />
To create a free body scrub, mix in leftover coffee grounds with your<br />
usual shower gel and use in the shower for a free pamper session.<br />
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Kissable lips<br />
Exfoliate your lips gently – try a soft toothbrush or a damp washcloth. Apply a<br />
thin layer of raw honey on your lips before going to bed, then wake up to soft,<br />
smooth lips.<br />
Use cucumber to soothe chapped lips — mash a few slices and apply directly<br />
to your lips like a mask. You can also gently rub with slices of the cooled veggie.<br />
Leave the juice on your lips for 10 minutes before washing away with water.<br />
Replenish and hydrate your lips by mixing one teaspoon of honey with two<br />
teaspoons mashed avocado! Apply lavishly, leave on for a few minutes and<br />
rinse. Great to treat smoker’s lines.<br />
After steeping green tea, remove the bag and rub it over your lips to exfoliate<br />
them. Not only is green tea rich in antioxidants and minerals, but also<br />
reduces inflammation.<br />
Eyes bright<br />
Mix one tablespoon of turmeric and<br />
one tablespoon of buttermilk, apply<br />
the orange-coloured mixture to<br />
your dark circles with a brush – and<br />
expect to look infinitely better-slept<br />
after just 15 minutes.<br />
Caffeinated teabags have been<br />
shown to reduce under-eye<br />
puffiness. Steep two bags, squeeze<br />
out the excess liquid, allow them to<br />
cool, and you’re good to go.<br />
Bright smile<br />
Calling all coffee, red wine and<br />
fizzy drink lovers — if strawberries<br />
don’t quite do the job of whitening<br />
your teeth, then try rubbing apple<br />
cider vinegar on them and rinsing<br />
(thoroughly) with water.<br />
Get an A-list smile for less with a bit<br />
of lemon juice and bicarb of soda.<br />
Mix them together and rub over your<br />
teeth then rinse. If you do it every<br />
day you’ll see whiter teeth in as little<br />
as a week.<br />
Face fabulous<br />
Those of us who haven’t been blessed with tiny pores are always looking for<br />
ways to make them less noticeable. Combine two to four drops of lemon juice<br />
with one spoon of tomato juice, apply and leave on for 15 minutes.<br />
Say hello to papaya, your new BFF. This fruit acts as a natural exfoliator and<br />
reduces blemishes while hydrating the skin. Mash it up with a dollop of honey<br />
and yogurt and you’ll have one multitasking face pack.<br />
Apple cider vinegar can also double up as a pore-perfecting toner. It can<br />
regulate your skin’s natural pH, meaning your skin will fight breakouts and<br />
strike the perfect balance between dry and oily. Dilute the vinegar with two<br />
parts water and swipe over the skin with a cotton wool ball.<br />
Turmeric is great for helping to fade skin discoloration and post-acne scarring.<br />
Simply mix it with a few drops of lime juice and leave on the skin for 20<br />
minutes.<br />
Do you suffer from blotchy, oily skin? Whip up an egg white until frothy, apply<br />
it to your face and let it dry. Repeat and add another layer and leave it on for 15<br />
minutes. Finally, rinse with warm water.<br />
Show-off hands & nails<br />
Mash together an avocado and small<br />
banana (they’re mineral-rich and<br />
full of anti-oxidants) and pop inside<br />
plastic gloves (or sandwich bags)<br />
to minimise mess. Not only will it<br />
make your hands super-soft, but the<br />
mixture will nourish your nails and<br />
cuticles, too.<br />
A manicure wouldn’t be complete<br />
without showing your cuticles some<br />
TLC and there’s no better way to kick<br />
them into touch than with some<br />
cooking oil spray. Yep. Just make sure<br />
it’s garlic-free!<br />
Lemon’s a wonder product and a<br />
great nail strengthener — rest hands<br />
in a bowl containing lemon juice and<br />
warm water to strengthen nails and<br />
remove any leftover colour.<br />
Playing footsie<br />
Cracked heels? Warm a cup of honey<br />
and stir in two tablespoons of milk.<br />
Add juice from half an orange to<br />
form a paste. Apply on your heels<br />
and leave on overnight. Wear socks,<br />
obviously!<br />
For soft feet you’ll need a half cup of<br />
vinegar, pinch of salt, a half cup of<br />
Listerine mouth wash (yes, really), one<br />
cup of hot water and a few drops of<br />
peppermint oil. Soak your feet for 15<br />
minutes. With a brush or pumice rub<br />
the dead skin right off.<br />
Help for your hair<br />
