SOUTH AFRICAN CULINARY HERITAGE
The book South African Culinary Heritage by Eunice Rakhale, is about local food history and traditions interlaced with family conversations. It illustrates the culinary diversity of Southern African cuisine and some neighbouring countries, comparing the similarities and unique palatable heritages thereof. Written in a conversational style, the book is a handy culinary compilation which will bestow the reader with explorations regarding local African lifestyles history, art, clothing, music and perhaps even some song and dance. For tourists visiting these African countries – possessing a diversity of ethnic cultures, it is a worthy read regarding heritage and of-course African cuisine. A guide which should be included in any tourist’s travel pack and families. It is about a genuine story told with an extraordinary ability that draws parallel between the author’s struggle in the restaurant industry and in her personal life. Ultimately, her passion for food is where she finds solace to learn, heal and grow. Mother Daughter relationships can be extremely complex and Eunice is no exception. In the book, besides a plethora of authentic recipes and history, she shares candidly about her strained relationship with her daughter Mothei Makhetha. Being estranged for seven years, Mothei writes her mother a letter, in a desperate cry for help, which she hopes will begin the healing process. After receiving the letter, circumstances of her life took Eunice back home to her mother in Moletsane, Soweto. This happens while she is researching her culinary book authenticating the recipes through the help of her mother. This handing down of recipes from her mother gets them connected on a very deep level, thus, creating compassion and trust they never had. In desperation Eunice seeks counselling from her own mother to try and mend the relationship with her daughter. Their journey is one of true and sincere conversations handed down from one generation to another, around family meals and prayerful family meetings.
The book South African Culinary Heritage by Eunice Rakhale, is about local food history and traditions interlaced with family conversations. It illustrates the culinary diversity of Southern African cuisine and some neighbouring countries, comparing the similarities and unique palatable heritages thereof. Written in a conversational style, the book is a handy culinary compilation which will bestow the reader with explorations regarding local African lifestyles history, art, clothing, music and perhaps even some song and dance. For tourists visiting these African countries – possessing a diversity of ethnic cultures, it is a worthy read regarding heritage and of-course African cuisine. A guide which should be included in any tourist’s travel pack and families.
It is about a genuine story told with an extraordinary ability that draws parallel between the author’s struggle in the restaurant industry and in her personal life. Ultimately, her passion for food is where she finds solace to learn, heal and grow.
Mother Daughter relationships can be extremely complex and Eunice is no exception. In the book, besides a plethora of authentic recipes and history, she shares candidly about her strained relationship with her daughter Mothei Makhetha. Being estranged for seven years, Mothei writes her mother a letter, in a desperate cry for help, which she hopes will begin the healing process. After receiving the letter, circumstances of her life took Eunice back home to her mother in Moletsane, Soweto. This happens while she is researching her culinary book authenticating the recipes through the help of her mother. This handing down of recipes from her mother gets them connected on a very deep level, thus, creating compassion and trust they never had. In desperation Eunice seeks counselling from her own mother to try and mend the relationship with her daughter.
Their journey is one of true and sincere conversations handed down from one generation to another, around family meals and prayerful family meetings.
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Eunice Rakhale-Molefe
The restaurant, African Jazz Café, which had been located
in the heart of Sandton, was enjoying an accreditation from
the Tourism Grading Council; and the local authority had
issued a merited health certificate; and, also, great reviews
were coming our way; and this had been based, mainly, on
the respectable standard of hygiene that we had
maintained.
My nursing background had certainly come in handy and
we had impressed the authorities and guests, alike as far as
hygiene was concerned. The restaurant even prided itself in
monthly kitchen excursions and expositions for our regular
guests. Given the above, the consultants’ tantrums did not
make sense to me... until later. When the core of your life
is out of order, your surroundings cannot be in order; the
two are interrelated.
CLUTTER
The word clutter is from the Middle English “clutter” which
means to coagulate. When something coagulates, it takes
another form and shape, serving a different purpose. In
medical terms, coagulating means forming a clot. A clot is
something doctors dread (except where it stops bleeding), a
deadly hazard waiting to happen. The Thesaurus, in
explaining clutter, pops out words like “mess”, “litter”,
“disorder”, “confusion”, “untidiness” and “chaos”.
Why We Keep Clutter
There are many reasons why we keep clutter; and, in most
cases, we are not even aware of our state of chaos. Even
when we might be aware, but may not be ready to deal with
what might be uncovered underneath the mess, we refuse
to acknowledge our chaotic existence, and we become
ardent “clutter apologetics”.
This begins with “things” being attached to “things” –
emotionally and physically – and, in time, these “things”
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