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A question that I am often asked when hosting a dinner party is "how do you cook your rice so perfectly?" Hence this how to make perfect rice post. What I can tell you, is that it is not as simple as it looks and I remember during my early cooking days having at least one or two bin-able rice disasters! We eat rice fairly often and my product of choice is Basmati Rice.How to cook perfect rice Ingredients:{Serves 4-6 people}2 Cups Basmati
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I am sure as moms you have tried it all when it comes to soothing your baby, either trying to get them to sleep or simply calming a cranky baby. I found one thing that always worked for me when trying to calm my girls was music. I played music for them long before they were born and have very vivid memories of lagging a CD player everywhere we went, so that they would not be without their music!
Needless to say technology has moved on somewhat
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I have always been a sucker for pretty lacy underwear and I must admit I would rather receive beautiful lacy underwear as a gift than a box of chocolates! So when I heard about this wonderful new idea Lingerie Letters, well I simply could not resist signing up!
Much like the bespoke beauty boxes you can order online, like rubybox, there is a simple process to go through to subscribe. Here's how it works:
Sign up at lingerieletters.co.za and
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Summer Daydreams by Carole Matthews
Do you ever feel the need to change your life or have aspirations to be something more? Well then this is just the book for you….
It was my first occasion reading a Carole Matthews book and I was pleasantly surprised. She has a wonderful ability to create true to life characters, which you as the reader can really relate to.
The main character, Nell McNamara, is someone who I instantly warmed to and found
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It is officially family holiday time and we will be away for the next week, so no posts, no email, newsletters or social networking! Just a much-needed time out from routine and the daily grind! I cannot wait to spend this special time with my amazing family, a time to recharge and refresh us all.
So happy holidays to you all and I will be sure to share my photographs and stories when I return!
Images: Botlierskop {top}, Views Boutique
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