Put the life back into limp or damaged hair by combining one teaspoon apple cider vinegar with two tablespoons olive<br />
oil and three egg whites. Rub into your hair. Keep your hair covered for about 30 minutes, shampoo and rinse.<br />
Revitalise your hair with bananas. Simply blend together two ripe bananas and half a cup of coconut milk. Coat your hair<br />
in the mixture and let it sit for half an hour, then wash the mask out of your hair.<br />
You may think of tea as a sore throat remedy, but you can also use it to give hair a natural shine. Use a cup of warm,<br />
unsweetened tea (freshly brewed or instant) as a final rinse after your regular shampoo.<br />
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Homewear<br />
Staying in has never looked this glam<br />
So sweet ... fluffy<br />
pompom beanie,<br />
R150 from Woolies<br />
Pretty open-work knit sweater, R699 from zara.com/za<br />
When you’re staying<br />
in but feel the need<br />
for glam ... sweater<br />
with faux pearl<br />
bows, R699 from<br />
zara.com/za<br />
Lazy days with tea, a book and a comfy sofa. Bliss. Shop online at shop.mango.com/za<br />
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Lovely baggy<br />
cowl neck<br />
sweater,<br />
perfect to<br />
wear with<br />
leggings.<br />
R949 from<br />
shop.mango.<br />
com/za<br />
Putting on the home-style glitz ... black and gold<br />
beanie, R410 from elizabethsummer.com<br />
When Jack Frost arrives, this faux shearling coat is<br />
as warm as you can get ... perfect wear at home,<br />
stylish enough to wear out, too. R999 from Zara<br />
• Checked scarf, R599 from shop.mango.com/za<br />
If we put this on, we may<br />
never take it off. Gorgeous<br />
crochet cardigan, R1399<br />
from mango.com/za<br />
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YOU ARE<br />
THEIR<br />
INSPIRATION<br />
Dinosaurs, flower gardens,<br />
amazon jungles, pirate ships<br />
and fairy palaces are just some<br />
of the amazingly creative and<br />
inspirational things that you’ll<br />
find on Creative Park. You can<br />
download pictures to colour in,<br />
mazes to figure out, iron-on t-shirt<br />
print designs, and all kinds of DIY<br />
crafts that you can imagine.<br />
Simply download the Canon<br />
Creative Park App and let your<br />
imagination inspire you.<br />
https://creativepark.canon/<br />
canon.co.za<br />
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Treat mum<br />
Amazing gifts for mum ... and she can<br />
win them all (hope she shares!)<br />
When you’ve a mum worth treating (oh, we do!), or if you’re<br />
a mum who deserves a spoil (yip ... we’re up for that too),<br />
then you really should make the treat something especially<br />
worthwhile. And oh boy, have we got the treat to<br />
beat all others to give away this May.<br />
• For the glam mum, one of the gorgeous,<br />
limited edition pieces from Della Jewellery,<br />
designed by Pippa de Charmoy, is an<br />
exceptional gift ... one she’ll love, and wear, for years.<br />
Eye-catching earrings, statement bracelets, loads of<br />
semi-precious stones ... we adore them all! Details:<br />
della.co.za • Massively desirable are Heartstring<br />
beaded necklaces from the The Makery Collection<br />
... feminine accessories from <strong>South</strong> African designer team<br />
Heidi Gresty and Jacquie Myburgh Chemaly. They also have<br />
earrings and bracelets ... a set of which would make mum<br />
very, very happy. Trust us! Details: themakerycollection.com •<br />
For mums who know natural is best and embrace all things<br />
organic, a bag of Lula Fox cosmetics would be a<br />
great gift. Certified organic, vegan<br />
and beautiful. Looking gorgeous<br />
never felt this good. Details:<br />
lulafox.life • Home-lovers would<br />
appreciate one of Volpes’ luxurious<br />
and cosy Shimmersoft throws ... the<br />
perfect accessories for the back of a sofa<br />
or the end of the bed, just within reach<br />
to wrap round shoulders on a chilly day.<br />
Details: volpes.co.za • If mum’s up for a party<br />
(yes, please!), offer her a Copper Head London<br />
Dry Gin. Juniper + coriander seeds + angelica +<br />
cardamom + orange peel = the perfect gin for<br />
sundowners • Prefer the idea of locally forged<br />
fynbos and honeybush? Then Bloedlemoen<br />
(pronounced Blue’d Le Moon) is a superb<br />
choice ... the first blood orange gin in<br />
the world and the fruit is locally sourced<br />
from growing partners in the Cape. And<br />
seriously, what would a gift be without<br />
