Pretoria - April 21

PRETORIA 

TIKTOK’S 

CHANÉ GROBLER 

Millions of likes & counting 

Woof-woof 

All dressed 

up for walkies 

SAMMY 

MARKS HOUSE 

A Victorian 

wonderland on 

your doorstep 

EAT WELL, 

FEEL GREAT 

Plant-based recipes, healthy treats and 

a decadent Dalgona ice cream 

SHOPPING, PEOPLE AND LIFESTYLE IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD 

APRIL 21

CONTENTS 

BOOKS 

04 A little heartbreak, happy endings, and a great anniversary win! 

WISH LIST 

06 Everything we’re longing for this month 

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PEOPLE 

08 Chané Grobler’s rise to fame started with lip-syncing and 

dancing her way to the feed of her followers. We chat to the bubbly 

20-something who has a jaw-dropping 2.3 million followers on TikTok 

10 Beautiful home-style food. Pantry staples. And the most indulgent 

Dalgona ice-cream recipe we’ve ever seen. Dianne Bibby spills all 

HEALTH 

12 Hacks and snacks to keep healthy 

FOOD 

14 Three sweet recipes and a book to 

help you embrace a plant-based lifestyle 

DECOR & GARDENING 

16 Mirror, mirror on the wall, which style is the fairest of them all? 

19 We’re planting white anthuriums for Easter 

PETS 

20 Tail-wagging treats and really cute accessories for your pooch 

TRAVEL 

28 A visit to the Victorian-style home of South Africa’s first industrialist 

and entrepreneur, Sammy Marks, is a wonderful way to spend an 

afternoon. Best of all, it is right here on your doorstep 

WIN 

07 A whopping R3000 voucher from Under Armour 

34 Fragrant Kate Spade goodies and a gorgeous tote bag 

COVER LOOK 

Personality: Chané Grobler 

Photographer: Jaco Bothma 

Make-up & hair: Antoinette de Beer 

APRIL 21 

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Book club 

A little heartbreak, happy endings, and a great celebratory win! 

Rocking 

back-to-back 

double gold 

medals, 

including one 

in the Rosé Rocks 

competition, FAT 

bastard ROSÉ 2020 

is a gorgeous salmon pink 

wine which tastes of fresh 

berries. Delicious and affordable 

(R95 a bottle), it’s the perfect choice 

for these last days of Summer. 

Details: fatbastardwine.co.za 

04 Get It Magazine April 21 

Romance. Friendship. Joy. And the possibility of happy endings. What more do you want in 

a feel-good read? In the latest Katie Fforde (love her) release, Lizzie’s mother is keen for her 

to have A Wedding in the Country, to a suitable chap chosen, obviously, by mum. And to 

learn how to be a ‘good wife’, she’s sent off to cookery school in London. It’s 1963 … and 

London is swinging! Lizzie cuts her hair, buys a mini dress and moves in with two great 

friends. All of her mum’s plans are forgotten. She’s going to have fun … even if that entails 

falling in love with someone who appears to be engaged to someone else. The perfect 

read for a lazy Easter weekend. • Dodging doctor’s orders, 17-year-old Lenni, who’s living 

in the terminal ward, joins an art class where she bumps into fellow hospital patient 

Margot, a rebel-hearted 83-year-old from the next ward. Their bond is instant as they 

realise that together they have lived an astonishing one hundred years. To celebrate 

their shared century, they decide to paint their life stories … of growing old and staying 

young, of giving joy and receiving kindness, of losing love and finding the person who 

is everything. Fiercely alive, disarmingly funny and brimming with tenderness, The One 

Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin unwraps the extraordinary 

gift of life, even when it is about to be taken away, and revels in our infinite capacity for 

friendship and love when we need them most. Keep the tissues at your side. • Was there 

a single book club in the late 1990s which didn’t have The Notebook on the must-read 

list? Impossible. And now, 25 years after its first release, Nicholas Sparks’ love story to 

end all love stories is being released. It’s the story of Noah Calhoun, who returns from 

war and, in an attempt to escape the ghosts of battle, sets his mind and his body to 

restoring an old plantation home to its former beauty. But he’s haunted by memories of 

the beautiful Allie, who he’d met years before … a girl who stole his heart at the funfair, 

whose parents didn’t approve, a girl he wrote to every day for a year. When she turns up 

on his doorstep, he has a chance to win her back. Small problem … she’s engaged to 

someone else. You’ve seen the movie … you may have read the book … but read it (and 

weep) again anyway. It’s not called a classic heartbreaker for nothing. And to celebrate 

the 25th anniversary edition, we’ve got a special giveaway … three people can win a 

copy of The Notebook plus a case of Fat bastard Rosé … your next book club 

get-together’s going to be very special indeed. To enter, visit Get It National Magazines 

on Facebook and enter on The Notebook’s post.

Forget the romance … we want an 

adrenaline rush. And oh boy, do we have 

that in these thrilling reads 

Oh … we do love a Stephen Leather thriller. And if we put aside the fact that 

it centres around billionaire and big game hunter Jon van der Sandt (the book 

opens with him killing a massive bull elephant in Botswana), this is one hell of 

a read. Van der Sandt is seeking revenge – while he’s shooting big game, his 

family is holidaying at a luxury beach resort, where they’re killed by jihadist 

terrorists. Van der Sandt wants vengeance, and he’s rich enough to arrange it. 

He sends in a team of skilled ex-soldiers to bring the terrorists to him … but in 

a case of mistaken identity, British doctor Raj Patel is taken hostage too. He’s 

in war-torn Syria to treat the injured, and is only in the terrorist camp to help 

some men who were hurt in an accidental explosion. Fortunately, the doctor 

was trained as a soldier, and Van der Sandt gets more than he bargained for 

when he kicks off his revenge hunting spree. With more than 40 books under 

his belt, Leather’s not slowing down … The Hunting is a thrill-a-minute. • Allie 

Reynolds is a former freestyle snowboarder, who spent five winters racing down 

the mountains of France, Switzerland, Austria, and Canada. She’s taken her love 

of snowboarding and made it the focus of her exciting debut novel, Shiver. A 

dangerous natural environment, hugely competitive people, mind games and 

sabotage make for a thrilling sport … and read. Five friends – all ex competitors, 

who haven’t seen each other for a decade – meet for an out-of-season reunion 

in a French Alps resort. But an ice-breaking game reveals they don’t really know 

who arranged the reunion, or why. Things turn menacing really quickly … and it 

appears all have secrets they’d rather not share from their time as competitors. 

