{"id":19387,"date":"2021-11-01T06:00:57","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T04:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/?p=19387"},"modified":"2024-05-31T10:09:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T08:09:45","slug":"summer-time-and-the-living-is-oh-so-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/blog\/2021\/11\/01\/summer-time-and-the-living-is-oh-so-easy\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer time\u2026 And the living is oh-so-easy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19388 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/9781452182452-Flavors-of-the-Sun-002-293x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/9781452182452-Flavors-of-the-Sun-002-293x400.jpg 293w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/9781452182452-Flavors-of-the-Sun-002-751x1024.jpg 751w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/9781452182452-Flavors-of-the-Sun-002-768x1047.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/9781452182452-Flavors-of-the-Sun-002-696x949.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/9781452182452-Flavors-of-the-Sun-002-308x420.jpg 308w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/9781452182452-Flavors-of-the-Sun-002.jpg 792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/>You\u2019re not going to get much more of a taste of Summer than right here. Vibrant, craveable Middle Eastern ingredients, with more than 120 accessible recipes for making them shine. From the spectacular pistachio cheesecake to the tahini-enriched brownies, the recipes in Christine Sahadi Whelan\u2019s <strong>Flavours of the Sun<\/strong> will inspire you to seek out distinctive Middle Eastern ingredients and make them essential components of your everyday pantry. Chronicle, R605 from local bookstores<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19402 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/new-bottle-apple-2-002-378x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"378\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/new-bottle-apple-2-002-378x400.jpg 378w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/new-bottle-apple-2-002-968x1024.jpg 968w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/new-bottle-apple-2-002-768x812.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/new-bottle-apple-2-002-696x736.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/new-bottle-apple-2-002-397x420.jpg 397w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/new-bottle-apple-2-002.jpg 1021w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>100 per cent pure. 100 per cent local. <strong>Heritage Apple Cider Vinegar<\/strong> has nothing added to the apples to create the vinegar other than time. If you\u2019ve spent too long out in the sun, dilute it with water and spray onto sunburn (great for insect bites and itching, too). Otherwise one or two teaspoons a day helps with blood sugar regulation, weight loss, and lowering of blood pressure and cholesterol. R110 from takealot.com.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19396\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Jean-Roi_View4-002-302x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"302\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Jean-Roi_View4-002-302x400.jpg 302w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Jean-Roi_View4-002-774x1024.jpg 774w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Jean-Roi_View4-002-768x1016.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Jean-Roi_View4-002-696x921.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Jean-Roi_View4-002-317x420.jpg 317w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Jean-Roi_View4-002.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pale coral, delicate, refreshing, dry &#8230; the <strong>Jean Roi Cao Provincial Ros\u00e9 2020<\/strong> is all fresh cut apple, yellow stone fruit, guava sweetness and is Summer in a glass. R240 from shop.rupertwines.com<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19403 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Oval-Straw-Placemat-4-Pack-AQUA-6009223341314-1-e1634809273544-400x274.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Oval-Straw-Placemat-4-Pack-AQUA-6009223341314-1-e1634809273544-400x274.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Oval-Straw-Placemat-4-Pack-AQUA-6009223341314-1-e1634809273544-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Oval-Straw-Placemat-4-Pack-AQUA-6009223341314-1-e1634809273544-218x150.jpg 218w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Oval-Straw-Placemat-4-Pack-AQUA-6009223341314-1-e1634809273544-696x477.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Oval-Straw-Placemat-4-Pack-AQUA-6009223341314-1-e1634809273544-613x420.jpg 613w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Oval-Straw-Placemat-4-Pack-AQUA-6009223341314-1-e1634809273544.jpg 752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aqua straw placemats<\/strong> &#8211; pack of four for R120 from woolworths.co.za<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19389 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/9781526609724-303x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"303\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/9781526609724-303x400.jpg 303w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/9781526609724-777x1024.jpg 777w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/9781526609724-768x1013.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/9781526609724-696x918.