It has been almost two months since I left my garden in the hands of my family. Coming home, I saw so much growth, renewed growth, perpetual growth... And abundance. It is strange that when you see something

It is winter weather, cold winds and drizzling rain now and again. This is the perfect condition for seedlings to pop through the wet ground. And oh my, is there a medley of different seedlings sticking

I am a messy gardener. I cannot abide by the rules that stipulate "plant in neat rows, 5 cm apart..." Most of the time, I just throw the seeds in the ground, or I let the plants self sow and

salami; spekboom chutney; four cheeses (cheddar, gouda, pecorino; feta); braaibroodjies There are not two ways about it: braaibroodjies (or BBQed toasted cheese sandwiches) play an integral role in many

The problem with true abundance is that we rarely know what to do with all that we harvested. Two or so years ago, I wrote about the flowers of the garlic chive plant (Allium tuberosum), with its flowers

Simple cooking is the hardest cooking. That is a hill I am willing to die on. I normally order the simplest dishes at restaurants to see if the chefs know what they are doing. Sometimes you order the most