Including one involving murder. Loads of snowboard jargon, plenty of 

suspense. • Another fave (this is turning out to be a smashingly good month for 

us) … Gregg Hurwitz, and his hero character Evan Smoak, aka Orphan X. Evan’s 

a foster home child, trained off-the-books as a government assassin. He’s been 

forced into retirement but then gets a urgent plea from someone unexpected. 

His mother needs help protecting a man who’s in the wrong place at the wrong 

time. Running from an assassination team, he has no safe place to hide. Evan, 

it appears, is his only hope. That’s until the secret group catches on to what 

Evan is doing … and now Evan’s life is on the line, too. Prodigal Son is another 

gripping thriller you can. not. put. down. 

A missing bride. A blood-splattered 

wedding dress. A guest list of 

A-list celebrities. And a TV crew 

documenting every extravagant detail. 

Bring in the NYPD’s top team. James 

Patterson and Marshall Karp’s NYPD 

Red 6 – the sixth book in the series 

– sees a bride kidnapped from her 

dressing room. Fortunately, Detective 

Kylie MacDonald and her plus-one, 

Detective Zach Jordan, are guests, so 

they’re right there in the thick of all the 

drama. It’s all smart, fast writing with 

loads of twists and turns – exactly what 

keeps Patterson fans returning again 

and again, making sure he stays on the 

best-selling lists worldwide. 

Compiled by: KYM ARGO 


Wish list 

Step up and splash out this April 

A jaw-dropping 

prison escape classic 

In Escape from Pretoria, Tim Jenkins tells how, 

by using a series of hand-made wooden keys, 

he, Tim, Stephen Lee and Alexander Moumbaris, 

got through nine locked doors inside Pretoria 

Central, taking them to Mozambique and 

finally to London. It’s a thrilling story … more 

so because it’s true! Tim and Stephen, after 

training in London, became expert pamphlet 

bombers in Cape Town and Joburg, and it 

was after several successful years of raising 

awareness about apartheid and the ANC that 

they were caught and eventually sentenced 

to a dozen years in jail. It was after Stephen’s 

father visited him in prison, giving him a copy 

of the prison escape classic Papillon, that Tim 

began to seriously form an escape plan. Months 

and months of planning, testing, failing, testing 

again and lucky breaks meant that, finally, the 

escape was on. And apart from locking the 

doors behind them, they never looked back … 

R287, Exclusive Books. 

We’re drinking ... an elegant Bordeaux-style white 

If you’re looking for a fine wine this month, you won’t do much better 

than the newly released Constantia Glen TWO 2019, an elegant 

white Bordeaux-style blend from the top-tier, family-owned Constantia 

boutique wine estate. This vintage has already garnered rave reviews 

from leading local and international wine commentators. And no 

wonder. It’s a blend of Sauvignon Blanc (67 per cent), which lends acidity 

and backbone, and Sémillon (33 per cent) which contributes to the waxy 

weight, richness and texture. Winemaker Justin van Wyk suggests pairing 

this with dishes like grilled kingklip with salsa verde, or lightly seared 

green asparagus and buffalo mozzarella wrapped in prosciutto. It would 

also be great with oak-smoked trout with dill and lemon crème fraiche 

and a cucumber pickle. Constantia Glen TWO 2019 is available at a cellar 

door price of R290, buy online at constantiaglen.com 

06 Get It Magazine April 21

More than just a scrunchie 

… it’s a new way to stay 

safe from spiked drinks 

It’s not news that the scrunchie trend 

is back. And we love it! But there is a 

new accessory that’s not only useful 

in tying back your hair but that can 

protect your drink too. Drinkerbell is 

a scrunchie-cum-drink cover. Here’s 

how it works. Wear your Drinkerbell 

scrunchie in your hair – or around your 

wrist (so trendy). When you’re out and 

having a (socially distanced) drink, 

simply pop open the press stud on 

the scrunchie and pull out the 

attached liquid-resistant drink cover 

and silicone straw. Then, feed the straw 

through the eyelet in the drink cover, 

stretch the scrunchie around the stem 

or base of the glass (it fits glasses of 

various sizes and styles), place the 

drink cover over the rim of the glass 

and voila, your drink’s protected from 

spiking. Bonus … it’s fashionable – they 

come in lovely patterns, colours and 

designs – and you’ll never mistake 

whose drink belongs to who again. 

R145. Details: drinkerbell.co.za 

Need a confidence boost? Shopaholics will agree, there’s nothing like a little retail therapy. 

And with Aldo’s Step Into Love campaign, you’re sure to feel your best. The campaign 

encourages you to express your true self. Confidently. Aldo’s high-fashion range of shoes, 

handbags and accessories – like the gorgeous ones pictured – will enhance just that. Stay 

safe and shop online. Details: aldoshoes.co.za 

Walk away a winner! 

We’ve 

got an R3000 

voucher from Under 

Armour to give away. 

To enter, simply like us on 

Facebook, Get It Pretoria 

Magazine, find our fitness 

post and tag a fellow 

jogger. Entries close 

April 19. 

Running has just gone so much more high tech. No longer can you just pop 

on any old trainers, do a couple of stretches and hit the road. Nope, now it’s all 

apps and traction and strategic support. Which is all you get – and so much 

more – when you invest in a pair of Under Armour Trainers. These are from the 

Infinite 3 range … and are aimed at pro distance runners wanting energy return 

and efficiency. And that, apparently, is exactly what UA HOVR Infinite 3 delivers. 

That and real-time Form Coaching. So before you go on your morning jog … 

read this. You can connect your shoes to UA MapMyRun for personalised tips to 

help you run better. This app tracks and analyses your running metrics to help 

make you a better runner. 


Lip-syncing 

her way 

success 

Chané Grobler is 

your typical bubbly 

20-something girl next 

door. She’s also the 

top female TikTok 

star in South 

Africa, with a 

jaw-dropping 2.3 

million followers. 

We chat to the real 

star behind the 

87.4 million likes. 

Sounds impressive. But what on 

earth is TikTok? we hear you ask. 

