Life, with Clotted Cream
An ordinary life with a dusting of luxury.
Lifestyle
Join me here where I write sketches on the Daily Prompt, make lists on life’s little essentials (who doesn’t like a list?) and share with you my days out and visits to restaurants all over the world.
Come dream with me…
Pumpkin Spiced Swiss Roll
Learn how to bake cute designs into a cake batter to decorate a Pumpkin Spiced Swiss Roll.
Top 5 Most loved ingredients: May
A list of my favourite ingredients that I’ve used during the month of May.
My first visit to Paris
It has been nearly 12 years since my first visit to Paris, France. I had a bucket list since I can remember and one of the things I wanted to experience was to be at the top of the Eiffel tower by my 25th birthday.
Eating our way through Vienna
If there is one thing in life that I truly love, then it is the art of good food. The Hubby and I spent a day and a half in Vienna on a short little weekend break and consumed way more calories than what was needed to sustain life…
Planning a weekend city break to Vienna
I’ve always been a romantic at heart. Besides Paris, I’ve always imagined 18th Century Vienna as one of the most romantic cities on earth. To say that our visit was a slight disappointment is somewhat of an understatement…
It is time to make time
Sometimes it feels as if life is just racing by: the weekends are way too short and before you know it, the vicious blurry cycle starts all over again.
6 Things I loved in South Africa
You often see these extreme health and safety picture meme’s with the caption ‘Only in Africa’… I’ve identified 6 things I truly love about South Africa.
Coffee Shop Gems in North West, South Africa
I love the fact that there are very few coffee chains in South Africa. People make a living by trying to be more unique that the next person down the road. The result? Gems!
Top free-ish things to do in London
William Shenstone said: “Nothing is certain in London but expense.”
I disagree…
My top six Restaurants in London
Oscar Wilde said:
The man who can dominate a London dinner table can dominate the world.
The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little bit extra…
I am a firm believer of many things. One of those are that one should never settle for ordinary. Always do that little bit extra to make the ordinary, well, extraordinary!
I’ve cheated!
I rarely buy ready made meals; I prefer making everything from scratch because that way I know exactly what goes into my body.
A Pasta Lesson at Jamie Oliver’s Cookery School
We decided that it would be really a lot of fun to do a cookery class at Jamie Oliver’s Cookery School. It truly was a lot of fun!
20 days before I have to tick a different box…
I cannot believe that in 20 days I will be 21 with 14 year’s experience! That is crazy! Today I allow myself to cast a retrospective eye over my life.
The Royal Wedding: A long wait on The Long Walk
One cannot live in England and not have some form of engagement with the Royal Family. The moment the engagement was announced, we agreed that we just had to be there.
Look what we got from the Amazon treasure truck…
My hubby have been following the truck on Amazon ever since it has started. Since we are both on holiday this week, we couldn’t be more excited to learn that the truck was going to be nearby…
A Gastronomic Journey through London
Flabby and fabulous. That is how I feel at this moment. we decided to have a gastronomic day travelling through London and trying out random little cafe’s and bakeries.
Translate that!
I’m currently on a bit of a ‘translation’ high.
See if you can identify these directly-translated animal names.
How do you translate that?
I could not stop laughing this week at this new song. I just had to try to translate it so that my non-English speaking friends can laugh with me…
Christmas Nostalgia (part 2)
Oh no! I cannot believe it is nearly February. Nearly a twelfth into the New Year and I’m still in the Christmas spirit!
Traditional South African Christmas (part 1)
The shops are getting ready for the Easter Fever, but I still feel a bit of the Christmas nostalgia lingering in the air.
Only in Africa
Let’s face it: South Africa still amazes me every time I go back there. Life there is just lived in exponentials.
Melkkos
I love writing in Afrikaans. It is an incredibly expressive language and you can describe feelings and emotions not only with flair, but also with wit, and in such a way that you can make anything less insulting by putting a ‘tjie’ at the end of the word…
We will remember them
Tonight I wish I could tell you a tale of a young man named Albert Brits that ended happily ever after, but sadly I can not.
Black Monday
Tomorrow South Africans all over the world will be standing up against farm murders in South Africa.
Bunny Chow and Buffalo
I love surprising my husband. It is his birthday this week and I’ve been planning a birthday surprise for him for some time now.
Mexican Fiesta – Steak Asada
I’m very fortunate to have a hubby that loves good food just as much as I do. Every now and again I love going all out on dinner. I pull out all the stops for a show stopping gastronomic extravaganza.
Wow! A Year Already?!
Today a year ago we officially got married. To celebrate the fact that we probably both deserve a medal for putting up with each other, we decided to do so in style.
A touch of luxury
The hubby and I are always on the hunt for unique experiences. We found one. A truly remarkable experience that will stay with me for the rest of my life.
Am I a traitor?
I have posted a status a while back on Facebook when a so-called ‘friend’ lashed out at me by accusing me that I have ‘forgotten’ where I came from. Therefore, I would like to air my view.
A Spidery Story
I heard somewhere that you shouldn’t take a shower with you contact lenses in. And everyone knows that without my contact lenses I’m as blind as a bat!
An amazing upside-down day in London
I love London. I’ve lived here for 9 years, 6 months and 12 days; I’m still not tired of London. Every time I venture out into the city I stumble across a new little find.
Decadent to disgust
From decadent to disgusting. One word that can describe so much! From stomach churning repulsion to tantalisingly teasing your tongue with pure delight.
When Dawn breaks
Apart from Cricket’s woeful song and Bullfrog clearing his throat in the distance, everything is quiet. It is still dark.
But not for long.
Unfurl your flag!
Many moons ago when I was in primary school we raised the flag every morning in the quad. I couldn’t wait to see the colourful panels, so carefully sewn together, to flutter about.
Nostalgia
The Daily Prompt Word is ‘Grainy’. It has sent my thoughts into a whirlwind of textures and emotions.
10 ways to minimise food waste
I used to waste. A lot. Whenever an expiry or best before date was approaching, it went straight to the bin. Here are my 10 top tips to reduce food waste each week.
Top 5 tips for a GREAT cup of coffee
For many a good cuppa can solve most of life’s problems. For me a good cup of coffee need to make me feel like I want to burst with happiness.
Life, with Clotted Cream 