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Limoncello
“When life gives you lemons, make Limoncello” As I am trying to get rid of our lemons, I decided I need to make my usual winter batch of Limoncello. I know you should make it with Everclear but it is too difficult to find so I use Absolute Vodka. By the way, I make a…
Friday, villa of the week
The Camps Bay villa of the week: The five star, 5 bedroom villa at Lion’s View. There is a private solar heated rim-flow pool and views, situated a 3 min walk to the beach and restaurants. The villa has wireless internet (1 gig free per day), ipod docking station, HD 3D plasma TV etc. Housekeeping…
Wine tasting with Goblets & Gourmets at Hartenberg Wine Estate
On Tuesday evening, Cobie and Bjorn invited us to Goblets & Gourmets at Hartenberg Wine Estate www.hartenbergestate.com in Stellenbosch. Goblets & Gourmets is part of a wine club that meets once a month for a wine tasting and a three course meal. We received a glass of Riesling 2011 on arrival. I am not a…
Wednesday – What’s happening – Taste of Helderberg
Sample over 100 wines at The Taste of Helderberg, taking place tomorrow evening, 12 June 2014 at the NH Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset-West. Tickets are R70 per person and includes wine tasting and a branded tasting glass. Book on WineRoute.co.za or buy tickets at the door (subject to availability). For more information visit: WineRoute.co.za
Touristy day in Cape Town
On Sunday morning we took the MyCiti bus from Camps Bay to Kloof Street in Cape Town. We wandered through the gardens of the Mount Nelson Hotel and then down the company gardens to the National Gallery and popped in to browse the George Hallett exhibition – A Nomad’s Harvest. www.iziko.org.za We ambled up the…
Monday Movies – Boyhood
Boyhood is written and directed by Richard Linklater and starring Patricia Arguette, Ellar Coltrane and Ethan Hawke. It was shot intermittently over a 12 year period: filming began in 2002 and completed in 2013.
Key Lime / Lemon Pie
We have so many lemons at the moment that I am always looking for recipes to use up the lemons. I have never had key lime pie before. I decided to bake the pie substituting the limes with lemons. Here is my recipe: 300g Tennis biscuits 150g butter, melted 1 x tin of condensed milk…
Winter in Camps Bay
As I am writing, it is drizzling outside. I love winters in Cape Town but saying that, rain has been forecast for the rest of the week and by then, I might have changed my mind. Camps Bay is a great place to be in winter. There is no traffic, you can always get a…
NV-80 Grill/Bar
Last night, Deanne and I went to try NV-80. It is in the shopping centre above the newly revamped Checkers at the end of Seapoint. The restaurant is owned by Naldo and Victor Conçalves from the Pigalle group. The NV-80 reminds me of an old fashioned New York style restaurant. There is a very large…
Friday, villa of the week
Bali Place is available at this moment @ a winter special rate of R5900 per night, a large four en suite bedroom, four storey villa situated opposite the sea and 600 meters to the beach and Camps Bay Village. Offering breath-taking views, a cellar, double garage, unlimited free wireless internet (line speed 2 Mb/s), jacuzzi, private…
What’s happening this week?
My favourite event this week is the Robertson Winery Mountain Bike Challenge. It is held at the Paru Farm in McGregor Road. Robertson is 1.5 to 2 hours drive from Cape Town. The mountain bike race is held on Saturday and has a long route of 57 km’s that start at 07:30, a 42 km,…
Tuesday Tunes – The Official 2014 FIFA World Cup Song
We Are One – Ole Ola – The Official 2014 FIFA World Cup Song
Monday Movies – Belle
Following the success of Downtown Abbey – period dramas are very popular at the moment. The lead actress Gugu Mbatha Raw is half South African. Her mother is British and her father was from South Africa. The film was inspired by a true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle the illegitimate mixed race girl. Raised by her…
House swop or home exchange
A great way to make holidays abroad more affordable is to do a house swop or home exchange. Instead of renting a villa or an apartment you can offer your house in exchange for someone else’s. There are quite a few website where you can list your holiday home. Obviously you will need to live…
My stay in England – Part 2
Back in England, we met up with Mike’s family in York, we all stayed in a house in Osbaldwick. The village has been in existence since the 11th century, and was declared a conservation area in 1978. Yorkshire has recently been chosen as the best place to visit in Europe. They call it God’s Own…