Well … here’s a quick 101. The TikTok 

app is centred on fun clips, each 

under 60 seconds long, sometimes 

choreographed and scripted, other 

times simple and spontaneous. 

Popular video themes include 

dancing, tricks, skits, acting out South 

Africanisms, or, as with most the 

videos on the platform, lip-syncing to 

songs in sitting rooms or bedrooms. 

Chané’s rise to fame started in the 

same way as most TikTok stars in the 

world … she did it just for fun. Not 

for a minute did she expect it would 

become her full-time job. ‘Before 

TikTok, it was called Musical.ly. 

After seeing a lot of the videos 

on Instagram, I jumped on the 


bandwagon and downloaded it. Oh, 

I made some really cringy videos but 

thankfully never posted them. When I 

eventually did post my first video – a 

cringeworthy one I have to add – I 

barely got any likes or views. But that 

didn’t put me off. After all, I was doing 

it for the fun of it’. 

Then a video of a hand game went 

viral and people from across the 

world suddenly had a huge interest in 

Chané’s content. 

‘Wow, I thought. People are actually 

following me. And so I kept posting. 

I soon got verified by TikTok and 

started taking it super seriously. I 

planned my videos, making sure to 

post the best possible content. This 

included getting proper lighting, a 

tripod and redecorating my room for 

better backgrounds in my videos.’ 

In 2019 she reached her first million 

followers, and, as the saying goes, the 

rest is history. 

Chané has worked with major brands 

like Levi’s, Lamborghini, Warner 

Music, Revolve, Samsung, GHD and 

Netflix. Then last year, she bagged 

a nomination at the Nickelodeon 

Kids’ Choice Awards and she is still 

crushing it on TikTok, with dance 

challenges, lip-syncs, tutorials 

and comedy. 

Although Chané lives a relatively 

public life on social media, there are a 

few things about her not many know 

… like being a teacher, being handy 

in the kitchen, and the fact she’s quite 

good at tuning out and turning off 

her phone!

Community involvement brings her heaps of joy. ‘I love helping others, simply 

because I am a happy-and-grateful-about-life type of person. To help someone 

genuinely makes me feel like I’m doing something worthwhile with my life. 

Last year we made soup, buttered some sandwiches and handed it out to the 

community. I do have a few things in mind for the future, one of them is to 

become involved with Wollies Animal Shelter. Animal welfare is a subject very close 

to my heart, so I aim to better their lives, even if it is just a little bit.’ 

She studied to become a teacher, 

and loved every moment of it until 

she had to wave her dream goodbye. 

‘It was during my first year of practical 

studies that I reached my first million 

followers. The children at the school 

started to recognise me and following 

me on TikTok. Teaching them quickly 

escalated to questions on anything to 

do with TikTok instead of schoolwork. 

I tried teaching at another school but 

the same happened. As much as I love 

working with children, I decided to put 

my studies aside during my second 

year and pursue a full-time career as a 

social media content creator.’ 

Chané shrugs off haters and 

cyberbullies. ‘Although I was often 

cyberbullied and body shamed, I had 

learnt to block and delete (literally and 

figuratively) the hate and negativity. 

Being told by a 12-year-old ‘I wish you 

will just drown’, I realised some people 

don’t have a filter. They say what they 

want to say when they want to say 

it. And, they think it is okay. I know 

myself, what I was all about and wasn’t 

going to be bothered by anyone’s 

opinion of me, especially those I don’t 

know. It is just so incredibly sad that 

some people do not want the sun 

to shine on you. 

Behind the scenes, quite a lot of work goes into creating content. ‘Some of the 

biggest misconceptions people have about creating content, especially for TikTok 

and Instagram, is that it is quick and easy. Sure, it is fun, but it’s not always simple. 

People don’t see the hours you’ve put into creating the content. The assumption 

is that it is done quickly and you just post it. Right? Wrong. It takes time and 

commitment, and consistent effort. Sometimes a 60-second video takes hours to 

do. I have a young following, so at all times I need to make sure that whatever I do 

post is suitable, uplifting and not offending. I never want a parent to tell their child 

to unfollow me due to my content.’ 

She’s got the moves. ‘I started dancing when I was three years old … everything 

from contemporary to hip-hop, disco to freestyle, ballet to acrobatics. At a stage, I 

was amped to follow a career in dancing. Sadly, I had to give up it due to a terrible 

fall while perfecting a dance routine. I injured my knees so badly that I couldn’t 

continue any more. Nowadays, I live out this passion in my TikTok dance videos.’ 

Chané’s seven TikTok tips: 

1. Follow trends that you see on your For You page. 

2. Create quality content and be consistent when sharing content. If you go 

too long without posting videos on TikTok, your followers will stop paying 

attention and you will end up losing them. At least twice a week if possible. 

3. If you find a video that has gone viral, try replicating it and add your 

unique twist to it. Remember to use good lighting for your videos. And 

hashtags, always! 

4. Add videos to your other social media networks like Facebook, Twitter 

or Instagram. 

5. Search for challenges (where companies or personal brands propose 

a challenge with a hashtag to users). If you do it right, you can get 

new followers. 

6. Dual videos are a type of content available on TikTok where you take a 

post from another user, record yourself doing the same thing (or trying), and 

it gets published in the split-screen app. 

7. Don’t trust everyone, there are a lot of wolves out there. And always be kind. 

Details: Follow her on TikTok, @chanegrobler and Instagram @chane_grobler18 

Her bae is Roberto de Gouveia (aka 

KingBerto), a fellow TikTok star. 

They have a combined following of 

more than 3.3 million on TikTok and 

more than 133 000 on Instagram. 

‘We met via TikTok, no surprises here! I 

initially thought he was from America 

until I realised that he only lives an 

hour away from me. We became good 

friends, hung out a lot and, of course, 

made some content together. Yea, the 

‘friends thing’ didn’t last for too long 

… we’ve been a couple for a year now. 

Our followers even gave us a new 

name, Robbiné.’ 

To relax and unwind she spends 

time away from her phone. ‘There 

is nothing better than chilling in my 

PJs, snacking and watching movies. 

Or to do all the girly-girl things – hair 

treatments, masks, body scrubs, nails 

… the whole kaboodle. And then 

relaxing in my bed with some feelgood 

music in the background.’ 

She is quite handy in the kitchen. 

