We all know summer brings with it the desire to keep fit and healthy – but making healthy snack choices isn’t always easy. With this in mind, Snowflake has rounded up some great healthy snack solutions. From healthy nuts and seeds to going light on sugar, snacking on homemade bakes means you can still indulge without sacrificing texture and flavour.
There is a quaint charm and feeling of bye gone years in a freshly baked rustic loaf smothered with rich creamy butter. It somehow reminds me of grandmas baking in beautiful liberty print aprons, and sipping tea from fine bone china teacups. This Date and Walnut loaf is a perfect teatime treat for a Sunday mid afternoon nibble with its nutty sweet flavours.
Georgina once again joins Shades of Cinnamon as she shares her love of Markets of the World, guiding us into Curitiba, Brazil and the indoor Mercado Municipal. Try some of her delicious recipes on her fantastic blog The Amazing Flavours of Brazil.
Ooh….la….la…. I have just returned from a few beautiful days in Paris, and as I love anything French, I thought I would make these crisp wafer thin Almond Tuiles to serve with my Lemon Curd Mascarpone Mousse. The word “tuiles”, French for “tile” is derived from their traditional curved shape similar to that of roof tiles in France.
The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa (HSFSA) wants all people in South Africa to #HaveHeart this Heart Awareness Month by showing you care: for yourself, your families and for South Africa by not letting heart disease win.
Eating a balanced diet is an important part of maintaining a healthy heart. Having a healthy body and heart can help you feel your best. It doesn’t have to be tough with these simple changes in your eating choices, you will feel the difference. Here’s how to get started
If you are feeling adventurous get yourself a bottle of delicious aromatic Rosewater – it gives beautiful subtle flavours to cocktails, iced teas, delicate desserts, like panna cotta and my all time favourite Strawberry and Rose Rice Pudding. In this recipe the flavours of the strawberries are enhanced with the delicate sweet taste of rose water.










