SALAD DAYS WITH WHITE WINE

With Viviane Bouquet Farre

This all-year, all-occasion leafy green salad is like the little black dress or the crisp white shirt. You can dress it up by tossing it with an exquisite aged balsamic vinaigrette and plating it; or you can dress it down and serve it family-style in a generous bowl with a more casual mustard vinaigrette.

THE VIGILANT DIABETIC!

SOUTH AFRICAN COOKBOOK FOR DIABETES AND INSULIN RESISTANCE 2 

By Hilda Lategan

Cooking for diabetics is not all that different. Hilda Lategan introduces us to a style of cooking which, although perfectly attuned to diabetic needs, is simple, nutritious and appealing, and she is mindful of every aspect of diet concerned with the condition of diabetes.

CUDDLE UP TO A GOOSE

With Hilary Prendini Toffoli 

Goose down is the Rolls Royce of duvet fillings and everyone wants it on their Beds. Hilary Prendini Toffoli meets Granny Goose herself

See Sally-Ann Creed’s feature on The Perfect Sleep!

HEALTH! COLD & FLU NATURAL THERAPIES

By Sally-Ann Creed

We’ve all heard the old wives tales of how you mix one disgusting thing with another and end up drinking a brew that tastes like fermented drain water mixed with garlic – and this is supposed to ward off or shorten a cold, not so? Well, maybe these brews work for you, but they’ve never worked for me. The following information will either help you to get over a cold/’flu – or hopefully, not get one at all. 

HEALTH! TEA-BONE BUILDER EXTRAORDINAIRE!

By Sally-Ann Creed

Join Sally-Ann Creed, Clinical Nutritionist, on Showcook where she replies thoughtfully to the vital questions that you ask? We know that tea is a popular beverage, would you call it a health aid? 

EGGS - THE VITAL FACTS

With Madeleine de Villiers

Madeleine de Villiers, Dietician of the Health Professions Council of South Africa, tells us that there is no connection between eggs and the incidence of Coronary Heart Disease and strokes after the most exhaustive studies were done over a period of 25 years. The findings are important and illuminating for those that are denying themselves both vital nutrition as well as the pleasure of eggs in their diet.

MEMORY - A MANY SPLENDOURED THING

Highly complex, delicately, balanced and,
for some of us, easily deranged.

Psychotherapist Bubbles Levinson for over 30 years,
 guides us through the labyrinth of a  most precious asset.

ELGIN FREE RANGE CHICKENS

All the rage at the Wellness Warehouse!
Rise to the challenge and choose from many
tempting ideas with chicken to prepare at home.

Try braised drumsticks with apples and a touch of orange juice and ginger. Roast chicken stuffed with pricked lemons and garlic. Flash fry exquisitely filleted chicken breasts with a little olive oil, a dash of white wine and tarragon mustard, yoghurt or cream for the final touch. Serve on a bed of fine noodles.

IN BOOKS FOR COOKS! EAT SMART & STAY SLIM

By Lisbet Delport & Gabi Steenkamp

Liesbet and Gabi in ‘Eat Smart & Stay Slim’ have introduced the low GI concept to South Africa, a key to permanent weight loss. Eating this way stabilises blood sugar levels, helps to control food cravings, while increasing your metabolism, helping you to lose weight without giving up the food that you enjoy with simple low GI guidelines. 

NATURALLY ORGANIC KHOISAN SEA SALT
AT THE WELLNESS WAREHOUSE

SALT OF THE SEA
Nature’s gift to fine cooking!

Khoisan sea salt is hand-harvested on the cool Atlantic shores of St Helena Bay on the West Coast. Nature’s gift to fine cooking and the correct salt to include in your diet, importantly, one that has no chemical additives.