Showing posts with label Sunday Cruising. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sunday Cruising. Show all posts
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Let's Braai Burgers
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Winding down...
Have a Happy Sunday!
Image by Kristin Tercek spotted on Super Punch.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
An Act of Faith : Palm Tree Mosque
Established in 1825, Palm Tree Mosque is Cape Town's second oldest mosque. When
Tuan Guru, the "father of the Islamic faith in South Africa", died in 1807, he left his imamship of the Auwal Mosque to Abdulalim, much to the dismay of two of his congregation members, Frans van Bengalen and Jan van Boughies, who resigned from the mosque and started a langgar (prayer room) in the upper storey of Jan's house in Long Street, receiving mosque status in 1825. "A century and a few decades later, the name of Jan van Boughies Mosque was changed to a more succinct one, alluding to the towering palm out front, which is said to have been planted by Jan himself."
Info from TimeOut.
Koeksisters!
Koeksister Recipe
Makes approximately 35 koeksistersIngredients500 ml (2 cups) Cake Flour20 ml (4 tsp) Baking Powder 3 ml ( ½ tsp) Salt 25 ml (5 tsp) Butter 125 ml ( ½ cup) Sour Milk or Buttermilk or water and Lemon Juice Oil, for frying Syrup 1kg white sugar 500 ml (2 cups) Water 2 pieces of Ginger, bruised 2 ml Cream of Tartar Pinch of Salt Grated rind and juice of ½ a Lemon |
Method
- Sift together the dry ingredients and rub in the butter using your fingertips, or cut it in with a pastry blender.
- Mix with the liquid to a soft dough, which can easily be kneaded. Use more liquid if necessary.
- Knead thoroughly until small bubbles form under the surface of the dough, cover with a damp cloth and allow to stand for 15 minutes.
- Roll to a thickness of 5 mm and cut into 5 mm strips 7 cm long. Place the ends of three strips on top of the other, press together and plait. When plaited, press the ends together again.
- Fry in hot, deep fat (170°C) until golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper for a moment and then immerse in ice cold syrup.
- Remove, allow excess syrup to drip off, and leave to dry on a wire rack.
Syrup
- Put all the ingredients into a saucepan. Heat, while stirring, until the sugar has completely dissolved. Cover and boil for one minute.
- Remove the lid and boil for a further 5 minutes. Do not stir.
- Remove from the heat and allow to cool thoroughly in a refrigerator if possible.
Then stuff your face!
Recipe from Huletts. Image from Phuthu.
Sunday, November 07, 2010
An Act of Faith : The Anglican Church of St Paul
"On Tuesday, March 12th, 1878, the Foundation Stone of St. Paul's Mission Church was laid by the Bishop of Cape Town, Archbishop William West Jones, on a site in Bree Street", however the Mission Congregation had already been active for over twenty years prior to this. The years following the construction of the church are commemorated with various consecrations & additions; the addition of seven stained glass windows in 1885, the consecration of the completed tower in 1899, the building of a larger chancel by Parish Priest after Archdeacon Lightfoot, in memory of the first Rector, in 1912, in 1926 the consecration of the New Aisle, Lady Chapel and Vestries by His Grace, Archbishop Carter, and when St. John's Church, Strand Street, was pulled down, the Stations of the Cross by van Hove found a new home at St Paul's. Two parochial institutions, Saint Monica’s maternity Home and Saint Paul’s School, also influenced the community greatly.
"Saint Paul the apostle (Hebrew: שאול התרסי Šaʾul HaTarsi, meaning "Saul of Tarsus", was, together with Saint Peter and James the Just, the most notable of early Christian missionaries. Unlike the Twelve Apostles, there is no indication that Paul, born in Tarsus, ever met Jesus before the latter's crucifixion. According to Acts, his conversion took place as he was traveling the road to Damascus, and experienced a vision of the resurrected Jesus. Paul asserts that he received the Gospel not from man, but by "the revelation of Jesus Christ".
Holy Chocolate!
"One condition of marrying an Aussie and moving to Australia is you must know how to make a Pavlova in your sleep with your hands tied behind you back whilst standing on your head... When I was granted my permanent residency three years ago, I thought no better an occasion than any to make a big, fat, cream slathered 'Pav' to celebrate..!"
The ingredients are:
6 x Egg Whites
300g Caster sugar
3 x tablespoons Belgian cocoa powder
1 x tablespoon good balsamic vinegar
50g good quality chocolate (70% cocoa solids), chopped into small pieces
3 punnets of fresh raspberries
500ml whipping cream, whipped and sweetened with a tablespoon of caster sugar
Preheat oven to 180˚C
1. Place egg whites in the bowl of a mixer (I use a Kitchen Aid, find it excellent for meringues) and whisk until soft peaks form.
2. Using a tablespoon at a time, add sugar into egg white mixture and continue beating until the egg whites become stiff and glossy. Be careful not to over-beat as it can start to separate. The mixture is ready once it forms stiff, glossy peaks and you can hold the bowl upside down without any of it falling out. (I don't normally test the latter as I'm familiar with meringue consistence but if you've never made one before, it's worth giving it a try, once it stays put, you know you're good to go.
3. Sift in the cocoa powder, add the vinegar and chopped up chocolate, using a large spoon slowly and carefully fold these into the egg white and sugar mixture until fully combined. the mixture will resemble a very light brown shade.
4. Line 2 large, flat oven trays with baking parchment - I find it a good tip to dab a little bit of the pavlova mixture underneath each corner of the paper as it helps it stick to the tray and avoids the paper slipping all over the place whilst you are loading on the mixture = very annoying..
