Month: May 2025

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Recipes

Make it Mexican

Flamboyant family food! Mexican food is a vibrant celebration of textures, bold flavours and bright colours. It’s the kind of food that brings family and friends together, sharing all the lovely aromas. Mexican food is typically served in an array of plates and bowls perfect for everyone around the table to share and help themselves. This recipe perfectly captures this warm style of eating with the variety of accompaniments used. […]

todayMay 30, 2025 1

Health and Welfare

What Your Blood Type Says About Your Health

Do you know your blood type? There’s a good chance that you don’t. There are compelling health reasons why you should know, especially when it comes to your heart. Research suggests that people with certain blood types — namely A and B — are at higher risk of developing blood clots and having attacks and strokes. “We think about blood type a lot when we think about transfusions,” says Robert […]

todayMay 30, 2025 2

Recipes

Upside Down Onion Tart

This upside-down tart always looks impressive and is not difficult to make. The homemade pastry is less delicate compared to some other shortcrust pastries, so not much can go wrong. The last step in the method may look a bit strange, but remember, it is an upside-down tart, so it needs to be turned over. Just read the recipe carefully to follow the instructions. Caramelised onion & pecorino tart So, […]

todayMay 21, 2025 8

Health and Welfare

Another View on Processed Foods

Written by Alison Gwinn Not all processed foods are alike. Not all fall into the “junk food” category.  According to the Department of Agriculture, (USA) processed foods are any raw agricultural commodities that have been altered from their original state. That can include cutting, drying, freezing, pasteurising or packaging.  The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics places these foods on a continuum, says Nancy Farrell Allen, an Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics […]

todayMay 21, 2025 5

Financial News

Retirement Age in South Africa

Most South Africans will now need to work until they are 80 to retire comfortably. This was revealed by Sanlam Corporate’s study based on over 300,000 Sanlam Umbrella Fund members, demographic trends, actuarial data, and economic factors affecting the country’s retirement outcomes. “Our internal member data indicates that while 65 remains the official retirement age, the majority of South Africans cannot afford to retire at this age,” said Sanlam Corporate […]

todayMay 21, 2025 9

Recipes

Carrots: a Super Versatile Veggie

Heleen Meyer shows us how to make the most of carrots. The naturally sweet flavour of carrots allows you to do so many things with them, whether they are raw or cooked. You can boil, blanch, stir-fry, roast and even bake with them. Grated carrots are fabulous to add that natural sweetness and bulk to a fish cake or meatball mixture, mince or soups and even a slaw. Add thick […]

todayMay 11, 2025 13

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