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Oct 21 min read

Some News From The Koe’sister Team

The end of this chapter - we hope to see you again.

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Sep 304 min read

I Lost My Heart In Paris - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

Cariema Isaacs visits Paris and found love in a choux pastry class where she learned a game-changing technique.

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Sep 233 min read

Love And The Sweetness Of Doing Nothing - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

Cariema Isaacs reflects on love and Dolce Far Niente while in Maastricht, Netherlands.

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Sep 233 min read

8 Ways To Improve Your Braai This Heritage Day

While Heritage Day on 24 September is not about braaiing, many South Africans will be taking advantage of the public holiday to do just that

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Sep 161 min read

Cream And Custard Heaven - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

While in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Cariema Isaacs is transported to Cape Town’s Belgravia Road with when she tastes cream and custard heaven.

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Sep 164 min read

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Ruby Marks writes about how planting a vegetable garden can teach us a lot about seeding, watering and nurturing a life.

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Sep 162 min read

3 Food Entrepreneurs’ Lessons Learned

Consistency, innovative solutions, and the value of seizing opportunities are what these food entrepreneurs highlight as some of their lesso

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Sep 92 min read

If You Can’t Travel, Read - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

Cariema Isaacs resumes her Eat, Pray, Love journey in Rotterdam, Netherlands and finds a place to collect her thoughts and a must-read book.

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Sep 23 min read

Fire Meets Flavour In Reuben Riffel’s Latest Book “Braai”

Riffel’s love for bold flavours shines through, with a punchy Korean sauce in one recipe, Middle Eastern spices in another, and a new take o

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Sep 22 min read

Why Benin Reminds Me of Growing Up In Bishop Lavis

South Africa’s embassador to Benin, Ruby Marks, shares her experience of the Beninese food scene.

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Sep 23 min read

Koe’sister, But Make It Art

Fine artist Stephan Beukes from the Stephan Beukes Collective created a painting for Koe’sister. We asked him to tell us more about his proc

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Sep 22 min read

The French Influence - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

Cariema Isaacs talks about the French influence on the Cape Malay culinary tradition in the form of puff pastry and savoury pies.

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Aug 262 min read

Die Dag Van Die Spiral Curl

“Hoor hie’. Daar’s ’n ou by Moderna Haarsalon wat vir ’n mens ’n Spiral Curl kan insit. Sy naam is Herman.” Wendy Anthonie vertel.

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Aug 264 min read

What Life As A Chef Is Really Like

From cheffing in hotels and ships, to pivoting to lecturing, find out more about the opportunities Shanay Roelfse from Delft explored so far

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Aug 262 min read

Bring On The Broth

Wyomia Mouwers gets lyrical about why she cannot get enough of rich, delicious broth.

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Aug 192 min read

Krotoa

Khadija Tracey Heeger, digter, aktrise, fasiliteerder, kultuuraktivis en skrywer deel haar gedig Krotoa hieronder.

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Aug 122 min read

Vroedvrou-reeks: Antie Trooi Kaswari, Sanddrift

Vroedvroue is deel van baie van ons se komvandaan. Antie Trooi Kaswari van Sanddrift in die Noord-Kaap se Richtersveld vertel haar storie.

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Aug 123 min read

The Healing Power Of Collaboration

Reflecting on Women’s Day, Toni Giselle Stuart says that “we are more powerful than we have been led to believe... our voices hold power.”

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Aug 124 min read

Die Skatkis Van Wysheid & Kulturele Tradisies Op Die Platteland

Ons gaan soek tradisionele kennis en komvandaan-stories by die vroedvroue van die Richtersveld. Leanne Feris vertel en Loretta Feris het die

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Aug 122 min read

Vroedvrou-reeks: Ouma Katriena (Koekie) Majiedt, Sanddrif

Vroedvroue is deel van baie van ons se komvandaan. Ouma Katriena Majiedt van Sanddrif in die Noord-Kaap se Richtersveld vertel haar storie.

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