’Wait until you try my super creamy 

mac and cheese. Or my basil pesto 

chicken pasta. Damn, they’re good, 

even if I have to say so myself. I 

recently joined the ‘TikTok baked 

feta pasta’ craze and to my surprise, I 

enjoyed every moment of making this 

creamy, tomato-y pasta dish. So much 

so, I’m considering making more foodrelated 

content, trying out and sharing 

recipes with my followers.’ Head over 

to getitmagazine.co.za/pretoria for 

the famous baked feta pasta recipe. 

Text: RIALIEN FURSTENBERG. • Photographer: JACO BOTHMA. • Make-up & hair: ANTOINETTE DE BEER. 


STEP INTO BIBBY’S KITCHEN 

For some, the kitchen’s been a sweet escape from the reality of lockdown … and 

Dianne Bibby has made sure we never run out of carefully-curated homely recipes 

Compiled by DANIELLA GRAHAM 

If Dianne Bibby’s recipes and photos 

make your mouth water, then just 

wait until you read how she speaks 

about food. It’s practically poetic and 

downright droolworthy! 

‘Food is a vehicle for cultural 

expression,’ says the local food stylist, 

photographer and blogger, cookbook 

author and recipe developer. 

‘It tells the story of origin and heritage. 

It merges the old with the new, 

evolving into food that’s exciting and 

fresh. Food can take you places you’ve 

never been to before. It’s magical.’ 

When many headed for the kitchen to 

take a sweet escape from lockdown 

last year, Dianne met the demand for 

home-cooked meal recipes not only 

on her carefully-curated blog, ‘Bibby’s 

Kitchen’ and social media pages, but 

with an e-book, Beautiful Home Food. 

‘The e-book is about homely food, 

not too fancy, just a little special. The 

recipes are versatile and easily adapted. 

Plain Jane store cupboards are 

transformed into nourishing bowls and 

deceptively easy, yet deeply flavourful 

casseroles and soups. There are five 

essential chapters to see you through 

the day from kitchen staples, breakfast 

in pyjamas, sweet and savoury bread, 

mains and trendy desserts.’ 

Some of Dianne’s favourite recipes in 

the e-book are the broccoli tabbouleh 

with tahini sauce, coconut rusks, 

Dalgona ice cream and Swedish buns. 

Just as an e-book was ‘the easiest way 

to reach both local and international 

audiences’, Dianne’s first cookbook, 

Bibby’s Kitchen, made its way around 

the world. ‘It’s been so rewarding to 

see people cooking their way through 

the book.’ 

Even the briefest scroll through 

Dianne’s social media and blog reveals 

the meticulous attention to detail 

she gives to her cooking, styling, 

writing and photography … and it’s 

somewhat astonishing that these are 

all self-taught skills. Dianne studied 

fashion design and worked in the 

industry for 18 years. After she had her 

two daughters, food became her ‘new 

creative outlet’. In 2014, she started 

her blog. ‘Publishing the first blog 

post was immensely daunting. Seven 

years on, it feels like my third child.’ 

When it comes to creating recipes, 

Dianne finds she often has ‘too many 

ideas, too little time’. ‘I find inspiration 

in everyday things – food cultures, 

beautiful seasonal produce, an unusual 

ingredient and food trends.’ 

She’s also constantly inspired to cook 

with new ingredients. ‘The kitchen is a 

bustling place with five or six recipes 

going at the same time, testing and 

tasting. There is an energy that’s 

infectious.’ 

While Dianne finds it important to 

include all food cultures in her recipes, 

you’ll find a strong Middle Eastern 

influence. ‘Perhaps working on a 

kibbutz in my twenties has something 

to do with it. I love the uninhibited use 

of fresh ingredients and spices used 

in Middle Eastern food. It’s vibrant, 

colourful and very textural.’ 

Details: Find Dianne’s e-book on her blog, 

bibbyskitchenat36.com for R200, and 

follow her on Instagram @bibbyskitchen 


Dianne recommends these 

top 10 staples for your pantry 

1. Tahini – for everything from hummus, salad 

dressings, bliss balls, cookies and a honey tahini 

drizzle for the best banana bread 

2. Homemade basil pesto 

3. Spice rubs 

4. Harissa paste – a flavourful workhorse that 

can transform even the blandest of dishes into 

something exotically good 

5. Chickpeas 

6. Italian tomatoes 

7. Peppery green olive oil 

8. Maldon sea salt 

9. Wild rice 

10. Nuts and seeds 

Plus, a household essential? Dark chocolate! 

Dianne has given us her recipe for this 

Moroccan beef and bean casserole with 

walnut salsa … and it’s too tasty for us not 

to share with you. Find it on our website, 

getitmagazine.co.za/pretoria 

Di’s Dalgona and hazelnut 

chocolate swirl ice cream 

Serves 10 

Ethereally light and voluptuously 

seductive, like a billowy cream-less 

coffee mousse, if you will. 

Trendy Dalgona coffee has stood 

in the gap for stay-home coffee 

aficionados. It pairs effortlessly with 

chocolate and hazelnuts in this nochurn 

ice-cream recipe. 

What you’ll need: 

Dalgona coffee froth: 30ml (2 Tbsp) 

instant coffee granules; 30ml (2 Tbsp) 

granulated sugar; 30ml (2 Tbsp) cold 

water • Chocolate ganache: 100g dark 

chocolate (50 per cent or 70 per cent), 

roughly chopped; 100ml full-cream 

milk • Ice cream: 300g condensed 

milk, chilled; 10ml (2 tsp) vanilla 

extract; 500ml (2 cups) fresh cream; 

50g hazelnuts, toasted and 

roughly chopped 

Method: 

For the Dalgona froth, place all the 

ingredients in a small mixing bowl 

and whisk until pale and mousse-like. 

To make the ganache, melt the 

chocolate and milk together. Whisk 

until smooth and glossy. 

For the ice cream, place the 

condensed milk, vanilla and cream 

in the bowl of an electric mixer. With 

the balloon whisk attachment, whisk 

slowly to incorporate, increasing the 

speed once the cream has thickened 

slightly. Beat until pale and fluffy. Add 

the Dalgona froth and mix on a low 

speed to incorporate. 

Fold through most of the hazelnuts, 

reserving a handful for finishing. 

