Innholdsfortegnelse for March/April 2022 i Ideas

💮 NEW SHOPS, DÉCOR AND CRAFT dala@ideasfactory.co.za 💮 FOOD AND RESTAURANTS ideasmagazinefood@gmail.com NEROLI LUXURY The 30th birthday of the iconic French dry oil NUXE is being celebrated with Huile Prodigieuse Néroli (R595), the first certified organic product in this botanical range of oils. The lovely scent is addictive and soothes the senses with notes of neroli (Seville orange blossom oil), bergamot and lavandin (in the lavender family). It also contains plum and organic sesame oil for a satin-smooth sensation on the skin. Use it on your face, body and hair. SEASON’S BOUNTY The season for juicy, delicious plums, peaches and nectarines is here, so be sure to get your share of nature’s ultra-versatile summer bounty that packs a nutritious punch. Stone fruits are at their most satisfying when enjoyed perfectly…

BISCUIT CAKE This cake ticks all the boxes – rich buttery flavour, sweet icing, tangy fruit, creamy and crunchy textures, plus it is beautifully suited for any occasion. ALMOND BISCUIT ♥ 150g butter♥ 150g castor sugar♥ 1 large egg♥ 5ml almond or vanilla extract (or 10ml vanilla essence)♥ 150g flour♥ 250g almond flour♥ 5ml baking powder CREAM CHEESE ICING ♥ 50g soft butter♥ 150g full fat cream cheese (brick)♥ 400g sifted icing sugar, plus extra for dusting♥ gel food colouring of your choice TO DECORATE ♥ small meringues, fresh raspberries, edible flowers and gold leaf 1 Print or draw an A4-size number and cut it out to use as your template. The number mustn’t be too narrow. 2 Biscuit: Cream the butter and sugar together well. Add the egg and…

We came across this idea on Pinterest and simply had to share it. Artists and other creatives use this technique in the loveliest ways, and it’s an excellent project to keep you busy when you have an empty hour to fill. Copy the template alongside in the desired size, cut it out and stick it onto a piece of sturdy white cardboard. Now cut out a section of the template with your craft knife, to make a ‘photo stencil’ – we cut out the skirt. Stash the stencil in your handbag and when you next find yourself in a pretty place, take it out and use it as frame to take a photo through. It could be anything from a bunch of flowers to colourful leaves or even interesting clouds.…

Difficulty: medium Time: 23 hours SIZE Our design is approximately 10 x 10cm. YOU WILL NEED ♥ garment or bed linen ♥ embroidery design below ♥ tracing method of choice ♥ embroidery thread in the colours of your choice ♥ embroidery needle ♥ embroidery hoop ♥ sharp scissors TO EMBROIDER 1 As tracing method we used carbon paper and a pen to trace the embroidery design onto the garment or bed linen fabric. Stretch your fabric with the traced design into the embroidery hoop. 2 Using back stitch, embroider along the outline of your flower with two strands of thread in the darkest shade you are planning to use for your flower. Do the same with the leaves, in the darkest shade you’ve chosen for them. 3 To achieve the…

Rose and lavender, neroli and coconut, lemongrass, jasmine and shea butter… say the labels on the boxes of handmade soaps that Abigail (11) and Hannah (8) Ziman pack in neat rows. They make you want to close your eyes and inhale the wonderful scents in the quiet of the Karoo farm 40km from Laingsburg where the Ziman family painstakingly handcraft these fragrant soaps under the Savon brand. But the moment is interrupted by a cacophony of noise so loud that even the farm cats scatter from their sun puddles. The racket comes from the barn, where mom Martinette and older siblings Jesse and Rachel are making grapefruit and jasmine soap. The atmosphere is electric, with a sense of urgency to every second. Sixteen-year-old Jesse is all concentration as he stirs…