bubbles? Not much of a gift at all. So add<br />
a bottle of premium, exceptionally-made,<br />
genuine Italian Mionetto Prosecco. to<br />
your gift. Details: trumanandorange.com.<br />
We have a fantabulous hamper to give<br />
away this May ... something special from<br />
each of these brilliant brands. To stand in<br />
line to win, simply visit our Get It National<br />
Magazines page on Facebook, find our<br />
Treat Mum post, tag a friend and you’ll be<br />
in the draw. Entries close May 31.<br />
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I believe food has this amazing ability to bond us. It’s also the perfect way to express love.<br />
The look of delight in someone’s eyes when they tuck into their favourite meal that you’ve<br />
concocted is, for me, magic. My dear mama is positively obsessed with chicken in any form<br />
– <strong>South</strong>ern fried chicken is very high up on her poultry priority list. It’s of utmost<br />
importance that I make this for her whenever we’re together – a task I happily<br />
undertake. Who else deserves food made with love more than your mum?’<br />
Made with love<br />
Isla Rechner has been obsessed with cooking<br />
all her life. Born and raised here in SA, she’s<br />
the Group Pastry Chef for celebrity chef Bill<br />
Granger’s Granger & Co restaurants across<br />
London, but in her heart she still hankers for<br />
the special breakfast rituals she shared with her<br />
mum at home in <strong>South</strong> Africa. She lets us in on<br />
some of the memories and recipes inspired by<br />
her mum.<br />
‘I started dabbling in the kitchen when I was<br />
young, gaining more confidence with each<br />
passing year. In my teens and throughout my<br />
20s I hosted many a dinner party, testing out<br />
recipes on my friends and family.’<br />
In 2013, with the itch to travel too strong to<br />
resist, Isla made the big move to London,<br />
working initially at one of acclaimed chef<br />
Yotam Ottolenghi’s eateries, before being hired<br />
as a pastry chef at the King’s Cross branch<br />
of Granger & Co. She has since become the<br />
Group Pastry Chef – a role she says she utterly<br />
relishes.<br />
‘Whenever my mother comes to visit me in<br />
London, I always try to recreate the morning<br />
breakfast rituals we had in <strong>South</strong> Africa. They<br />
were a magical time, sitting on the stoep and<br />
sipping tea while overlooking our big acacia<br />
tree with birds chirping in the background<br />
and the occasional monkey raiding the herb<br />
garden. Among my go-to breakfast staples<br />
were buttermilk pancakes, a dish my mum<br />
and I tucked into with relish. I’ve tried to bring<br />
in the warmth of those mornings by pairing<br />
my pancakes with an orange raspberry syrup<br />
and crème fraiche. When I have my mum here<br />
in my little London kitchen and we’re tucking<br />
into those pancakes, we’re transported back to<br />
that veranda and those warm African sunrises.’<br />
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Buttermilk pancakes<br />
Makes 7 pancakes<br />
You’ll need:<br />
For the pancakes – 125g plain flour; 15g castor<br />
sugar; 5g baking powder; 2.5g bicarbonate of soda;<br />
250ml buttermilk; 1 egg; 25g melted butter<br />
In a medium bowl place flour, castor sugar,<br />
baking powder and bicarbonate of soda. Whisk in<br />
buttermilk, egg and melted butter until you have a<br />
smooth batter. Place a frying pan on medium heat<br />
and drop two tablespoons of batter into the pan,<br />
cooking until little bubbles form on top (around<br />
3 minutes). Flip over, cooking evenly. Place in<br />
oven on low heat to keep pancakes warm while<br />
cooking the rest.<br />
For the raspberry orange syrup – 150g fresh<br />
raspberries (1 punnet); zest and juice of 1 orange;<br />
50g syrup (honey, syrup ... whatever you have on<br />
hand is perfectly fine, even agave)<br />
Place all ingredients in a small saucepan. Cook<br />
over medium heat until raspberries begin to break<br />
up. Leave to cool slightly. Serve stack of pancakes<br />
drenched with the raspberry syrup and a decent<br />
dollop of crème fraiche.<br />
Buttermilk chicken<br />
Serves 2<br />
You’ll need:<br />
For the chicken – 250ml buttermilk; 300g deboned chicken<br />
thighs; 120g plain flour; 5g cumin; 5g paprika; 5g oregano;<br />
pinch of salt; 300ml vegetable oil<br />
Sour cream mashed potato – 500g potatoes, peeled and<br />
quartered; ½ cup sour cream; 45g butter, cubed; salt<br />
