Lemon Poppy Seed Cinnabons

Um yeah, so who authorised this sudden mid-summer weather in and around Cape Town? As a staunch winter & autumn lover this is slightly perturbing to me. As a hormonal preggo, the current hot weather makes me more than a little uncomfortable. I mean, there's only so much ice cream you can eat, am I right? 

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Chicory (Endive) and Ham Bake

Chicory - or perhaps you know it as Belgian endive or witlof - is an acquired taste I'll admit. Almost cabbage-like in texture with a slight bitter flavour and rather expensive in South Africa to boot. Add to that the fact that it's not a very well known vegetable either and I can completely understand why it might not feature on the average person's grocery or to-eat list. 

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Butternut, Red Onion and Olive Pizza

My mind is playing tricks on me, and I have the proof. I have to battle with suspiciously empty spaces in my mind where a nugget of information was supposed to reside and I um and ah my way through many a conversation these days. My concentration is absolutely shot and the other day I found myself wondering why a coffeeshop's sliding doors wouldn't open for me when it turns out they weren't sliding doors at all. It took TheHusband to nudge them open for me before I clicked. Oh the embarassment!

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