As a self-confessed sentimental Clutter Queen, I would struggle to get rid of some of the things on my coffee table. So many of the ornaments in my house are gifts friends have made for me. Very precious to me – but they certainly aren’t going to fetch huge amounts at a Sotheby’s auction. They’re presents from special people. People with whom I have walked some distance already. And hopefully will walk with for some time to come. I gaze at the ‘finds’ in front of me on the table. A gleaming red bowl catches my eye. It’s the work of my ‘buchu friend’, as I call her. She never sends anyone home without a few cuttings of buchu from her garden. That’s Laura. She is a skilled potter. The…

@DEMIVANTONDER.ART Cape Town Teacher and artist Demi van Tonder’s artworks are striking in their simplicity. Using black ink on white paper, she creates line drawings accompanied by words that express her thoughts and feelings. @CLAUDETTE_HASENJAGER Bloemfontein Creative soul Claudette Hasenjager’s Instagram page reflects her love of art and handicrafts. As the maker behind The Creative Flourish, she experiments with a variety of mixed media to create the loveliest journals and artworks. @BOY_KNITS_WORLD Sydney, Ausralia Instead of pen and paper, Jake Henzler uses his knitting needles and yarn to capture the buildings he discovers on his travels. The blocks are then joined together into cityscapes to create his amazing blankets and scarves.…

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LOADED CHEESEBURGERS There’s a surprise filling inside the patties of these burgers that makes them extra decadent and delicious. We recommend using a blend of beef and pork mince to make the best patties, but you can use 100% beef if you prefer. Provide a selection of topping ingredients for your guests to choose from so they can create their own winning flavour combinations. Serves: 6 Preparation time: 40 minutes, plus chilling time Cooking time: approximately 10 minutes ♥ 400g beef mince♥ 400g pork mince♥ 125ml fresh breadcrumbs♥ 10ml sweet paprika♥ 5ml ground cumin♥ 4 cloves garlic, crushed♥ 15ml tomato ketchup♥ 100ml cream cheese♥ 10ml snipped chives♥ 25ml canola oil♥ toppings of your choice (eg grilled streaky bacon, mashed avocado, lettuce, sliced tomato, sliced red onion, sliced gherkins, sliced piquant…

DIFFICULTY: medium TIME: about half an hour per flower YOU WILL NEED ♥ 1 x A4-size coloured cardboard (90gsm) for petals♥ 1 x A4-size coloured cardboard (90gsm) for stamen♥ 1 x A4-size green cardboard (90 gsm) for the back of the flower♥ scissors♥ kebab skewers (wrap them with florist's tape, if you prefer)♥ glue gun TO MAKE PETALS 1 Cut a circle from the cardboard. Our circles have a 5cm diameter. 2 Fold the circle into 16 equal segments. Make crisp folds. Open the circle again. 3 Fold the circle in half and cut the top edge of each segment to form a scallop. 4 Open the circle and cut along the fold lines to divide the circle into 5 unequal segments. Arrange the segments so they overlap, to form…

project and styling DALA WATTS DIFFICULTY: average TIME: 3-4 days, drying time included YOU WILL NEED ♥ plastic or ceramic bowls in various sizes♥ 2 types of floral paper♥ newspaper♥ modge podge♥ matching craft paint♥ craft brush♥ plastic wrap♥ craft knife and cutting mat TO MAKE 1 Choose two (or even three!) plastic or ceramic bowls that you can use as moulds for your lampshade. The bowls must be smooth and without an edge at the bottom, so you can easily remove the papier-mâché shape from the bowl later. We used two bowls: a large one for the bottom section and a smaller one for the top. Cover the outside of both bowls with plastic wrap – pull it properly taut so it is smooth and without folds. 2 Now…

TIP: If you want clean straight lines when using masking tape as a guide while you paint, remember to remove the tape while the paint is still wet. If you remove it when the paint is dry it will take some of the paint with it and leave a ragged edge.…