Red cabbage slaw – 100g red cabbage, very finely sliced;<br />
juice of 2 limes; 1 carrot, peeled and grated; 1 Tblsp flat-leaf<br />
parsley, chopped; 15g olive oil; 5g Dijon mustard; 5g honey<br />
Method:<br />
Place chicken thighs in buttermilk and marinate for at least<br />
two hours. In a small container, mix the red cabbage and<br />
lime juice for the slaw. Leave it to macerate in the fridge for<br />
a few hours. The lime juice slightly pickles the red cabbage<br />
which results in the cabbage becoming a vibrant shade of<br />
pink. Preheat the oven to 170°C, then get cracking with the<br />
mash. Boil potatoes in salted water until cooked through,<br />
strain through a colander and place back into the pot.<br />
Mash until fluffy, add the sour cream and butter, mixing<br />
gently until smooth. Heat vegetable oil in a wok until the<br />
temperature is about 170°C<br />
Mix the flour with the spices. Dredge buttermilk-soaked<br />
chicken in the flour. Place in the hot oil, frying for a few<br />
minutes each side to get a crispy exterior. Pop into a<br />
roasting tray, place in the oven and bake for 12 minutes or<br />
until the chicken is cooked through.<br />
In a small bowl, place olive oil, Dijon mustard and honey,<br />
whisking slightly to emulsify. Add the cabbage, carrot and<br />
parsley tossing together. Over a low heat, slightly warm up<br />
the mashed potato. Spoon a hearty dollop of potato onto<br />
a plate, then pop fried chicken on top, finishing with a side<br />
of slaw.<br />
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HUG ON A PLATE<br />
A rich tomato lamb bredie. A warm caramel pud. A hug on a plate ... shared with us by<br />
the lovely Chantel Dartnall of Restaurant Mosaic at The Orient. You’re welcome.<br />
Caramel pudding<br />
Serves 6<br />
Prep time 15 min / baking time 35 min<br />
You’ll need:<br />
For the pudding – 3/4 cup brown sugar; 1 1/2 cups self raising flour; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1/2 cup milk; 75g unsalted butter,<br />
chopped and melted; 2 tsps vanilla extract; 2 eggs; icing sugar; whipped cream or vanilla custard to serve<br />
For the caramel – 50g butter, chopped; 1 1/2 each cups brown sugar and water<br />
Method:<br />
Preheat oven to 160°C and lightly grease a 1.5-litre capacity ovenproof baking dish. Place the sugar, flour, cinnamon, milk,<br />
butter, vanilla and eggs in a large bowl and mix to combine. Spoon the mixture into the prepared dish. Set aside.<br />
To make the caramel, place the butter, sugar and water in a small saucepan over high heat. Bring to the boil, stirring<br />
constantly to dissolve the sugar. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool slightly.<br />
Pour the caramel over the back of a spoon to drizzle over the pudding mixture.<br />
Cook for 35 minutes or until the pudding is cooked through. Dust with the icing sugar and serve with whipped cream, or<br />
vanilla custard.<br />
Chef’s note: Pour the caramel gradually over the batter to ensure it sits on top of it. As the pudding cooks, the caramel will<br />
start to sink, creating the sauce.<br />
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Tomato Lamb Bredie<br />
Serves 4-5<br />
Prep time 30 min / cooking time 2 hours<br />
You will need:<br />
1 Tblsp vegetable oil (use more if needed); 1 1/2 kg lamb<br />
stewing meat cut into cubes or lamb neck; 2 Tblsps<br />
cake flour; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 kg fresh tomatoes,<br />
chopped (can be de-seeded if you prefer); 1 tsp salt; 1/2<br />
tsp freshly ground black pepper; 2 bay leaves; 1 sprig<br />
fresh rosemary; 1 tsp brown sugar; 1/2 cup Mrs Ball’s hot<br />
chutney; 1 dash Worcestershire sauce; 1 cube lamb or<br />
beef stock dissolved in 2 litres water (if you have fresh<br />
home-made stock you can substitute); baby potatoes,<br />
washed and cut in half (optional)<br />
Method:<br />
Heat oil over medium-high heat in a large, heavybottomed<br />
saucepan. Dredge meat in flour seasoned with<br />
salt and pepper and cook in hot oil until well browned.<br />
Stir in onion and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Mix<br />
in tomatoes. Season with the salt and black pepper<br />
then add bay leaves, rosemary, brown sugar, chutney,<br />
Worcestershire sauce and 1 litre of stock. (add the rest of<br />
the stock throughout the cooking process as required).<br />
Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 1 1/4 hours. Stir<br />
occasionally to make sure nothing sticks to the bottom<br />