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/9781526609724-319x420.jpg 319w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/9781526609724.jpg 819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bunches of dill and oregano. Zesty citrus and sour pomegranates. Sweet dates and soothing tahini. Stuffed roast aubergine. Prawn saganaki. Fig and peach tart. <strong>In Ripe Fig<\/strong> <strong>&#8211; Recipes and Stories from the Eastern Mediterranean<\/strong>, food and travel writer Yasmin Khan travels through Greece, Turkey and Cyprus, and shares more than 80 mouth-watering dishes. It\u2019s a book, she says, about food, of course. But also about love. And loss. About people she\u2019s met, meals she\u2019s shared, and about finding happiness in the smell of warm bread baking in the oven, or a scoop of pistachio ice cream on a hot summer\u2019s day. Bloomsbury Publishing. R779 from exclusivebooks.co.za<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19394 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/gennaro-s-limoni-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/gennaro-s-limoni-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/gennaro-s-limoni-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/gennaro-s-limoni-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/gennaro-s-limoni-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/gennaro-s-limoni-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/gennaro-s-limoni-1068x1068.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/gennaro-s-limoni-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/gennaro-s-limoni.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Flesh, pith and skin are chopped into salads, juice is drizzled over meat, fish and veggies, the aromatic zest adds a complexity to a dish\u2019s flavour. Even the leaves are used to wrap meat, fish and cheese for extra flavour, or finely chopped and made into a tea infusion. <strong>Gennaro\u2019s Limoni<\/strong> by Gennaro Contaldo is a burst of sharp recipes. Pavilion, R415, from good bookstores<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19406 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/X-BY-GLENMORANGIE_X-GINGER-ALE_-002-002-e1634809554406-237x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/X-BY-GLENMORANGIE_X-GINGER-ALE_-002-002-e1634809554406-237x400.jpg 237w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/X-BY-GLENMORANGIE_X-GINGER-ALE_-002-002-e1634809554406-249x420.jpg 249w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/X-BY-GLENMORANGIE_X-GINGER-ALE_-002-002-e1634809554406.jpg 415w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/>\u00a0Let\u2019s be honest. Is it even Summer if you\u2019re not sipping cocktails? We\u2019re making ours with <strong>X by Glenmorangie<\/strong> &#8211; a sweeter, richer single malt than the original &#8211; all swirling aromas of pear and vanilla, setting the stage for rich orange sherbet and fudge. It is delish neat, but our fave is the Glenmorangie X BBQ &#8230; a bold serve with a kick of fiery spice. Fill a highball glass with crushed ice, add 50ml X by Glenmorangie and an equal amount of ginger beer. Stir, then squeeze three lime wedges over the drink, using them to garish, too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From the heart of the Caribbean *said in a Bob Marley voice* &#8230; delicious Creole recipes &#8211; think\u00a0 Ti\u2019 Punch, and green banana and salt fish, and mango gratin. <strong>Sunshine Kitchen<\/strong> by Vanessa Bolosier is full of recipes to whip up on steamy days and sultry nights. Pavilon, R216 from loot.co.za \u2022<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-19408\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/y648-309x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/y648-309x400.jpg 309w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/y648-790x1024.jpg 790w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/y648-768x996.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/y648-696x902.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/y648-324x420.jpg 324w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/y648.jpg 833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-19390\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/9781925811681-Under-Coconut-Skies-002-320x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"309\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/9781925811681-Under-Coconut-Skies-002-320x400.jpg 320w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/9781925811681-Under-Coconut-Skies-002-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/9781925811681-Under-Coconut-Skies-002-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/9781925811681-Under-Coconut-Skies-002-696x870.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/9781925811681-Under-Coconut-Skies-002-336x420.jpg 336w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/9781925811681-Under-Coconut-Skies-002.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Under Coconut Skies<\/strong> is a collection of dishes and stories inspired by Yasmin Newman\u2019s time spent on Siargao and her travels to other distant regions, where bright, bold flavors are sourced from the blue, yellow, and green of the thousand islands &#8211; the sea, the sand and the trees of the Philippines. Smith Street, R740 from good bookstores<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19399\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/MrP-304x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"304\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/MrP-304x400.jpg 304w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/MrP-778x1024.jpg 778w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/MrP-768x1010.