Soweto under the apricot tree

Title:                    Soweto under the apricot tree Author:                Niq Mhlongo Publisher:            Kwela Books Local price:          Rxxx @ Takealot Rating:                 3/5 Twitter:                @vuyomzini Hemmingway is quoted as saying all stories end in death “…and he is no true story teller who would keep that from you”. Niq Mhlongo’s short stories seem to

Intruders

Title:                    Intruders Author:                Mohale Mashigo Publisher:            Picador Africa Local price:          R149 @ Takealot Rating:                 5/5 Twitter:                @vuyomzini Mohale Mashigo’s book Intruders is woke. Mashigo’s introductory essay to the book cautions against taking on Americanised emblems in trying to “fit in”. The essay is titled “Afrofuturism: Ayashis’ amateki” and speaks on

Got you back

Got you back –         Jane Fallon I actually received this book from my partner in books, my sister B. She gave it to me about 2 Christmas’ ago and at the time I was too focused on thrillers with not much interest in any other genre. It actually starts off a little slow, the kind

Early Riser

Title:                    Early Riser Author:                Jasper Fforde Publisher:            Hodder & Stoughton Local price:          R323 @ Takealot Rating:                 5/5 Twitter:                @vuyomzini   Never has dystopia been this stone cold funny. Fforde imagines a world where Wales and the Wold is walloped by winter to such an extent that every year everyone hibernates

Mornings in Jenin

Mornings in Jenin –       Susan Abulhawa How I got this book was from a friend, a very special lady that I don’t see enough of but conversation always flows and time together always feels like spending time with wise old soul. Thank you Ursula for the lend (I can never remember if it should be

Rutanang Online Book Fair 2017 (02-04 May)

It’s going down for real – all the deets on the poster here:  

How to grow a pepper plant – An Experiment

In the last post, I went into how to germinate green pepper seeds as I’m on a mission to grow my very own green peppers! Go have a read of the post entitled ‘How to germinate pepper seeds’ here. I would like to point out that I’d started out using paper towels because that’s what

How to germinate pepper seeds

I’m always searching for ways to be a little less wasteful and see what I can reuse, in what way, etc, to benefit the earth and generally decrease my carbon footprint 🙂 A mini eco-warrior of sorts. A few weeks ago I came across a YouTube video of a lady who showed me how to

Curried Coconut Chicken

It has been a little bit of a while since we posted a recipe on the blog and today’s your lucky day! I saw this recipe on the All Recipes site a few weeks ago and I was finally able to grab some chicken fillets and a can of coconut milk today to pull this