I decided, can’t remember why, to have a professional cleaning service in to do my house while my full time domestic is away.  Best decision I ever made! Good service – it’s out there! In November I contacted and booked with a company called Sweep South after I saw their advert on Facebook. I booked […]

Welcome to a whole new chapter in Kashering Your Life. This is a group project so I have started a Facebook group called ‘We’re Getting Sorted’. Here’s what it’s all about.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/gettingsorted For those of you who have been reading my blog, especially the “About Me’ page, you will see that decluttering my house has […]

I don’t know how I did it? Oh, wait I didn’t! In March 2015 I started making menu and meal plans for the month and not only did my grocery bill drop but so did my weight!  In the past if I cooked, it was whatever I could stick in an oven because I was […]

As you will read in this post, there’s not a whole lot going on! These last few weeks have been interesting. I have not had a meal plan for December and I am already spending more money.   I am not sure if it is the holiday feeling, or the fact that I am shopping without a […]

Drownings and near drownings If you own a pool, if your friend owns a pool, if your parents, or anyone you know, owns a pool, then this is for you. When someone falls into a swimming pool you only have around 60 seconds to take action before there is a risk of permanent and, sometimes, […]

It is December and that means Chanukah for the Jews and Christmas for the Christians. Thank you to the person who gave me the information to write about Chistmas. The story of Chanukah Chanukah is the Jewish Festival of lights. It is an eight day celebration of a miracle that occurred 2000 years ago. The […]

What is that text message worth? Last week I wrote about seat belts.  This week I look at something that causes 25% of all accidents in South Africa. Besides speeding and drunk driving, texting while driving is the biggest cause of road accidents in South Africa. In January 2014 there were a reported 1376 road […]

I love Jamie Oliver!  I find his recipes easy to follow and they work out for me every time, even when I have to alter ingredients to make it kosher. Jamie Oliver over the last few years has become passionate, not only about his cooking but about cooking healthy food and reducing obesity in children. […]

Time to wind down November!  Menu planning for December is going to be interesting as 3 of my 4 children will be away on holiday.  Child #1 will be away for the entire month and children #2 and #3 will be away for 3 weeks and these are my biggest eaters! This past week was […]

I don’t know about you but I have enough gadgets and recipe books in my kitchen to start a restaurant! What do we really need? Now, if you are kosher, just double up! Obviously, you will need plates to eat off and your usual cutlery and crockery. In the kitchen though, the first thing to […]