Transfer the ice cream to a suitable 

container. Dollop over the ganache 

and swirl through. Finish with the 

remaining hazelnuts. 

Cover and freeze overnight. 

Set on the counter for several minutes 

to soften before serving. 


Flip the script on stress 

Seventy per cent of us spend most of our day in a state of 

stress. Our nervous systems are in a position of fight, flight or 

freeze. With the constant pressure, the weight of perceived 

expectations and the drive to be ‘always on’, many of us live with 

an energy and nervous system that feels like a tightly clenched 

fist, rather than an easeful, gently unfurling hand. And staying 

shackled in this state of overwhelm and stress has far-reaching 

consequences on our health. We often only pay attention when 

illness strikes, having tuned out to all the messages our bodies 

were sending us along the way. According to Nicky Rowbotham, 

author of 7 Steps to Finding Flow, health whispers until one 

day it screams. In the book, Nicky points out that while we can’t 

avoid stress, we can deal with it differently and access better 

health, energy and balance. And she shows us how to move from 

being overwhelmed and ‘locked in’ by stress to a more easeful, 

resilient and aligned life. Nicky, who’s worked with many highly 

motivated and driven entrepreneurs and professionals looking 

to fulfil their potential and live their best life – not just at work – 

helps you learn what’s truly behind your stress, how it impacts 

your energy, hormones and nervous system, how to move your 

nervous system into a state of flow and how to make choices that 

support your energy, by living in harmony with your body. Health 

whispers until one day it screams. Let’s not wait for the scream! 

Tracey McDonald Publishers, R260. 

Pop over to the 

Corner Market for an 

(online) basketful of goodness 

We’ve found a new favourite online store 

… and we. are. obsessed! Nuts and spreads, 

pasta and grains, stocks and broths, healthy 

bars and gin botanicals. There are health 

options for those exploring anti-inflammatory, 

collagen, digestion and detox supplements, 

for those searching for vegan and halaal, 

low-carb and keto, diabetic and paleo items. 

And a brilliant selection of body and beauty, 

household and children’s products, too. First 

on our shopping list was Jen’s Handmade 

“No Nasties” Granola from the Corner Market 

Club Exclusive Pantry Range. Made by a 

Midlands chef, it’s free from dairy, gluten, 

wheat, fillers, refined sugar and peanuts, but 

not free from taste … it’s all honey and raw 

coconut and cranberries, aromatic spices and 

omega seeds, is 100 per cent local, and is part 

of the Corner Market Club’s Female Business 

Partner initiative. So, ticks all the right boxes. 

Have it with yoghurt and berries for brekkie, 

pop some into your child’s lunchbox, and 

keep some in a bag in your handbag 

to snack on during the day. Pop over to 

cornermarket.co.za … you can thank us later. 


Hello good health 

Living our best life, as healthily has we can 

A fresh taken on frozen 

We’re all trying to eat healthily, and 

are massive fans of fresh. But life is 

hectic … and there’s an increased 

need for convenience, affordability, 

and a reduction of waste. Which is 

where frozen comes into play. And 

really … is frozen not absolutely fine? 

There are loads of misconceptions 

about the quality and nutritional 

value of frozen foods. We chatted to 

the folk at McCain and Sea Harvest … 

well-known, much loved and trusted, 

and our go-to choice when we’re 

reaching into the freezer section at 

our local supermarket, who share 

with us some of the benefits of 

frozen options. 

Frozen food is harvested at its peak, 

sustainably sourced and snap frozen 

within hours to maintain freshness 

and lock in nutrients. No bacterial 

growth, no undesirable chemical 

preservatives. 

It’s convenient – there’s no way 

around it, frozen meals are a win 

on a busy weeknight. The cleaning, 

chopping, crumbing and portioning 

has all been done for you. 

It’s healthy … contrary to popular 

belief, freezing causes very little 

nutrient loss and preserves the 

vitamins and minerals in food – so all 

those fantastic nutrients end up on 

your dinner table. 

It’s affordable – frozen vegetables 

and fish have a much longer shelf 

life than fresh produce so there’s 

less wastage, meaning you get more 

broccoli for your buck. 

It’s constantly available – buying 

frozen food means you can enjoy 

your favourite vegetables and 

fish year-round. And, because of 

its longer shelf life, you can make 

sure you always have a quick 

dinner-time solution in the freezer! 

For some fabulous recipes, visit 

friendsinyourfreezer.co.za 

Beauty from within 

There’s no getting away from it … Collagen’s the latest buzzword. Not without 

good reason. Beauty from within is what we should all be aiming for. And the 

latest product we’ve found (and love) is Futurelife Beauti Food. The Nutritional 

Shakes are delicious on-the-go meal supplements which include a combo of 

beauty specific anti-ageing collagen peptides and other active ingredients which 

improve the overall appearance and health of your skin. Choose from two delish 

flavours – French vanilla or caramel latte – both are high protein, low GI and have 

no added sugar. Have one a day and after a month you should see a reduction 

in wrinkles, an improvement in your skin’s elasticity and firmness and in your 

skin’s hydration The range also has Nutritional Protein Bars, which offer the 

same benefits. Pop one in your bag for a seriously easy-to-eat-beauty-on-the-go 

snack. Flavours? Chocolate brownie and French vanilla. Please. Who wouldn’t 

want to eat one? You’ll find them at Dis-Chem for around R149.95 for a pack of 

seven shakes, or R27.95 for a protein bar. Oh … and more news on the health 

front. We’ve also just heard about the brand new Futurelife Repair Food … a 

scientifically-formulated collagen nutritional supplement aimed at the repair, 

maintenance and recovery of joints, cartilage, bones and muscles. Available in 

shakes and protein bars, in vanilla and chocolate flavours. 


Text: Kym Argo 

& 

We’ve mastered meat-free Mondays. Now let’s take it a step further. 

LOVE PLANTS 

Embracing a plant-based lifestyle 

The daughter of a goat farmer, Tammy Fry saw 

how, day after day, the goats were sold for 

slaughter. But she realised that if she named 

the individual goats, they crossed the line from 

being ‘units of currency’ to pets. So she started 

naming as many of them as possible. 

The same goat farmer, many years later, swore 

off meat forever, and in the early 1990s, he and 

his wife started The Fry Family Food Company, 

known internationally for its range of plantbased 

food products. 

