Day 3 of fighting Covid whilst living with a comorbidity. Thank you for all the support and kind words...and mountains and mountains of medical advice. 😣

I'm sticking with the meds given and recommended to me by my Dr and pharmacist. So far I'm doing well. ♥️🙏🏾 One of the drugs you're given as part of the cocktail of meds to combat this is called prednisone. It's a steroid. One side effect is that it increases your blood glucose so high you could go into a coma as a diabetic. So it's been a balancing act of insulin and eating right.

A thread on the most expensive spice in the world.

At between R14 000 to R140 000 per kg, Saffron is spice gold. #LesFoodFacts What is saffron? The small "threads" that make up the spice are the stigma from the flower that grows from the Crocus Sativus plant. Each flower produces 3 stigmas. Those red threads in the middle of the flower #LesFoodFacts

Check out the Dirty Money episode ON Netflix that details Malaysian corruption under it's previous Prime Minister. He had his son being the front of most of the Billion dollar scams. Most of the money was taken from government agencies and departments 👀 He fired Ministers and did cabinet reshuffles when too many questions were asked. 👀👀

Fascinating to see how old tech toaster ovens and convection ovens have been reimagined and changed to "airfryers" and given sleek designs.
Must be one of the greatest marketing transitions ever.

The tech hasn't changed, its decades old, its just how it's presented now. My mom was big on the Weigh-Less programme in the 90's. She had to get all the gadgets recommended by it and one of them was a convection oven.
Remember these? They're the same tech as what people call "airfryers" these days. A convection oven. #LesFoodFacts

Let's talk about nuts. It's #LesFoodFacts time Ok, let's start at the most obvious question. Why are nuts so bloody expensive? You need to understand what nuts are and how they grow and how they're processed.

The price is based on processing and also on market demand. Let me explain those 2 points first #LesFoodFacts

Had our Bosch training today. In summary, the Internet of Things is here to stay.

Smart kitchen, the new range of appliances can be controlled via your phone. Your fridge has a camera inside as well, whilst you're shopping you can check what's inside it and what you need to buy. Can get your coffee machine to start making your morning coffee whilst you're still in bed.

Get your stove and oven to teach you new recipes and get it to cook them for you. 🔥

Some Bosch inspired kitchens. Will FINALLY be finishing mine soon too. 😍 #CookLikeABosch 😍😍😍

Wrapping it tightly in cling wrap works even better. Wrap the lid separately and you can open it without needing to re-wrap it. Oh, and a sheet of wax baking paper directly on the surface of the ice-cream for extra control 😉

Also, scoop the ice-cream in the freezer

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Why does it work? It's to prevent any air getting into the ice cream and causing crystals forming. Over time the fat and liquids in ice cream split as temperatures fluctuate as you open and close the ice cream. Wrapping or covering it helps minimise how much air gets in.

Current views. Weekend away nyana, just 45mins away from Jozi. Bronkhorstspruit 😍 👌🏾

Ok. As promised, a thread on flavouring and seasoning of food. I'm not gonna mention any brands so please don't ask me what brands to buy. 🙏🏾 #LesFoodFacts First the basics. They're important, I'll explain why as the thread goes.
There's a difference between seasoning and flavouring. It's important coz thats what determines what you should use and one what dishes. #LesFoodFacts

As requested by @AndiMakinana, this is a thread on cooking seafood. #LesFoodFacts I'll spare you all the technical stuff about types of fish. That is a whole week-long lecture on its own. So let's start at the fishmonger instead. How to tell if a fish is fresh or clean. #LesFoodFacts

Really curious to see how the DA campaigns next year during the local elections. Will most likely avoid putting Steenhuisen on any billboards alone.

Me I just wanna see him speak in a township 😂🤣

All about coffee. What, how, why. A thread. P.s. This is from personal knowledge and what I've been trained on, I'm no barista #LesFoodFacts Ok, let's start at the beginning. The history (its important coz it will help explain how unfair the global coffee trade has been).

There is a legend that coffee was first consumed and brewed in Ethiopia. In a region called Kaffa. Others claim it was discovered by Arabs in Yemen

Ever wonder how food photographers have different backgrounds for food pics? It's via boards called 'flatlays', you can order a few online. 😉 They're not cheap but they come in handy.

For Dijo I didn't use any flatlays but for Insta they're useful 🙏🏾 The term also refers to the current trend of shooting photos from directly above and filling the scene with props. Flat lay pics look like this...

Knives. A thread. This is from my own personal experience over the years as a chef. Just like driving cars, every one will be different to each person but there is a general agreement as to which are the best and which are in the bottom. #LesFoodFacts Let's start at the basics. The bag that every chef cares for like its their baby. Our knife bag. We can keep up to 20 knives and utensils in it. Some chefs even carry a knife toolbox but in general most chefs will have about 10 knives of their own. #LesFoodFacts

Someone asked for a cake recipe. So I sent them my red velvet one, strange at it may sound I usually don't expect people to try my recipes. 2hrs later she sent me this pic. This is what red velvet is meant to look like. She even made the cream cheese icing 😍👌🏾

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Question. Have any of you successfully grown a baobab tree in Joburg or seen one in Jozi? In my seed shopping spree I included a few baobab seeds as well. Dawned on me this morning that I've never seen one in Jozi...besides as bonsai

Bebe Winans on a loadshedding Sunday morning whilst doing some gardening. 👌🏾🙏🏾 "I felt by writing this song,
It would reveal all my heart. (the way that I'm feeling)
I feel like telling you how,
How much I love you so...
No special reaaaaassson, just thought you should know"

I know I sound like a stuck record sometimes but do yourself a favour. Organise 4 or more friends and do a trip every few weeks to the Joburg Market in City Deep. You'll pay easily about 25% of what you pay for fruit and veg at retailers.

Buy directly from farmers and suppliers It's where we people in the industry shop for events and big functions.

If you're into flowers or need flowers, Multiflora (the biggest flower market in SA) is located round the corner. You literally buy from the people who supply florists. Dirt cheap. 😉

BTW, during September (Heritage Month) SANParks runs a special where South Africans can enter our parks for free for a week. 👇🏾

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If you're sceptical about accommodation during COVID-19 (like me) there are loads of camping and caravan options.

"Ungubani?!" #WakandaForever "How do you think you got these? Think your ancestors paid a fair price?" #WakandaForever