Lea Brink Quick and filling creamy supper! You will need: 500g lean mince meat 1 cup bread crumbs 1 teaspoon dried basil 3 chopped cloves of garlic 1 teaspoon onion powder 1 teaspoon coriander powder 1 teaspoon cumin powder ½ teaspoon chilli powder 1 teaspoon chopped rosemary 1 cup flour  … Read more

For working parents with school-age children, this time of year is especially chaotic. Your task list is endless, your stress level high. Besides, a lot of the work and worry seems to be coming from one place: your child’s school. But here’s the good news: There are effective ways to  … Read more

Lea Brink Delicious lunch under the trees. You will need: 4 yellow peaches, peeled and sliced 80g rocket leaves 80g mixed salad leaves 80g dried rooibos berries 100g halved pecan nuts 200g Danish feta cheese with palm oil Balsamic reduction salad sauce with fig extract Wash the salad leaves and  … Read more

By Melodie Veldhuizen You don’t doubt your love for one another, yet you often feel unloved and therefore discontented. This is because people experience love in different ways and why your loved one doesn’t experience the way in which you show you care, as love. In his book, Five languages  … Read more

By Nico Strydom The porkbush (Portulacaria afra) is a succulent indigenous to South Africa. The plant is also known as elephant’s food, sweet porkbush and sour porkbush and occurs almost everywhere in the country. In its natural habitat the tree or shrub can grow to a height of up to  … Read more

Lea Brink So tasty for the summer, with or without ice-cream. You will need: Crust: 1 cup castor sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 3 cups flour ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup butter 1 egg ½ teaspoon vanilla extract Filling: 2 cups sliced strawberries 1½ cups blueberries 1 cup raspberries ½  … Read more

By Emsie Martin Dyslexia is something often talked about, but a lot of uncertainty about this condition also exists. The term ‘dyslexia’ is a combination of two Greek words, dys and lexis, that mean bad reading. The old-time view is that dyslexia is a physical disturbance in the brain which  … Read more

By Wilma Bedford Road accidents in South Africa are of the highest in the world: Worldwide there are 24.1 deaths per 100 000 road users, while in South Africa the figure is 31.9 per 100 000. In South Africa road deaths are caused by drunk driving, speed, distracted drivers, reckless  … Read more

Lea Brink This is a fun way of making a pizza with low-fat dough. Children also enjoy having it in their lunch boxes. You will need: 1 packet wraps ¼ cup olive oil 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese 1 chicken breast 4 red onion rings, finely chopped One half of  … Read more

By Marli Naidoo With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we want to make an extra effort to spoil our loved ones. However, we needn’t wait for 14 February to make him/her feel special. Every day offers new opportunities to surprise your darling with small treats that cost very little  … Read more