Tammy, recently named as one of the top eight 

women changing the world through food, 

and founder of Meat-Free Mondays here and 

in Australia, knows all too well the challenges 

of choosing a plant-based lifestyle … and 

discusses them, and the solutions, in her first 

book Made with Love and Plants. More than a 

recipe book, it’s full of really useful, thoughtful 

information … from why you should choose a 

plant-based diet to transitioning (don’t go cold 

turkey!), answering questions – where do you 

get your iron (beans and legumes and broccoli 

and dates), and giving essential tips (navigating 

the supermarket and decoding labels). 

There are nearly six dozen really great recipes, 

that quickly dispel the idea that this diet is 

boring or restrictive. 

There’s a breakfast carrot cake (Carrot cake. 

Breakfast. Swoon) and glazed, grilled fruit 

skewers with chocolate sauce to get your 

day off to a sweet start, the prettiest, tastiest 

Vietnamese rice paper rolls with hoisin-peanut 

dipping sauce or loaded homemade nachos 

for midday Summer snacking, and a West 

African coconut curry that’ll have you dishing 

up seconds in no time. 

Tammy suggests you milk coconuts, not cows, 

and so there are recipes for rice, coconut, 

almond and cashew nut milk, and a whole 

section on treats and lunch box ideas. 

If you’re thinking of going the plant-based 

route, we bet this book will sway you; if not, it’s 

worth a buy for recipes for you to keep meatfree 

Mondays interesting. Simple. Delicious. 

Healthy. All you want, really. For more from 

Tammy, visit seed-blog.com. 


Vanilla nice cream with cookie crumble 

This one makes the nice list. Nice to eat, nice to make, nice ’n’ healthy too. 

You’ll need: 3 frozen bananas; 1 Tbsp maple syrup; a few drops natural 

vanilla extract; 1 Tbsp cocoa powder (optional for making chocolate ice 

cream); quarter cup coconut milk (if necessary); crunchy oat and choc 

cookies (recipe in the book, or use any other vegan cookie, crumbled) 

To make: Add the bananas, maple syrup, vanilla extract and cocoa 

powder (if using) to a powerful blender and blitz until smooth. Add 

small amounts of the coconut milk, if required for a smoother texture. 

Serve in a bowl or a cone, topped with crumbled cookies.

Breakfast carrot cake 

Not all puddings are equal. Take this one for example, 

technically a cake, eaten at breakfast, no refined sugar, 

no dairy and nutrition in every spoonful. Breakfast 

doesn’t get better than this. This makes enough for two. 

You’ll need: 1 cup each of coconut milk, water and rolled 

oats; 2 cups peeled and grated carrots; 2 bananas, 

mashed; 4 Tbsp raisins or dried goji berries; 2 Tbsp 

maple syrup; 1 tsp each of ground cinnamon and vanilla 

spice/essence; half a tsp each of ground ginger, ground 

nutmeg, ground cloves; and half a cup coconut cream 

For the toppings, you’ll need: shaved coconut; maple syrup 

(to taste); and pineapple pieces 

To make: In a small pot over a medium heat, bring the 

milk and water to a simmer. Add the oats and bring to a 

slow boil, then reduce the heat and allow to simmer for 

3 minutes. Add the grated carrots, bananas and raisins or 

berries, as well as the maple syrup, vanilla essence and 

spices. Cook for another three to five minutes. Pour in 

the coconut cream and stir well, allowing to simmer for 

approximately five minutes until the liquid is absorbed 

and a thick consistency is reached. Add the toppings 

and decorate as desired. Enjoy the ‘cake‘ warm. 

We admit. We’ve 

taken the three 

sweetest options 

from Made with 

Love and Plants. 

But trust us … 

there are loads 

of savoury dishes 

that are equally 

as delicious. 

Yum. Yum. Yum. 

Penguin, R290. 

Cinnamon not only tastes amazing when added to 

desserts, smoothies and savoury dishes, but it’s one of 

nature’s superfoods. This spice has powerful medicinal 

benefits as a potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. 

Just a quarter teaspoon a day can lower the risk of some 

chronic diseases. Tammy admits she might be trying 

too hard here to make muffins look like health food. 

But who could blame her? These cinnamon and walnut 

muffins take less than half an hour from start to finish 

… you’re meant to leave them to cool on a rack before 

eating. We didn’t. Get the recipe on getitmagazine.co.za. 

You’re welcome. 


Reflect your style 

There are so many great reasons to decorate 

with mirrors. They instantly brighten and 

open up a space, they reflect light, they 

work in every room of your home. And 

if you’re nervous about committing to art, 

they’re a safe, timeless option. 

And they’re so versatile. Hang them on the 

wall, prop one up on the sideboard, or leave 

it on the floor leaning against the wall. 

When decorating with mirrors, the most 

important factor to take into account is 

what it’s going to reflect. Facing a window 

is our first choice – a great way to bring the 

outdoors in, and to add instant light. Similarly, 

if there’s something in the room you love 

and would like to emphasise – a gorgeous 

artwork, a statement piece of furniture – 

then simply position the mirror to reflect 

it. Double the joy. But the same principle 

applies when it’s facing something not 

quite as attractive … so beware of placing it 

opposite a boring wall or unattractive view. 

Mirrors are perfect to give the room a focal 

point. Above a mantle or sideboard or the 

entrance hall table, all you need 

to do is pop a sconce or a piece 

of art on either side (measured 

to within an inch of their lives … 

exact symmetry is everything), 

and voila. 

Equally eye-catching is a wall of 

different mirrors – various sizes, 

shapes and finishes – providing 

they are all the same style, it’s an 

exceptional focus piece. Again, 

precise measurement is essential, 

and the rooms need to be fairly 

uncluttered, or it may all get 

a bit much! 

In the case of mirrors, size really does 

count. So think big, bigger, best. And 

don’t be nervous to go oversize in 

small rooms or spaces, either … they 

create the illusion of space, so a small 

room will appear to be much larger. 

Long, full-length mirrors are also 

great left on the floor and leaning 

against the wall … stylish, elegant 

and useful. Great in a bedroom, or 

in a skinny passageway. 

If not being hung – or leaned – at 

a particular height for a specific 

reason, hang them as you would 

artwork … at eye level. 

Modern, classic and antique, 

crystal-clear glass or a smoky, 

moody option … mirrors can add 

style, or create one. 