If provenance is the food world’s latest holy grail, then Roushanna Gray’s Veld and Sea classroom is a temple to the movement. While ‘veld’ translates from Afrikaans as field, a more accurate description is wild, untouched vegetation. This is especially true of Cape Point, the most southerly point of the Cape of Good Hope where Roushanna and her family live. Part of Table Mountain National Park and home to one of the most biodiverse plant kingdoms in the world, this protected reserve area is characterised by a rugged, treacherous coastline, a landscape carpeted in indigenous fynbos and wild, wild winds. One is truly at the mercy of the elements here. Whether you visit in winter or summer, rain or shine, it is a challenging environment. Some 400 years ago, when…

YOU WILL NEED ♥ 12 cupcakes (recipe below)♥ butter icing (recipe below)♥ green and yellow gel food colouring♥ 2 piping bags♥ size 14 or 16mm large round nozzle♥ number 103 petal nozzle♥ small round nozzle CUPCAKES Beat 125g butter and 170g castor sugar together. Add 2 large eggs, beating well after each egg is added. Beat in 5ml vanilla essence. Sift 270g flour and 10ml baking powder together. Add a third of the flour and fold in. Alternating, fold in a cup of milk (250ml) and the remaining flour in two parts. Divide the batter between 12 cupcake cups, or 12 lined muffin tins if you are using wrappers. Bake for 12-15 minutes at 190 oC or until golden on top and a skewer inserted comes out clean. Cool completely.…

This traditional Japanese knot bag is the easiest thing to make – no zips or buttons, just twist it. DIFFICULTY: easy TIME: couple of hours YOU WILL NEED ♥ fabric (you can use contrasting fabrics or same for inside and outside)♥ matching sewing thread♥ pattern on page alongside♥ pins♥ dressmaker’s pen TO MAKE 1 Trace the pattern and cut out (2 panels per fabric choice – 4 pieces in total). Put 2 of the matching pattern pieces together, right sides facing, and pin the seams at the top of the handles. 2 Mark the sides from where you have to sew and also mark the seam allowance on the ‘outer side’ of the bag handles (this will help you when you have to fold it in later). 3 Sew the…

Autumn. A season of change. Of movement, of journeying between summer and winter, and within the journey finding the joy of transformation, of foliage changing from green to burnt orange before drifting down, to become part of the earth. Autumn presents us with the fluidity of nature and focuses us on the necessity for and beauty of change. How can we capture this fleeting time in ways that enrich our life? I am captivated by this season of colour. It is like Mother Nature’s slow exhale towards the stillness of winter; it brings a pause and awakens an ancient instinct that slows me down, calls me to focus on using these last bountiful moments before the winter. It captures my imagination with the transformation of lush green leaves, giving us…

1 GENETICS: 90 IS THE NEW 40 Spiritual guru Deepak Chopra says: ‘Our DNA is only a blueprint. It’s not our destiny.’ You can blame your genes for just five percent of what happens to your body, and research is now increasingly showing how genes can be switched on and off for your best health and appearance. Genetics is important, but you do have some control over the other 95% – your lifestyle can beat genes that age you or make you ill. It’s a question of choice. Things as simple as how well you sleep, how much you weigh and what you eat all have an enormous impact on the way your genes behave. The Australian naturopath Barbara O’Neill puts it like this: Genes load the gun – but…

WINNING LETTER CHRISTMAS CRAFTING INSPIRATION A huge thank you to you and your team for putting together a magazine that is bursting from cover to cover with crafts, décor, recipes and so much more, all of which keeps me waiting in eager anticipation for the next issue. I have been buying Ideas for many years and especially enjoy the crafts section, and found the November/December 2021 issue to be a valuable source of inspiration for my annual Christmas craft project. I just loved the Nativity scene featured on pages 68 to 72, and decided to give it a go. What a fantastic project, using materials I already had on hand. I made a few changes to it and added some blue lights to the background. The end result took my…