of the pot. Stir in the potatoes and cook for an additional<br />
25 minutes, until the potatoes are done and the meat is<br />
tender. Serving with pomme puree or white rice.<br />
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Mulch away<br />
Mulch. Water. Feed. Plant.<br />
There’s loads to do in the<br />
garden this month.<br />
Two pretty plants for May<br />
May is the month we celebrate mothers – and and we’ve found two rather<br />
special flowers worth planting for her.<br />
Dianthus Early Love is perfect for patio pots, as a fragrant border and even<br />
indoors (which is where we could all still be, this month). It’s neat<br />
and compact, with short stems that fan out gracefully like a<br />
bouquet. The large, double magenta-pink flowers, with<br />
deep purple-black centres, have a spicy sweet<br />
fragrance. As a garden plant it needs full sun<br />
and soil that drains very well. On patios<br />
it does best with morning sun or bright<br />
dappled light and bright indirect light<br />
for indoors. Cut off the dead flowers to<br />
encourage new blooms.<br />
Details: ballstraathof.co.za<br />
All Seasons Hydrangea<br />
is the first<br />
single-head, indoor hydrangea that can<br />
be popped into a gorgeous pot to show<br />
off its spectacular, extra large pink or<br />
white bloom. This indoor hydrangea<br />
is available all year round. It needs<br />
at least four hours of bright,<br />
indirect light a day. You’ll find the<br />
flower lasts longer if the plant is<br />
kept cool, with moist but not soggy soil. Ask<br />
at your local nursery.<br />
Get out the garden tools...<br />
The garden is slowing down but there’s still a lot to do<br />
before winter.<br />
• Rake up fallen leaves and use them as mulch or to make<br />
compost.<br />
• Plant winter flowers ... alyssum, snapdragons, calendula,<br />
Iceland poppies, pansies and violas in sunny beds; fairy<br />
primula and cineraria for shade.<br />
• Divide perennials if necessary.<br />
• Cut down summer flowering bulbs like cannas, dahlias<br />
and lilies.<br />
• Water most plants once a week. Spring flowering bulbs<br />
need deep watering every four days.<br />
• Feed winter flowering pot plants every two weeks but<br />
stop feeding the summer pot plants.<br />
• Sow broad beans, lettuce, kale, peas, radishes, Swiss chard<br />
and spinach.<br />
Dianthus Early Love<br />
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New lease on life<br />
Text: MELLISSA BUSHBY<br />
The Covid-19 coronavirus<br />
and its subsequent<br />
isolation regulations have<br />
meant that the things we<br />
usually take for granted,<br />
such as an evening<br />
meal at our favourite<br />
restaurant, walking the<br />
dog, or visits to the game<br />
reserve, have become<br />
somewhat limited. Being<br />
housebound for so long<br />
has definite drawbacks,<br />
the least of which is cabin<br />
fever. Since staying home<br />
is best, at least for the<br />
near future, we need a bit<br />
of greenery in our lives.<br />
And fresh air. This makes<br />
now the perfect time to<br />
start a little veggie or herb<br />
garden of your own. It<br />
will get you out into the<br />
sunshine and give you<br />
something rewarding<br />
to do - especially if you<br />
get the kids involved,<br />
and even more so if you<br />
combine this undertaking<br />
with a little crafty<br />
upcycling.<br />
We all have bits and bobs lying around the house, things we don’t use, things we<br />
would normally throw away. This includes old teacups, jugs, jars and bottles. Instead<br />
of filling up the landfills, we can all do our bit to turn these articles into seed starters.<br />
They can all serve another purpose, and that is to help you start an epic little herb<br />
or vegetable garden, or if you prefer, a flower garden. Starting off with your own<br />
seedlings gives you a head start and can save you quite a bit of cash. Not to mention<br />
the warm, fuzzy feeling you get when you see that first tiny bud appear from the soil,<br />
from a small seed you planted yourself. And we promise, there is nothing quite like<br />
the feeling of pinching a few fresh basil leaves from your own home-grown plants<br />
and scattering them over pasta.<br />
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April to June is the ideal time to start planting<br />
perennials like lettuce, thyme, lavender, baby<br />
spinach, pak choi and rosemary. Firstly, pests<br />
are less of a problem and secondly the cooler<br />
temperatures mean you don’t have to water as<br />