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/MrP-696x916.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/MrP-319x420.jpg 319w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/MrP.jpg 821w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19405\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Soil-Prints_0013_Runnner_Full_Fish_White-284x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Soil-Prints_0013_Runnner_Full_Fish_White-284x400.jpg 284w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Soil-Prints_0013_Runnner_Full_Fish_White-727x1024.jpg 727w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Soil-Prints_0013_Runnner_Full_Fish_White-696x980.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Soil-Prints_0013_Runnner_Full_Fish_White-298x420.jpg 298w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Soil-Prints_0013_Runnner_Full_Fish_White.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Aren\u2019t these <strong>woven tumblers<\/strong> great? Hi ball options available, too. R29.99 each from Mr Price Home. \u2022 Nothing fishy going on here! This six-seater <strong>table runner<\/strong> has a\u00a0 coating that makes it splash proof &#8230; perfect for messy, celebratory, outdoor family meals. R650 from soilprints.co.za<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-19395\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Groote-Post-Seasalter-with-Smoked-Salmon-Trout-Salad-and-Funky-Ouma-Sea-Salt-close-up-002-400x234.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Groote-Post-Seasalter-with-Smoked-Salmon-Trout-Salad-and-Funky-Ouma-Sea-Salt-close-up-002-400x234.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Groote-Post-Seasalter-with-Smoked-Salmon-Trout-Salad-and-Funky-Ouma-Sea-Salt-close-up-002-1024x599.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Groote-Post-Seasalter-with-Smoked-Salmon-Trout-Salad-and-Funky-Ouma-Sea-Salt-close-up-002-768x449.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Groote-Post-Seasalter-with-Smoked-Salmon-Trout-Salad-and-Funky-Ouma-Sea-Salt-close-up-002-1536x899.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Groote-Post-Seasalter-with-Smoked-Salmon-Trout-Salad-and-Funky-Ouma-Sea-Salt-close-up-002-696x407.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Groote-Post-Seasalter-with-Smoked-Salmon-Trout-Salad-and-Funky-Ouma-Sea-Salt-close-up-002-1068x625.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Groote-Post-Seasalter-with-Smoked-Salmon-Trout-Salad-and-Funky-Ouma-Sea-Salt-close-up-002-718x420.jpg 718w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Groote-Post-Seasalter-with-Smoked-Salmon-Trout-Salad-and-Funky-Ouma-Sea-Salt-close-up-002.jpg 1846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Seasalter is fast becoming Groote Post\u2019s most celebrated wine, with its West Coast saltiness and minerality from the nearby Atlantic. It\u2019s a Summer mouthful of yellow fruit and a zesty lime acidity with hints of fynbos, sea-breeze and a touch of oak. A riper, softer, fruitier style of Sauvignon, <strong>Groote Post Seasalter Sauvignon Blanc 2021<\/strong> is the perfect wine to serve with seafood. Debbie McLaughlin, cordon bleu chef patron at Hilda\u2019s Kitchen, the much-loved restaurant at Groote Post, has used her culinary creativity to devise a special seafood dish to perfectly complement #Seasalter2021.<\/p>\n<p><em>You\u2019ll need:<\/em> 500g peeled and cooked new potatoes; 250g smoked salmon trout; 180g mixed salad leaves; 12 thin green beans, blanched; 2 medium boiled eggs, peeled; 2 sliced chargrilled courgettes; 100ml Darling Olives Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 50ml freshly squeezed lemon juice; 1T red wine vinegar; Funky Ouma Sea Salt;\u00a0 freshly ground black pepper<\/p>\n<p><em>To make: <\/em>Combine the olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, Funky Ouma Sea Salt and pepper. Mix well, pour over cooked new potatoes and adjust seasoning. Divide the potatoes, green beans, courgettes and eggs among four plates, top with mixed salad leaves and the smoked salmon trout. Drizzle with lemon mayonnaise dressing.<\/p>\n<p><em>Lemon mayonnaise dressing<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You\u2019ll need<\/em>: 1 egg yolk; zest of one lemon; 50ml freshly squeezed lemon juice; 100ml mild oil; Funky Ouma Sea Salt and freshly ground black pepper<\/p>\n<p><em>To make: <\/em>Place egg yolk, zest and juice of lemon, Funky Ouma Sea Salt, and pepper in a food processor. Slowly add the oil. Adjust seasoning.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll find Seasalter Sauvignon Blanc 2021 online at groote-post-wines.myshopify.com for around R159.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19391\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/AnnaChristina-5-by-Daniela-Zondagh-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/AnnaChristina-5-by-Daniela-Zondagh-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/AnnaChristina-5-by-Daniela-Zondagh-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/AnnaChristina-5-by-Daniela-Zondagh-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/AnnaChristina-5-by-Daniela-Zondagh-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/AnnaChristina-5-by-Daniela-Zondagh-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/AnnaChristina-5-by-Daniela-Zondagh-1068x1068.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/AnnaChristina-5-by-Daniela-Zondagh-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/AnnaChristina-5-by-Daniela-Zondagh.