GlassesShop offered me a free pair of prescription glasses in exchange for a review. This offer was too good to pass up, as spectacles in South Africa are quite pricey. And the request came quite timeously as I needed new reading glasses. GlassesShop The company was founded in Michigan in 2004 with the aim to … Continue reading GlassesShop Review
Category: Product Reviews
The Compleat Solution: Salad In A Jar
The Compleat Solution I love the idea of getting someone to deliver lunch to me. And if that lunch can be wholesome and nutritious at the same time, even better! Step in The Compleat Solution, a service run by Zest4life Health and Wellness Coach, Anneli Peters. At present she only delivers in Somerset West and the salad in a … Continue reading The Compleat Solution: Salad In A Jar
GlassesShop Review
GlassesShop contacted me to collaborate with them at the same time as my very expensive multi focal glasses become a teething object for a certain Boxer puppy who shall remain nameless. I was quite pleased with the offer as I thought a spare pair of prescription eyeglasses with distance lenses would come in handy. However, … Continue reading GlassesShop Review
Polar Loop Fitness Wearable
I made a decision last year to get myself a wearable fitness tracker and spent a lot of time looking around at what would be the best option for me. As I had not worn anything on my wrist for over 10 years, I did not want to get something very expensive, and then not … Continue reading Polar Loop Fitness Wearable
Firmoo Glasses And Website Review
I have been asked on a few occasions over the past years to review Firmoo on my blog. Up until this month, I chose to decline but the latest offer came from Firmoo at the same time that I needed new glasses. I have decided to review the process as you, my reader, would find … Continue reading Firmoo Glasses And Website Review
Chicken Cous Cous Salad
Gooi & Enjoy™ is a Meal Dice Challenge created by PaperKutz and I was one of the lucky recipients of a set of these dice, together with a R100 Pick N Pay gift card voucher, a wooden spoon and a spoon rest. From this post here you can read in the comments that the spoon holder is by far the … Continue reading Chicken Cous Cous Salad
Samsung Smart Oven
The third and last challenge for #MissionSamsung is to complete a review of the Samsung Smart Oven, and to motivate why this oven should become a permanent feature of my kitchen! Background to my review: In February 2005 Dave and I moved into our cottage. This is a converted garage, complete with garage doors, and I … Continue reading Samsung Smart Oven
Butter Bell vs Le Creuset
In September last year I reviewed my Le Creuset Butter Crock and inadvertently referred to it as a butter bell. I did not know that butter bell ® is a registered trade mark until I received an email from them informing of this. I immediately changed the description on my blog, and they sent me a butter bell … Continue reading Butter Bell vs Le Creuset
Nomu Baking Kits | Review & Giveaway
On the Wednesday that we left for Italy I was invited to the launch of the Nomu Baking Kits which I unfortunately was not able to attend. While we were away I was sent an email asking for my delivery address and when we got back, a lovely box was waiting for me at the … Continue reading Nomu Baking Kits | Review & Giveaway
Le Creuset Butter Keeper
Last month in my kitchen I showed off my lovely new Le Creuset Butter Keeper. I got a few queries as to how it worked, and if it worked and so I thought I would do a short blog post about it. You start with the butter keeper empty and fill the round bit with … Continue reading Le Creuset Butter Keeper
Ambrosia Custard
I was recently invited to the launch of Ambrosia Custard at the Steenberg Hotel. Ambrosia products are from Devon in the United Kingdom and as I have spent a holiday in this lovely county I was really excited to taste this product. The custard alone is sublime and contains no artificial flavouring, colouring or preservatives. … Continue reading Ambrosia Custard
Pasta Nero | Black Pasta
I am submitting this recipe for Pasta Nero | Black Pasta to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted this week by Gay, A Scientist in the Kitchen. I love anything homemade and I get immense satisfaction from making something from scratch. However, any 'help' I can get in the way of an appliance makes the … Continue reading Pasta Nero | Black Pasta
Oryx Desert Salt
I only believe in telling you about a product if it is one I use myself! I was so impressed with this product when I tasted it at The Good Food and Wine Show that I have added it to the list of items I sell. Here is some more information about the oryx desert … Continue reading Oryx Desert Salt
Moroccan Chicken
I use my tagine at least once a week, and this Moroccan chicken recipe is a perfect example of how great the tagine cooks. I have had a lot of people asking me whether getting a tagine is worth it, and all I can say is YES! You have to be prepared to spend money … Continue reading Moroccan Chicken
Wasabi Taste Test With Fresh Tuna
We were gifted 25kg of sushi grade tuna and I knew that we had no wasabi in the house. Ordinarily I buy the powder so that I can make the paste myself, but I could not find any at my local shops. I happened to be at the Woolworths store in Cavendish where I found … Continue reading Wasabi Taste Test With Fresh Tuna
Lamb Meat Balls
There is nothing better than grinding your own meat to make meatballs, and this recipe for lamb meat balls is a perfect way to start. It is not often that you can find lamb mince in the shops, but I have been able to find lamb steaks. I got an artisan stand mixer for Christmas … Continue reading Lamb Meat Balls
Adoro Wines | Product Review
I was invited by Erica to attend a wine tasting of the Adoro wines and it was a great couple of hours where I got to meet some fellow bloggers, the wonderful wine maker, Ian Naudé and of course, another opportunity to taste the Mourvèdre. Ian was upset he had not got to taste the … Continue reading Adoro Wines | Product Review
Cake Jewellery From Stylish Celebrations
When I first heard about Cake Jewellery I could not contain my excitement! Let me introduce you to something new and wonderful that you really need! Cake jewellery is quite simply… dazzling! Be the first to have this exciting new concept at your celebration. Using precious metals, Swarovski Crystals, diamante, pearls and a variety of … Continue reading Cake Jewellery From Stylish Celebrations
Willie’s Chocolate Cacao Factory
In 2009 David and I took our annual holiday in England. We decided to spend a week in Dartmouth, exploring the area of Devon and Cornwall. On our way from Heathrow to Dartmouth, we stopped off at Stonehenge and then had lunch in Cadbury. This little village was 13 miles from Willie's Chocolate Cacao Factory … Continue reading Willie’s Chocolate Cacao Factory
Joseph Joseph Chopping Boards
I recently participated in the YuppieChef Community Cookathon and as a thank you I was sent this amazing Joseph Joseph Index Plus Chopping Boards with Knives. It found a home straight away on the bottom shelf of the butcher's block I designed which is half way complete 🙂 And I had to use it straight … Continue reading Joseph Joseph Chopping Boards