much. With our balmy Lowveld climate frost won’t<br />
be a problem either. Make sure you use fertile,<br />
well-drained soil, and be sure not to overwater. Your<br />
herb/veggie/flower patch can be as big or small as<br />
you like. For the upcycling purpose you can use a<br />
windowsill or an old, repurposed bookshelf.<br />
What to use<br />
1. Glass jars and bottles<br />
Jam jars are so much fun and there are so many things you<br />
can do with them. The smaller ones are perfect for starting<br />
out with your seeds, and you can move them to bigger<br />
jars as they grow. You can either plant them in soil, or, if<br />
propagating, cut them off in the correct diagonal manner<br />
and place in water until roots start to grow, after which they<br />
can go into the ground or a bigger pot.<br />
And don’t forget the importance of companion<br />
planting. Some matches really were made in heaven,<br />
like marigolds and cucumbers, and lettuce and<br />
aubergines. Plant beetroot and carrots, beans and<br />
potatoes, or onion chives with dill. Companion plants<br />
do not steal nutrients, act as “nursemaids” and help to<br />
deter pests.<br />
2. Plastic cooldrink bottles<br />
Take an empty two-litre plastic bottle and cut the bottom<br />
off, about ¼ of the way up. Turn it upside down and make<br />
a small hole on either side of the cut edge. Thread a loop of<br />
string through the holes, and hang it from a bracket or wall<br />
hook. Fill with potting soil and plant the seeds in the top. To<br />
make a vertical garden, repeat the process, using three to<br />
four bottles and attach them to one other. This way you will<br />
create a sustainable hanging garden, and each bottle will<br />
feed the water through to the one underneath it.<br />
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3. Empty toilet rolls<br />
Using empty toilet paper rolls is an excellent way of nurturing plants that don’t<br />
like their roots disturbed, such as peas and beans. You simply make four short<br />
cuts at the bottom, fold the pieces in, fill with soil and plant your seed. Then you<br />
place the whole thing into the ground or a pot. The paper will rot away, keeping<br />
the seedling safe and sound inside.<br />
4. Paper cups<br />
These cups are made<br />
to withstand hot<br />
liquids so they are<br />
fairly robust and will<br />
keep your plants snug.<br />
Remember to poke a<br />
drainage hole at the<br />
base. If you have any<br />
coffee grounds left<br />
after your delicious<br />
brew, scatter them into<br />
some soil or over the<br />
garden. The nitrogen is<br />
an excellent promoter<br />
of healthy growth and<br />
strong stems.<br />
5. Plastic cups<br />
Plastic yogurt and juice containers work<br />
in much the same way as paper cups.<br />
Simply put a drainage hole or two at the<br />
bottom, add a few stones, fill with soil and<br />
plant your seeds. They can be placed into<br />
a wooden box and trained to hang over<br />
the side, or simply used as an intermediate<br />
option.<br />
6. Tin cans<br />
One of the prettiest sights in the Italian countryside is the<br />
geraniums, blooming on windowsills, front porches, balconies<br />
and verandas in all their glory. Often, they are planted in empty<br />
tomato tins, in all different sizes, sometimes with the label left<br />
on, declaring the tin a brightly coloured, cheerful holder for a<br />
pretty green and growing thing. Remember to rinse thoroughly,<br />
put stones in the bottom for drainage (or drill a few holes), then<br />
fill up with your soil and plant your seed. Tins are so versatile -<br />
you can paint them or wrap a rustic twine around the neck or<br />
body of the can.<br />
7. Veggie and mushroom punnets<br />
Don’t discard the plastic punnets your<br />
mushrooms, strawberries, grapes and so<br />
on, come in! They are perfect to use as seed<br />
trays. Some of them have lids which you<br />
can use to make a little mini-greenhouse,<br />
especially if you want to baby something<br />
along.<br />
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8. Pallets<br />
Convert those old pallets into an upcycled outdoor<br />
plant holder. You can really go to town with these -<br />
you can put wheels on and make it mobile; put it<br />
up on the wall for creepers and hanging plants, or<br />
to shelter it from weather and sunlight; or use it as a<br />
window box, painted and/or mosaicked, or simply<br />
left plain for a rustic look. All you need are a few basic<br />