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Oysters, mussels, Salmon &amp; fine wine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Winemaker Mike Dawson enjoys his <strong>Journey\u2019s End Weather Station Sauvignon Blanc 2020<\/strong> with his version of white wine mussel soup.\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s a fresh style of wine, with beautiful natural acidity and tropical fruit flavours, which makes it a perfect pairing with seafood, of which mussels is my favourite. The freshness of the wine cuts through the creaminess of the soup. This is a match made in heaven.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>You\u2019ll need:<\/em> 3kg fresh mussels; 2 onions, 1 leek and 2 celery sticks (from his garden, he tells us, you may have to pop into the greengrocer); 1 cup each of water, chicken broth and Journeys End Weather Station Sauvignon Blanc (be a little more generous if you are feeling adventurous). 1 cup of clam juice (you can also buy canned clams and drain out the juice, or if you can\u2019t find canned clams, then substitute with another cup of chicken broth); a quarter cup of fresh parsley and 3 mashed garlic cloves (also from his garden); 1 cup cream; salt and pepper, of course<\/p>\n<p><em>To make:<\/em>\u00a0 Add onions, leeks, celery, parsley, garlic, water, wine, chicken broth, clam juice, salt and pepper into a potjie pot over hot coals, and bring this to boil. Reduce the heat, add the mussels, cover, and simmer for five mins or until mussels have opened. Add the cream right at the end and you\u2019re good to go. This recipe serves four, says Mike, adding \u201cbut my girlfriend Tynika and I are more than capable of finishing two servings each\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Journey\u2019s End Weather Station Sauvignon Blanc 2020 is around R100 from shop.journeysend.co.za<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-19397 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Journeys-End-Weather-Station-Sauvignon-Blanc-with-White-Wine-Mussel-Soup-002-267x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"322\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Journeys-End-Weather-Station-Sauvignon-Blanc-with-White-Wine-Mussel-Soup-002-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Journeys-End-Weather-Station-Sauvignon-Blanc-with-White-Wine-Mussel-Soup-002-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Journeys-End-Weather-Station-Sauvignon-Blanc-with-White-Wine-Mussel-Soup-002-696x1044.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Journeys-End-Weather-Station-Sauvignon-Blanc-with-White-Wine-Mussel-Soup-002-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Journeys-End-Weather-Station-Sauvignon-Blanc-with-White-Wine-Mussel-Soup-002.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fresh oysters, with a glass of Sense of Place <strong>Anna Christina MCC<\/strong>. Summer heaven. This elegant, Chardonnay-driven M\u00e9thode Cap Classique has aromas of fresh Granny Smith apples and citrus blossoms with a nutty yeastiness, and goes perfectly with these fresh oysters with apple, cucumber and basil, a fresh recipe from Alet Kilchenmann of The Bubbly Club.<\/p>\n<p><em>You\u2019ll need &#8230; <\/em>any amount of fresh oysters, shucked (the more the merrier we say); a Granny Smith apple, peeled and diced into small cubes; and cucumber ribbons (discard the outer skin). <em>For the vinaigrette:\u00a0 <\/em>\u00bd cup good quality olive oil; 50ml Sense of Place Anna Christina MCC; 25ml fresh lemon juice; 5ml honey; 5 large fresh basil leaves; a good shake of smoked chili flakes; salt &amp; pepper to taste.<\/p>\n<p><em>To make: <\/em>\u00a0Blend the vinaigrette ingredients with a hand blender until combined.<\/p>\n<p>Top oysters generously with apple cubes, cucumber ribbons, and lashings of the vinaigrette and enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll find Anna Christina MCC for R205 a bottle on stellenbosch-hills.co.za<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19400\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/MrP2-287x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"287\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/MrP2-287x400.jpg 287w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/MrP2-736x1024.jpg 736w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/MrP2-768x1069.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/MrP2-696x969.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/MrP2-302x420.jpg 302w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/MrP2.jpg 776w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19407\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/X-BY-GLENMORANGIE_X-GINGER-ALE_-002-354x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"354\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/X-BY-GLENMORANGIE_X-GINGER-ALE_-002-354x400.jpg 354w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/X-BY-GLENMORANGIE_X-GINGER-ALE_-002-907x1024.jpg 907w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/X-BY-GLENMORANGIE_X-GINGER-ALE_-002-768x867.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/X-BY-GLENMORANGIE_X-GINGER-ALE_-002-696x785.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/X-BY-GLENMORANGIE_X-GINGER-ALE_-002-372x420.jpg 372w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/X-BY-GLENMORANGIE_X-GINGER-ALE_-002.jpg 957w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wilding printed tea towel<\/strong> (use as an oversize napkin) and set of <strong>four side plates<\/strong>, in ink on white. Great gifts (if you can bring yourself to give them away) R49.99 and R169.99 from Mr Price Home.