Cook and Culture: Tips and Tricks to green holidays
With St Patrick’s Day coming up and the holiday’s on the horizon or already here for some, here are a few tricks and tips to keep things festive and green.
Pro Tip
Completing one task at a time with all your attention is more effective. Doing more than one thing at a time may seem like the best way to get all of your tasks done, but it can hurt your productivity. Multi-tasking is not productive or focused, and you might waste time.
Digital
“Attention is rare, and attention is extremely valuable” – Mike Follet, MD of Lumen, recently researched in SA, measuring attention that local newspapers receive using eye-tracking technology, and the results are astounding. Check out some links on the online blog.
Have You Seen It Yet?
Full Moon Fever is a tribute to acoustic, unplugged and country-rock featuring musical moments from all decades, and songs that will appeal to all ages. Now till March 19 at Barnyard Theatre, Emperors Palace.
Check It Out
We are spoilt for choice with restaurants. Check out www.bestofekurhuleni.co.za for some of the top spots in Ekurhuleni.
Charity and Good Samaritan
Support a worthy cause. Cancer Association of South Africa (Cansa) are always busy or planning an event.
https://www.facebook.com/CANSAGautengEast/
Home Remedy
Refreshing morning routines. Drink a glass of detox water first thing in the morning. Fill a glass with about 250ml boiled water, add a slice of fresh lemon, a leaf or two of peppermint, and when its cooled down a bit, add a spoon of raw honey and stir.
Local Is Lekker
Enter the Profix marathon, one of the last Comrades qualifiers in Gauteng for both the 42.2km and 48km.
https://www.citizen.co.za/benoni-city-times/profix-scaffolding-marathon/
Food For Thought
You don’t have to be Irish to enjoy St Patrick’s Day. Saint Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick, is a cultural and religious celebration held on March 17, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, the foremost patron saint of Ireland. In most countries, though, it is just a day to celebrate friends and to have fun and enjoy yourself.
Green Green Flapjacks
Surprise the family with flapjacks and all green goodies for toppings on St Paddy’s Day. Busy morning schedule? No problem, use a flapjack pre-mix and just add three drops of green food colouring to the mix.
Some green topping ideas:
- Peppermint chocolate
- Green speckled eggs
- Green desiccated coconut (add a drop of food colouring and mix)
- Green vermicelli
- Green apples
- Sugar (add a drop of food colouring and mix)
- Pistachios
- Golden syrup or honey
Bi-weekly by Annelette Bezuidenhout, a media specialist at Caxton local media.
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