DIY skills and you have the perfect place for leafy<br />
herbs, salad items (think lettuce) or any other shallow<br />
rooted crops.<br />
9. Brown paper bags<br />
Kraft or brown paper breaks down over time, acting<br />
in the same way as toilet rolls. This makes them ideal<br />
holders for plants you grow from seed and want to<br />
transplant into a bigger pot. They can also be packed<br />
together in an old tomato box.<br />
10. Egg cartons and shells<br />
Just like empty toilet rolls, egg cartons make excellent receptacles for little<br />
plants and seedlings. Each cup can be filled with soil, the seeds sown in and<br />
the cup torn off and deposited directly into the soil. They will eventually<br />
disappear as they break down into harmless nothingness. The eggshells<br />
themselves are biodegradable and the perfect size for seedlings. They are<br />
also good fertilisers for the soil and add calcium as they break down.<br />
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Possibly best known for his work<br />
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The recently released Beyond the<br />
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The possible existence of relict<br />
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while the original hotel Garden Restaurant is reserved for staying guests only (and<br />
the menu here’s no less impressive … the side of bone marrow and parsley fries is<br />
worth booking in for the night!).<br />
There’s a good feel about The Peech. There are hidden nooks and crannies for<br />
those wanting a little alone time, a central communal table in the dining room<br />
for single guests wanting company and conversation over a meal, the hotel is Fair<br />
Trade Tourism Certified, the staff hugely proud ambassadors, and a percentage of<br />
your room bill is given to charity (the hotel supports Little Eden home for children<br />
with severe intellectual disabilities). Originally a family home, it’s retained that feel<br />
… really lovely and hugely recommended.<br />
Rates are from around R3250 a room, a night, children are welcome. 61 North<br />
Road, Melrose, Joburg. Details: 011-537-9797 or reservations@thepeech.co.za<br />
GREEN<br />
in the city<br />
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Spoil<br />
May<br />
Bubbles to celebrate mum<br />
We don’t really need an excuse to pop open a bottle of our favourite bubbly.<br />
But as it’s May, and Mothers’ Day, and autumn ... we have three reasons to<br />
celebrate. This month we’re sipping Krone Rosé Cuvée Brut 2018 Cap<br />
Classique. A blend of 87 per cent Pinot Noir and 13 per cent Chardonnay, this<br />
salmon pink cap classique is all rose water and coastal sour figs, pomegranates<br />
and cranberries, candied orange and white-fleshed nectarine, with a lingering<br />
note of toasted hazelnuts. It’s just perfect with a simple picnic (think<br />
charcuterie, melted ripe Camembert and a crusty sourdough bread), or<br />
a more refined meal like salmon with crispy skin crackling, or duck<br />
with cherries. If you prefer something a little sweeter, try<br />
Krone Night Nectar Demi-Sec Rosé 2018 ... the<br />
closest in style to the first famous sparkling wines of France<br />
a century ago. With a touch of sweetness which renders<br />
the style demi-sec (or semi-sweet) it’s a blend of Pinot<br />
Noir and Chardonnay, is a lustrous pink-copper, and<br />
all cranberries, raspberries, strawberries and red<br />
cherries, maraschino cherries and toffee apples<br />
... beyond delish! Have it with prawns grilled<br />
on the hot coals, with a sticky pork belly, with<br />
a strawberry cream cake or a plate of rose<br />
water macarons. Swoon! You’ll find both<br />
these at your local wine store or grocer<br />
for around R150 a bottle. We’re giving<br />
away a case of Krone to one Get It<br />
reader ... simply visit GetItMagazine<br />
on Facebook, find our post and tag<br />
a friend in the comments section. The<br />
competition closes end May. Good luck.<br />
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Let’s raise a glass to the Bannermen.They’re made<br />
of stronger stuff. Staring every challenge in the face.<br />
Walking boldly forwards into the unknown.<br />
Standards held high for all to see. And though<br />
the world keeps changing. They know what’s<br />
worth sticking to. Like time-honoured ideals.<br />
Or the craft of a well-made whisky.<br />
@johnbannermans<br />
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