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May 02, 2012

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Conde Nast House & Garden travel page May 2012 - written by me :-)

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The First Constantia Craft Beer Project festival

Looking for something to do this weekend? There's no better way to spend a Saturday afternoon, than sipping artisanal small-batch, limited-edition beer – that's what we call CRAFT! But don't worry about your non-beer drinking girlfriend (who you should reconsider dating), there will be wine (from boutique and garagiste wineries) on sale too and slow food... Food stalls include the likes of Cape Mountain Charcuterie, Banana Jam cafe, Wicked Waffles and The Oyster Lady, plus others. Breweries include the likes of Devil's Peak, Mitchell's, Boston Breweries, Brew Dog, Citizen, Stellenbrau, Anvil Ale and Camelthorn, plus others. The Constantia Craft Beer Project will showcase 15 international and local craft breweries. A new concept of 'brew bucks' (like coupons) is also being launched this festival which allows festival-goers a chance to buy tasters and food with their very own beer currency. A picnic-like atmosphere on the lawns with...

No-bake Marie Biscuit Date Balls

This recipe is super easy and the date balls are such a winning snack to keep around for the festive season. Here are some I made for my friend Seth Ingredients: 1 x 200g pack of marie biscuits 200g butter 125ml sugar/ fructose 250-300g of chopped, pitted dates 1 vanilla pod, seeds scraped out desiccated coconut for rolling Instructions: Place marie biscuits in a food processor and pulse until they form rough crumbs and small pieces. Set aside. In a saucepan over medium heat, place the butter, sugar and dates and stir until butter is melted and sugar fairly dissolved. Add the vanilla seeds or 2 teaspoons of vanilla essence. Combine date mixture with the crumbs by stirring it in or combining in the food processor. Roll into bite-size balls. Sprinkle coconut onto a clean surface and roll the balls through the coconut until covered. Refrigerate for a 3 to 4 hours before serving. Keeps up to a week. *For sweet-baked goodies, I keep some of my sugar in a container with vanilla pods, gi...

Wheat-free, dairy-free dark-chocolate brownie recipe

Craving something sweet, but trying to avoid wheat and dairy? Whip up a batch of these super-easy, deadly delicious dark-chocolate brownies. You’ll actually have to convince people that there’s no butter – they’re that rich. The good news is that they’re also packed with nutrients: antioxidants (thanks to the good-quality dark chocolate), they’ll improve your skin and hair (thanks to the coconut oil) and they’ll help to reduce blood pressure, strengthen your bones and may even help fight cancer (thanks to the ground almonds). What You Need 160g good-quality dark chocolate (Lindt 70% and above does not contain dairy) ½ cup coconut oil ¾ cup almond flour 1 cup dark demerara sugar ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda 1Tbsp good-quality cocoa powder (I use Nomu) 2 extra-large free-range eggs 1 cup almonds, roughly chopped Method 1/Preheat oven to 180 ° C. Grease a 20cm ovenproof baking pan or ceramic dish. 2/ Melt the chocolate and coconut oil in a s...

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