Archive for the 'Food & entertaining' Category

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Visiting Malawi for the First (Definitely Not the Last) Time!

Guest posts today and Friday from the lovely AfricanKelli. Enjoy! And visit Kelli’s blog for more photos.
My first trip to Africa was eight years ago. In the past five adventures to this great continent, I have been lucky enough to swim on volcanic beaches of Cameroon, stand at the Cape of Good Hope […]

Posted by elp admin on July 16th, 2008 under Travel & leisure, Food & entertaining | Comment now »

Ooh! Five-Minute Chocolate Cake in a Mug!

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Oh my word! A new reader, Naqiyah at Tongue Tickle commented recently and so I went over to take a look at her foodie blog.
Lovely photos, tantalizing recipes. Take a look for yourself.
And then I saw the chocolate cake. The FIVE MINUTE chocolate cake. […]

Posted by elp admin on July 9th, 2008 under From South Africa, Food & entertaining | 3 Comments »

eLuckyfocus: Mother City Living

 
Planning a visit to Cape Town? Check out Mother City Living, a blog that celebrates the gentler, greener pleasures of the mother city.
Great places to watch the sun set, fun hangouts for an after-the-beach drink, where to find the best local veggies and crafts.
eLuckypacket reader Pia edits and maintains Mother City Living and is […]

Posted by elp admin on June 12th, 2008 under Arts & culture, Living in South Africa, From South Africa, Travel & leisure, Food & entertaining | Comment now »

What We Eat: An Interesting Global Perspective

Yesterday being Earth Day and all, I thought I’d refer you all to a fascinating post over at Ideate that looks at what families all over the world consume in an average week food wise.
Andrew Smith points to an original Time Magazine photo gallery of pictures showing families from places as diverse as […]

Posted by elp admin on April 23rd, 2008 under Politics & society, From around the world, Food & entertaining | Comment now »

Reader Focus: Cook Sister

“From her I learned that it’s OK to use shortcuts sometimes, provided you jazz it up a little, and that life is usually too short to hold down a job and bake your own bread regularly.”
Jeanne at Cook Sister,
about her mom.
 
For those of you who haven’t met her, Jeanne at Cook Sister has […]

Posted by elp admin on March 19th, 2008 under Living abroad, Kids & family, Food & entertaining | 2 Comments »

Reader Focus: Cookie (Not Cheffy)

As I’ve mentioned, one of my hopes for eLuckypacket is that we can build an online community for South-African women. Connecting those who are in the country with those spread across the globe.
Recently, when I read a reader’s comment, I noticed that she had her own domain name at michellematthews.co.za. Turns out Michelle is an […]

Posted by elp admin on March 3rd, 2008 under Living in South Africa, From South Africa, Books, movies & music, Food & entertaining | 2 Comments »

Romance and Moroccan Lamb Shanks

As I mentioned, we don’t typically do Valentine’s Day here at Casa eLuckypacket. But we did celebrate our anniversary on Sunday night (close enough!) with a scrumptious home-cooked meal.
Over time, you’ll come to realize just how passionate I am about lamb! My favourite food — especially with a good glass of red wine.
So here goes […]

Posted by elp admin on February 15th, 2008 under From the editor, Food & entertaining | Comment now »

Have Your Cake and Eat It?

This past weekend, we had friends over for dinner. Succulent tri-tip beef on the barbie, oven-roasted rosemary potatoes and organic salad greens with a fig-balsamic dressing.
That and dessert made out of a cardboard box.
Yup, I threw a batch of Ghirardelli’s Premium Walnut Brownies in the oven and paired the hot fudgy little squares with […]

Posted by elp admin on February 5th, 2008 under Food & entertaining | 3 Comments »

Real Simple Online

I love Real Simple magazine.
Love the balance of good recipes, fresh decorating ideas, natural health and beauty features, and life-organization tips.
And I love the simple, clean style of this publication — truly a rest for the eyes and soul.
I can also be a bit cheap when it comes to subscriptions. So I get my […]

Posted by elp admin on January 17th, 2008 under Fashion & beauty, Home & decorating, Body, mind & spirit, From around the world, Food & entertaining | Comment now »

The Little Things

We have just returned from three weeks touring beautiful New Zealand.
It was our first visit there and we had a fabulous time!
What struck us most was how simple and open the Kiwi lifestyle is.
And we noted on more than one occasion how the small communities along Auckland’s North Shore are like the neighbourhoods my husband […]

Posted by elp admin on January 16th, 2008 under Living abroad, From around the world, Travel & leisure, Food & entertaining | Comment now »

Charity and Wine

Charity Wines raises funds for charities in the winelands of the Cape.
For R250, they will send you six premium bottles of wine from top vineyards including Nederburg, Landskroon, Lanzerac and other award-winning wineries.
How does it work? Each month, leading wine producers donate wines to Charity Wines, who mix and match and then send out the […]

Posted by elp admin on January 15th, 2008 under Giving & receiving, Food & entertaining | Comment now »

Ah, It’s Friday …

And what could be better than waking up tomorrow morning to a beautiful cup of coffee?
We have a fabulous espresso maker at home and hubby is a great coffee maker. That said, he has yet to learn how to make the foam look pretty. Details, details!
I came across this tutorial some time back. We just […]

Posted by elp admin on January 11th, 2008 under Food & entertaining | Comment now »

Can It Get Any Better?

Did you know that Woolworths is the third largest consumer of organic cotton. In the world?
Yup. Woolies recently announced that it was not only stepping up its commitment to using more organic cotton, but that the company plans to foster the growth of a local organic cotton industry in SA.
Visiting South Africa two years ago, […]

Posted by elp admin on January 10th, 2008 under Fashion & beauty, Living in South Africa, Home & decorating, From South Africa, Products & services, Food & entertaining | Comment now »

Hello World!

luckypacket n. \’la-ke ‘pa-ket\ Sealed packet containing
a surprise, usually novelties and confections.
It’s customary in the webosphere to begin a new blog with a greeting to anyone out there who may be listening.
So, hello future readers of eLuckypacket!
The idea for this site has been forming in my mind for […]

Posted by elp admin on January 1st, 2008 under Body, mind & spirit, Kids & family, Home & decorating, Fashion & beauty, Living abroad, Living in South Africa, From around the world, From South Africa, Books, movies & music, Travel & leisure, Technology & gadgets, Products & services, Giving & receiving, Food & entertaining | 5 Comments »


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