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2022 Christmas Mince Pie Review

9th Dec 2022Food, Reviews1

Christmas mince pies are an institution in my family and something which we have all enjoyed eating together for years. My beloved Gramps, Roy, used to call them his “tranquilizers”, which we continue to laugh about years after he sadly left us. Admittedly I wasn’t always a fan, but much like Christmas cake, I’ve grown to appreciate these delicious little fruit-filled shortbread pies. 

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Every time I post a photo of myself celebrating my pregnancy I brace for the comments that follow. The ones which sting either elude to the wild notion of some mystery partner who I surely must be having my baby with or appear in the form of tactless questions like “so who’s the baby daddy?”

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23rd Jun 2022Life 

Well, I made it to Bali and it’s been almost two months. Crazy, right? Time flies when you’re making bold moves and changing your life, while at the same time wondering WTF you’re doing.

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Death by Chocolate Loaf

Death By Chocolate Cake

1st Mar 2022Food, Recipes 

Please don’t for one second think that the fact that I’m publishing a recipe with the word “death” in its title is a coincidence. There’s death and chocolate cake, and then there’s Death by Chocolate Cake. This is about both.

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Orpheus

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27th Feb 2022Life9

This was by far the hardest thing I have ever written. Harder than what it’s like living in a foreign country, harder than my divorce, harder than navigating life alone after 9 years with the same person, and harder than the breakup which I was convinced would kill me because it hurt so much.

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Coconut Quinoa Pudding

Coconut Quinoa Pudding

25th Feb 2022Food, Recipes 

There are times when all I feel like eating is something simple, warm, comforting and sweet. This Coconut Quinoa Pudding delivers on all four of those requests. Much like rice pudding, all you really need…

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Pretzel Chicken Strips

23rd Feb 2022Food, Recipes 

Who (besides the non-meat eaters) doesn’t love a crispy piece of chicken? The good news here is that very little oil is required to get them crispy and before you even ask me, yes they can be cooked in an air-fryer.

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Smoked Salmon Salad

Smoked Salmon Trout Salad

22nd Feb 2022Food, Recipes 

This Smoked Salmon Trout Salad deserves a place on the summer salad menu, packed with fresh greens, seasonal asparagus, capers, a creamy egg and mayonnaise dressing and of course the star of the show – smoked salmon trout.

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Cowgirl Cookies

Cowgirl Cookies

16th Feb 2022Food, Recipes 

Cowgirl Cookies are chocolate chip cookies on steroids with the addition of salted pretzels, crisps and pecan nuts. If you’re into sweet and salty in one, you will love them as much as I do.

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Petit Pois Hummus

Petit Pois Hummus & Seed Crackers

11th Feb 2022Food, Recipes 

This one’s for all the hummus fans out there, especially the ones who eat their peas. Petit pois to be exact. I’ve made a lot of hummus in my life and am a firm believer that making it with dried chickpeas yields the creamiest, velvetiest and smoothest hummus of them all. The same method applies to my Petit Pois Hummus.

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Landslide

Landslide

9th Feb 2022Life2

I turned 38 a couple of weeks ago. I’m not afraid of getting older, but what I do suffer from when it comes to my birthdays is reflecting on the past and I don’t particularly like them because of this. This year was no different, and despite putting on a very brave face I found myself spending the actual day of my birthday alone and dwelling on a few things.

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Chocolate Hazelnut & Pretzel Bars

Chocolate Hazelnut & Pretzel Bars

4th Feb 2022Food, Recipes1

Owwwwwww! These. Are. Ridiculous. Make them (especially if you vibe with the holy trinity of chocolate, hazelnuts and pretzels). That is all.

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Hanging with my work wife @noxolomulenje before th Hanging with my work wife @noxolomulenje before the @thermomix_za cooking class 🥦
A bit of Sunday morning baking with my @thermomix_ A bit of Sunday morning baking with my @thermomix_za and a fool-proof Oatmeal Cookie recipe straight off of Cookidoo 🍪
Les Étoiles Vagabondes / The Wandering Stars ✨ Les Étoiles Vagabondes / The Wandering Stars ✨
Thoughts while heading back to Joburg and into the Thoughts while heading back to Joburg and into the biggest year of my life to date ✨
After 3 years of my Mom trying unsuccessfully to g After 3 years of my Mom trying unsuccessfully to get a roosterbrood from Tannie Poppie’s in Laingsburg, it finally happened 🙌🏽
Another year in review, although I don’t think 9 Another year in review, although I don’t think 9 photos could quite sum up the extent of the impact that 2022 has had on my life and how much it’s changed me. 

Behind the smiles, bright colours and exotic locations, I spent a large portion of this year grieving. The loss of a love and the future I imagined with him, my estranged biological father, my life in South Africa when I left for Bali, an unrequited love and then the biggest loss of all: who I was before finding out I was going to be a mother. 

The thing about loss is that it also leads to growth. Besides the enormous amount of loss I’ve had to deal with this year, I’ve also learnt so much more about myself and grown in ways I’d never imagined possible:

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A very special afternoon celebrating the upcoming A very special afternoon celebrating the upcoming arrival of my baby girl. I’m incredibly grateful and hugely privileged to be surrounded by such a wonderful community of family and friends. They say it takes a village and I’m insanely proud of the amazing people who make up mine 🥰
It dawned on me a couple of days ago that this wil It dawned on me a couple of days ago that this will be my last Christmas “on my own”. Next year I’ll be celebrating my first Christmas as new mom with a 9 month old baby, continuing the festive traditions I grew up with and hopefully forming my own as a new little family of two. So on that note, a very Merry Christmas from The Bump (aka Frances, Frankie, Fran or Fox) and I 🎄
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