Life Trove

In 2015, I went on a road trip to Tasmania with a group of friends. It was a trip defined by incredible landscapes and some of the best hiki...

During our year sharing the Willow Road house, Russell, Ally, and I formed a tight-knit, happy trio. Ally was already a wonderful cook, but ...

In 2015, I was backpacking through South Africa with my friend Chrisel. We arrived at a hostel nestled in the shadow of the magnificent Drak...

Our family used to go round for dinner at Gran and Gramps on a regular basis. It remains one of my favorite memories. Gran was an absolutely...

During university, I was desperate to impress a girl I really liked. I decided the best way to her heart was through her stomach, despite th...

I have never been much of a cook. In my house, when people smell something coming from the kitchen, they don’t ask, "What’s cooking?...

Jo, Matt and Antony agreed to be willing guinea pigs for our Thai red curry we are planning to cook at Afrikaburn for our group.  We had fun...

I had my first ever experience of making dumplings. They were delicious.  Then we watched a movie I had seen before (Brothers Grimsby) that ...

A fun evening with a very special group of people.  My oven roasted vegetables with smoked almonds was a triumph!

Chrisel's family has a little bush retreat, just over an hour's drive out from Joburg, near the Magaliesberg Mountains.  It really ...

Srini popped by so I could help him with his GoPro.  He kindly offered to help me peel potatoes for potato bake for 20 people. Now that'...