http://www.africacafe.co.za/blog Sun, 24 Apr 2011 20:44:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en AfricaCafehttp://feedburner.google.com Look out for our Winter Menu starting in May! The Communal Feast, Winter 2011 will be published here before the end of April.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AfricaCafe/~4/kAYw2GZXVpk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AfricaCafe/~3/kAYw2GZXVpk/ http://www.africacafe.co.za/blog/?p=184 Jason learns about sprouting: 'Sprouting' reminds me of those science experiments we did in junior school. Old ball jars with a stick across the top and a string dangling into a saturated salt solution to observe the formation of crystals or skewering an avo pip with toothpicks so one could suspend ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AfricaCafe/~4/aSZFp9RbF2I" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AfricaCafe/~3/aSZFp9RbF2I/ http://www.africacafe.co.za/blog/?p=168 The other day a lovely lady came up to me and asked if I was the one who made the cookies. She said her young daughter, who is an absolute ‘cookie monster’ loved them; and when she told her that they were wheat-free she said “NO WAY!” So she’d come ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AfricaCafe/~4/auOsfDtQCd8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AfricaCafe/~3/auOsfDtQCd8/ http://www.africacafe.co.za/blog/?p=166 Portia asked, our daughter, Lumai to write about our recent trip with her cousin from Scotland. For my weeklong school break between terms we escaped to the Cederberg. On arriving in Suikerbossie we were greeted with a ray of sunshine, however, it promptly excused itself to make way for rain ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AfricaCafe/~4/LP7fGiXxLhs" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AfricaCafe/~3/LP7fGiXxLhs/ http://www.africacafe.co.za/blog/?p=156 Last week I took some time off and went up to Natal to visit my mum.  The day I arrived I had the good fortune of being invited to a traditional Hindu wedding with over 800 guests!  I was really excited about the food.  You may or may not know ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AfricaCafe/~4/n5dD_ixQImU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AfricaCafe/~3/n5dD_ixQImU/ http://www.africacafe.co.za/blog/?p=151 Happy New Year.  Yes it is late I know.  I tend to fall into a festive season slump.  That is probably closest to the truth.  However were I to offer justifications or excuses for the absence of any posts recently it would go something like this: Luthando who manages the restaurant ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AfricaCafe/~4/V9uhSbXWbDY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AfricaCafe/~3/V9uhSbXWbDY/ http://www.africacafe.co.za/blog/?p=140 At The Africa Cafe we are not only famous for our food but for our decor as well.  We include our vibrant tableware in this category as each piece is carefully and caringly hand-painted at our ceramic studio with bold colours and patterns, bringing some of the art of Africa ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AfricaCafe/~4/BNdW2A2FL74" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AfricaCafe/~3/BNdW2A2FL74/ http://www.africacafe.co.za/blog/?p=137 This morning I was walking in Newlands forest and staring at my favourite section of the mountain with great fondness in my heart and I thought I must whip out my cell phone and snap it to share on the world wide web.  Cape Town is one of the most ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AfricaCafe/~4/QOMCoU2_Pc8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AfricaCafe/~3/QOMCoU2_Pc8/ http://www.africacafe.co.za/blog/?p=134 The Invitation by Oriah Mountain Dreamer Chief Seattle - 1853 "The President in Washington sends word that he wishes to buy our land. But how can you buy or sell the sky? the land? The idea is strange to us. If we do not own the freshness of the air and the sparkle ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AfricaCafe/~4/ZZZqaV7zbbg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AfricaCafe/~3/ZZZqaV7zbbg/ http://www.africacafe.co.za/blog/?p=131 Imitation is the highest form of flattery or so they say.  Over the years we have been very very flattered.  Lately we noticed that people have been trying to imitate the recipe of our delicious wings and they can be found as close as right around the corner.  But the ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AfricaCafe/~4/O0rO9YLpIqI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AfricaCafe/~3/O0rO9YLpIqI/ http://www.africacafe.co.za/blog/?p=125