Cook and Culture: Keeping things festive

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.

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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

The Boksburg Advertiser needs wool, and lots of it. All colours, quantities and textures are welcome. This is in aid of the Cancer Association of South Africa (Cansa).

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

Vote for your favourite beard on the Boksburg Advertiser’s Facebook page in the King of Beards competition.

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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