Understated, 

classic, useful, 

this leaning 

mirror is a 

marvellous 

bedroom 

option. 

R4499 from 

home.co.za 

Love these two … 

loads of charm and 

character. The soft 

oval mirror and the 

wood and bone one 

(with each mirror 

slightly varied due 

to the nature of the 

reclaimed wood) cost 

R2999 each, from 

cecileandboyds.com 

If you’re looking to make a 

statement, you don’t need 

to go much further than this 

glam, gold Geneva mirror … 

small round mirrors connect 

to form an eye-catching, 

contemporary showpiece. 

R3895, blockandchisel.co.za 


Mirror, 

mirror 

Who’s the most 

stylish of them all? 

Round, oversized mirror 

in gold metal, R1500, 

mrphome.com 

Old world elegance and glamour … this 

Liberty mirror is right up there at the top 

of the decor style trends. Oversized round 

mirror – tick. R2495, blockandchisel.co.za 



PLANT 

Indoor plant of the month 

We’re massive fans of the white anthurium, a lovely Easter 

flower. As the blooms age, they often develop a soft green 

tinge … really pretty. The combination of lush green 

leaves and glossy white ‘flowers’ – which are in fact really 

coloured leaves – lighten and brighten a room, improving 

and purifying the air as well. Anthuriums thrive anywhere 

with good light and a little water once a week. A good 

plant for beginners, they forgive neglect and are almost 

indestructible. And if you feed them with liquid fertiliser 

once a month, except in winter, you’ll encourage them to 

keep on pushing out flowers. Details: lvgplants.co.za 

Compiled by: KYM ARGO and ALICE COETZEE. 

We’re planting… 

Osteospermum Serenity Coral Magic is a really wonderful, neat, compact plant, 

that’s always covered in flowers and is great for tucking into the front of a border, 

and is a breathtakingly beautiful patio plant. With its soft coral blooms with a 

glowing inner ring and deeper pink or lilac centre, they’re at their best in Autumn 

… and as the flowers mature they change colour, hence the ‘magic’. We like it 

alone, but if you want some added colour, it combines well with Osteospermum 

Blue Eyed Beauty – which has a purplish-blue centre and yellow petals. Plant 

these in a sunny spot, in well-composted soil that drains well. They are not waterhungry 

but will bloom better if the soil is kept moist while they are flowering. They 

are easy to grow, reliable and vigorous … flowering a little less during the very cold 

months but bouncing back with a great Spring flush. Details: ballstraathof.co.za 

Take off the 

gardening wellies, 

kick up your heels 

and give your 

hard-working 

feet a refreshing 

dose of moisture 

with this Burt’s 

Bees Peppermint 

Foot Lotion. The 

cooling lotion will 

revive tired feet, 

and the glycerin 

and coconut oil 

will soften rough 

calluses, leaving 

your feet smooth 

and ready for the 

next day in the 

flower beds. 99 per 

cent natural, it’s 

R200 from takealot. 

com or Dis-Chem. 


Walkies 

Time to dress up and hit the neighbourhood 

streets for our evening sniff and stroll 

Every good boy needs a treat (in our house, aka a bribe). And these 

Montego Bags O’ Wags go down … well, a treat. New look, new flavours 

(think Juicy Boerewors, Yummy Peanut Butter, Caramel and Condensed Milk, 

and 11 more), in Crunchy, Munchies, Squishies and Puppy Trainers. We’re 

going to try the Refreshing Mint Flavoured Dental Tubes variety (bye-bye 

dog breath). The treats are made from real meat and are an ideal daily treat 

to complement a healthy, nutrition-based and balanced diet for all breeds 

of puppies and dogs. You’ll find them at pet and vet stores for between R17 

and R76, depending on size and flavour. Details: montego.co.za 


The prettiest mutts will strut their stuff with this turquoise, 

lilac and rose gold collar and leash set. It’s high-quality nylon 

webbing, completely waterproof and tear-resistant, is for 

small breed dogs (sets for larger hounds are available), and is 

from Valgray for Dogs … a dog fashion brand with products 

designed to elevate your dog from the rest of the pack! Each 

collar comes with a free set of accessories – a stylish rose gold 

colour plated dog tag and slider broach, with your pet’s name 

laser engraved included in the cost of R639. And now that the 

evenings are turning a little chilly, pull on Rover’s handcrafted 

dog snoods. Locally made, soft crocheted snood scarf, it’s R399 

and available in fashion shades like Pistachio Mist, Canary, and 

Blush, (and we kid you not, there’s a matching human and dog 

snood set, too, for R799). Details: valgrayfordogs.com 


There is not a cuter 

gift shop for dogs 

than Urban 

Hound Social. 

With African 

ShweShwe 

collections, as well 

as Urban and African 

Print designs there are 

BlankyBeds (in washable soft 

faux rabbit fur or indulgent velvet 

fleece – spoilt much?), Cush Covers 

(to turn your continental pillow into a 

stylish dog bed), Fundanas and Bow-Wow- 

Ties (for best-dressed outings) and Happy Bones 

puppy toys … all modelled by the lovely Ally and 

Rollo rescue pups. Besides visiting the site for really 

fabulous pet pressies, there are loads of entertaining blog 

posts to read. This purple ShweShwe Fundana bandana comes 

in three sizes, is machine washable after rolls in the mud, and costs 

from R199 to R219 from urbanhoundsocial.com and superbalist.com 

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OLD WORLD 

VICTORIAN CHARM 

We love exploring our city ... rich with history and magnificent landmarks. 

This month we’re travelling back to the Victorian Age … more especially to 

a well-preserved piece of history, the Sammy Marks House, with this excerpt 

from the gorgeous coffee book table, Hidden Pretoria. 

A side view of the house with manicured 

gardens in the foreground. Extensions to the 

building were in keeping with the family’s 

growing stature – the double storey section 

contains the firs-floor billiard-room additions. 