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19392 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Bistro-High-Ball-Tumbler-420ml-INDIGO-6009223180975-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Bistro-High-Ball-Tumbler-420ml-INDIGO-6009223180975-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Bistro-High-Ball-Tumbler-420ml-INDIGO-6009223180975-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Bistro-High-Ball-Tumbler-420ml-INDIGO-6009223180975-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Bistro-High-Ball-Tumbler-420ml-INDIGO-6009223180975-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Bistro-High-Ball-Tumbler-420ml-INDIGO-6009223180975-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Bistro-High-Ball-Tumbler-420ml-INDIGO-6009223180975-1068x1068.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Bistro-High-Ball-Tumbler-420ml-INDIGO-6009223180975-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Bistro-High-Ball-Tumbler-420ml-INDIGO-6009223180975.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Add a bistro <strong>high ball tumbler<\/strong> (R55 from Woolies) and there\u2019ll be no Summer blues at your al fresco lunch table.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19404 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Simply-Seasonal-LR-1-301x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Simply-Seasonal-LR-1-301x400.jpg 301w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Simply-Seasonal-LR-1-772x1024.jpg 772w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Simply-Seasonal-LR-1-768x1019.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Simply-Seasonal-LR-1-696x923.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Simply-Seasonal-LR-1-317x420.jpg 317w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Simply-Seasonal-LR-1.jpg 814w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Recipe developer and food blogger (and so much more) Ilse van der Merwe is one of our most respected food personalities &#8211; and her blog thefoodfox.com is massively successful. <strong>Simply Seasonal<\/strong> is her book &#8230; and it\u2019s simply sensational. It kicks off with olive and mozzarella bread with capers and thyme for Autumn, and ends with mango and passionfruit popsicles for Summer. In between &#8230; recipe after recipe of dishes featuring season produce. Photographs to inspire, recipes tempting (and easy) enough to encourage even reluctant cooks. <em>Penguin Books, R409, available from exclusivebooks.co.za<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19393 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Fever-Tree-Easy-Mixing-287x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"287\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Fever-Tree-Easy-Mixing-287x400.jpg 287w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Fever-Tree-Easy-Mixing-735x1024.jpg 735w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Fever-Tree-Easy-Mixing-768x1070.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Fever-Tree-Easy-Mixing-696x970.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Fever-Tree-Easy-Mixing-301x420.jpg 301w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Fever-Tree-Easy-Mixing.jpg 775w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From leading premium mixer brand &#8230; <strong>Fever-Tree Easy Mixing: More than 150 Quick and Delicious Mixed Drinks and Cocktails<\/strong>, is all clever variations on the classic gin &amp; tonic, hot weather spritzes, and party time mules and mojitos. There are sensational no-and-low alcohol cocktails, and when you\u2019re expecting the party to overflow with guests, some fabulous pitchers (we\u2019ve making the Watermelon and Ginger Summer Cooler at our first festive-season party &#8230; can. not. wait).\u00a0 <em>Octopus, R380. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19398 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Loxtonia-Blush-brunette-pouring-shot-LR-002-267x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Loxtonia-Blush-brunette-pouring-shot-LR-002-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Loxtonia-Blush-brunette-pouring-shot-LR-002-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Loxtonia-Blush-brunette-pouring-shot-LR-002-696x1043.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Loxtonia-Blush-brunette-pouring-shot-LR-002-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/Loxtonia-Blush-brunette-pouring-shot-LR-002.jpg 721w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hot days call for lighter, crisper ros\u00e9-style drinks. Like <strong>Loxtonia Blush Apple Cider<\/strong> &#8230;\u00a0 an all-natural cider with an alluring rosy hue that\u2019s 100 per cent freshly pressed and naturally fermented juicy pink apples. Delicate floral notes with vibrant bursts of apple and a refreshing dry finish, there are only 58 calories in a bottle, with an alcohol content of 4,5 per cent. Great for picnics, pool parties and chilling with friends, it\u2019s\u00a0 gluten-free, vegan-friendly and free of preservatives and artificial additives, making this fashion-forward cider most definitely on trend. R99 for a 4-pack from loxtonia.co.za<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019re not going to get much more of a taste of Summer than right here. Vibrant, craveable Middle Eastern ingredients, with more than 120 accessible recipes for making them shine. 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