In celebration of French Toast Day - 28 November - I share this recipe with you. It has been declared by no less a collection of luminaries as the Cape Town Familia as "the best French toast in the country". In fact they went through phase of ordering French Toast in restaurants to see if they could find a better French Toast than 'Gruncle's'. And the score so far? Gruncle: Twentity Gazillion hundreds of thousands. Other Restaurants: A big fat zero. So there you have it from the mouths of … [Read more...] about Alan’s Famous French Toast
Eggs
We’re still not lovin’ it!
Four animal protection organisations; Beauty without Cruelty SA, United Front 4 Animals (UFA), OWL South African Faith Communities' Environment Institute (SAFCEI) and Animal Voice, the official South African representative of Compassion in World Farming, are promoting and supporting a petition encouraging McDonald's South Africa to adopt a cage-free egg policy in line with their international counterparts - McDonald's US, Canada Australia and Europe - who have already committed to phasing out a … [Read more...] about We’re still not lovin’ it!
SMEs urged to diversify their ‘eggs’
As the old saying goes, 'do not put all your eggs in one basket', the same principle applies to small business owners that want to get the most out of their savings, while minimizing investment risks. Elize Giese, Head of Investments at FNB Business says when investing business profits it is important for SMEs to have a diversified portfolio as a way of managing risks. "Diversifying simply refers to limiting risks by spreading a company's investments across different instruments and … [Read more...] about SMEs urged to diversify their ‘eggs’
Breakfast Rounds
As one gets older and presumably wiser the traditional breakfast fry up loses its greasy appeal and, frankly, the need to cure hangovers also fades into a memory. But, it still feels good to have breakfast on the patio surrounded by loved ones. So, I have been experimenting a bit of late in the hopes of coming up with an easy, 'one pot', healthy breakfast - hence these 'Breakfast Rounds'. Ingredients: 2 Eggs per person 1 packet of streaky Bacon (I have used those new bacon rounds … [Read more...] about Breakfast Rounds
Baked Eggs
This past weekend I popped my Magic Bacon into the oven and then had a another time saving, healthy option idea - what about baking my eggs? Ingredients: 8 Eggs 1 Finely Chopped Tomato Herbs Cheese Method: Use a muffin pan - I used one of those silicon wonders as it is nice and deep. Brush the insides with Melted Butter, Olive Oil or suchlike Grate some cheese into the bottom of each pan Top with chopped tomato and a sprinkling of herbs - I used Origanum Break an egg … [Read more...] about Baked Eggs