Hidden Pretoria by Johan Swart and Alain Proust is an exceptional book, and we’d say a 

must own for Pretoria residents (as well as those who love our gorgeous city). It highlights 

some of our hidden treasures, reminds of the architectural riches and also enlightens visitors 

who might think the city only offers the Union Building, with the monumental Mandela 

statue and the Voortrekker Monument. There is that but also so much more. Think places of 

worship, palace of Justice, museums, bank buildings, arcades, alleys and atriums, hospitals 

... just waiting to be explored. R470, Penguin Random House

The story 

of Sammy 

Marks 

is that of a selfmade 

man. From 

a relatively poor 

background in 

Lithuania, he came 

to South Africa by 

way of Britain, a 

Jewish trader who 

would later become 

a businessman, mining tycoon 

and industrialist on the Highveld. 

Mendelsohn’s 1991 biography on 

Marks, titled The Uncrowned King of 

the Transvaal, alludes to his influence 

in the region. In the Zuid Afrikaansche 

Republiek (ZAR), Marks was initially 

an uitlander (immigrant) but, being 

a close ally of President Paul Kruger, 

he gained concessions for a number 

of industries that had considerable 

impact on the region becoming selfsufficient. 

Apart from the infrastructure 

associated with his coal, steel, 

dynamite, liquor, retail and agricultural 

industries, Marks was also the patron 

of important civic buildings, including 

the Old Synagogue and the Sammy 

Marks Fountain. 

Marks developed his estate on the 

farm Zwartkoppies, on the banks 

of the Pienaars River adjacent to his 

Eestefabrieken industrial projects on 

the Delagoa Bay trade route. Today, 

Zwartkoppies is located about 20 

km east of the city centre and rather 

hidden away alongside Pretoria’s 

rapidly developing periphery, wedged 

between Mamelodi township and 

Pretoria’s wealthier suburbs. It is one 

of a number of heritage sites, all 

related to important personalities, that 

currently serve as house museums. The 

estate shares its Victorian domesticity 

with the Melrose House of George 

Heys, Jewish financiering with the 

Paul Kruger House, and country estate 

escapism with the Jan Smuts House. 

The house and its associated 

domestic rituals are Victorian in their 

conception and perhaps reflect 

Marks as Anglophile with middle 

class English ideals. Construction 

materials were imported, shipped and 

carted to Pretoria. Marks is reputed 

to be responsible for much of the 

initial planning, and construction 

commenced around 1884. 

Although 

the Marks 

house was 

not a typical 

Transvaal farm 

dwelling, the 

wrap-around 

veranda and 

slate floors 

were regional 

features and 

the house 

represents an 

adaptation 

of Victorian 

ideals to the 

South African 

landscape. 

The kitchen, with its large imported stove, was an early addition 

to the house. ‘Modern equipment and a large staff contingent enabled 

Marks to host groups of guests that included dignitaries such as 

Paul Kruger and Cecil John Rhodes. 


The initial furnishings were selected by Marks and his wife 

Bertha around the time of their wedding in England. During 

the latter parts of the 19th century, the house was altered and 

enlarged to reflect Marks’ growing ambitions and changing 

preferences, while upgrades to the plumbing, electricity and 

heating systems kept the property ahead of its time. 

By the early 20th century, most of the Marks family resided 

in Johannesburg, but the house remained in a family trust 

until the late 1980s when the state became the custodian 

of the Zwartkoppies property and it was proclaimed a 

national monument. Restoration work included revealing 

original decorative wall painting hidden behind subsequent 

layers and the reconstruction of the missing trelliswork on 

the verandas. 

The Zwartkoppies buildings are perhaps less architecturally 

accomplished than other buildings of the era, such as 

Melrose House, but the estate is a unique cultural landscape, 

an English country estate vernacularized to its South 

African veld. Apart from the house and its additions, there 

are outbuildings such as the stables complex, formal and 

landscaped gardens in the English tradition and remnants 

of former farming activities. Now under the management of 

Ditsong Museums of South Africa, the house preserves an 

extensive collection of original furniture, an exceptionally 

fine billiard room, as well as the Marks family archives. In the 

21st century, the Sammy Marks Museum serves both as a 

unique representation of early pioneer settler history and 

as a tangible reference point in reflecting on aspects of our 

colonial past. 

Visiting info ... 

The Sammy Marks Museum is 

open Tuesday to Sunday from 

9am until 2pm. The entrance 

fee inlcudes a guided tour, 

which lasts around an hour. 

There are regular bird walks, 

too, so ring for dates. Entrance 

is R50 for adults, R25 for 

children, R20 for pensioners. 

Savannah Country Estate, 

Old Bronkhorstspruit (R104) 

Donkerhoek. Details: 

012-492-5800, ditsong.org.za/ 

sammy-marks-museum 

The dining room and drawing rooms are filled with 

furniture imported from England and a range of 

collected objects typical of Victorian homes. 

Several items, including the porcelain on display, 

bear the family monogram. The large portrait 

in the background is of Marks. 

The billiard room was seen 

as a status symbol and would 

have been used by Marks to 

discuss business and politics 

with his confidants. A unique 

feature is the original 

coved ceiling with its fine 

mouldings and hand-painted 

botanical motifs. 


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Spoil 

April 

Gasp. It’s ... 

Kate Spade New York. 

This may well be our sweetest Spoil ever! We’re dancing 

with joy over the new (and first) Kate Spade New York 

fragrance … a cheerful, feminine, sparkling scent which 

launched in SA this month. All sweet wild strawberry and 

rose essence, citrusy bergamot and freesia, it’s optimism and 

happiness and spontaneous celebrations wrapped up in a beautiful 

curvy bottle, sporting the Kate Spade signature spade, and a pink 

and white box that’s quite honestly too pretty to discard. 

This modern, fruity-floral fragrance is a joyful 

scent that celebrates women and their sense 

of individuality. It launched with an upbeat 

campaign featuring Maddie Ziegler (who stars 

in Steven Spielberg’s movie adaptation of the 

musical West Side Story), dancing with friends 

against the iconic New York City skyline. But 

dance is universal … so be it the New York or 

Joburg skyline, Cape Town’s Table Mountain, 

Ballito’s breath-taking beaches, we can 

celebrate the passion of the fragrance and dance 

with Maddie, who shared some of her secrets 

with us. Head on over to getitpretoriamagazine 

on Facebook, where you can see the video, 

read about her dance secrets, and where you’ll 

find the post about this month’s Spoil. Enter 

there, and you could be dancing away with a 

bottle of Kate Spade New York fragrance and 

matching hand and body lotion and a stunning 

Kate Spade tote bag. Swoon only after you’ve 

entered! Entries close April 25.

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