5. Place a 9" or 10" dinnerplate on the middle of each tray and draw firmly around the edge with a pencil or pen to form a circle - this will act as a guide and ensure both pavlovas are the same size. Flip the paper over so the ink/pencil lead is touching the tray side as opposed to the pavlova side, you'll still be able to see the line through the paper.
6. Load up each circle with the mixture, smoothing it out to the edge of the line you have just drawn, try to divide the mix equally so both have same volume of mix. I normally smooth out the mixture, but a Pavlova is not supposed to look perfect so feel free to form a few points and peaks if you want, when cooked they'll crisp up and add a bit more interest visually.
7. Place in oven and immediately reduce heat to 140˚C. Cook for 1hr to 1hr15mins. Do not open the oven door whilst the pavlova is cooking.
8. You'll know when the pavlova is cooked when it looks crisp at the edges which will have started to crack slightly. The top will be dry but if you press on the underside it'll give a little as the centre should be still a little squishy/soft. Place the pavlova back in the oven and leave the door slightly ajar, leave the pavolva to cool completely inside.
9. When it is cool, I place one disc on a serving platter or cake stand and spoon a big wallop of cream on top, scatter a good handful of fresh raspberries onto the cream and then place the second meringue disc on top. Again pile on a good amount of cream and the remainder of the raspberries. Sprinkle with finely chopped chocolate and serve.
From What Katie Ate. A Nigella Lawson Recipe.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
An Act of Faith : Auwal Mosque
The Auwal Mosque dates back to 1794, when the Muslim Faith was brought to South Africa by slaves from the East. The property was owned by Salie Coridon of Ceylon, a freed slave whose daughter married Achmat of Bengal, who later inherited the property and subsequently made it available to the Muslim community to be used as a mosque.
The story goes; Iman Abdullah Kadi Salaam, an Indonesian prince was banished to Robben Island for conspiring with the English against the Dutch. "During his incarceration he was said to have written out several copies of the Koran from memory, and upon his release in 1793, he established a madrasa (Islamic school) in Dorp Street. Five years later one of his students, Achmat van Bengalen, gave one of his properties to him", which became the Auwal Mosque in 1798. Only two of the original walls remain after it collapsed in the 1930's.
It is the oldest mosque in the country.
Info from TimeOut & Cape>gateway.
Lanvin for H&M
Visit the H&M website to see great video footage of Alber Elbaz talking about the collection. So excited! Think I'm going to be putting some orders through to friends and family in the honoured-to-have-H&M places abroad.
Images from The Frock Report.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
An Act of Faith : St Mary's Cathedral
Also know as Cathedral Church of Our Lady of the Flight into Egypt. In 1805, three Dutch Catholic priests landed in the Cape "under the auspices of Propaganda Fide, the department at the Vatican which (renamed) still guides and aids the Church in South Africa" with the aim of seeking to evangelise the indigenous population. The three were deported once the British re-took the Cape from the Dutch in 1806 and plans for replacement clergy were blocked. A Catholic Bishop, Edward Slater OSB, transiting at Cape Town in 1820, installed Irish priest Patrick Scully "who soon initiated Sunday Mass at a storehouse on Buitenkant Street". In 1821, Fr Scully had obtained a large plot (corner of Caledon & Harrington Streets - now a car-park) on which to build a church, priest's house and school. Building began the year after, and if this church was still standing, it'd be the third oldest church in Cape Town. In 1836, the church underwent restoration and the roof was removed, but before it could be replaced a rainstorm collapsed the walls. The site was then divided into lots and sold.
In 1839 Bishop Griffiths purchased the Wachtenburg Garden from Baron Von Ludwig, together with a piece of ground in front known as Tanner's Square (Looyers Plein). Wachtenburg Garden had formerly been a masonic lodge and then a museum and was part of the larger Concordia Gardens. "It is interesting to note that the open space on the west side of St Mary's, which links Plein Street and St John's Street, is still known as Concordia Place. St Mary's Dominican Convent and grounds stand today on the site of the Wachtenburg Garden". On Sunday October 6th, 1841, the foundation stone of St Mary's Cathedral was laid and in 1851 the Church was completed. This bishop writes this of the dedication which took place in 1851, "On Monday April 28th (the Feast of St Mary of the Flight into Egypt being transferred to it from the day before ... the 4th Sunday of April) the new Church was opened at 10am when the Bishop of Bourbon (Reunion) Dr Des Pres, and Vicar Apostolic of Mission in China, Dr Verolies, with two Vicars General of the former and five other French clergymen of their suites, assisted at the dedication, performed by the Vicar Apostolic, with all the clergy of this Vicariate, Fathers A. McCarthy, J. Griffith, B. McMahon, J. Watkins. The officers and many of the crew of the French war steamer “Cassini” in which the bishops, etc. were proceeding to their respective destinations, were present and an overwhelming crowd of the people of the town. The ceremony commenced with a sermon and terminated with a Te Deum sung by the French clergy and officers, with four nuns and some French ladies, joined by our choir."
From 1865 to 1947, the Altar, bell, windows and sanctuary were renovated, remodelled, acquired or enlarged and in April 1951, one hundred years after the dedication, the Cathedral was consecrated by Archbishop Owen McCann, who later, on the 22nd of February 1965, became the first Cardinal in South Africa. In 1999 & 2000 more restorations to the Cathedral were made by Mgr Andrew Borello, which "brought about liturgical changes enhanced by well-executed structural changes. With the steady influx of foreign nationals from other African countries, the cathedral community took on yet another dimension. The introduction of the African Day Mass has seen the community enriched and celebrated in a distinctively African cosmopolitan spirit." Nigerian Mass is held on the first Sunday and Zimbabwean Mass on the third Sunday.
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