Fudgy Mocha Bars

A rich and satisfying indulgence

Ingredients:

170g butter

250g (1 ¼ cup) brown sugar

134g (2/3 cup) white sugar

2 eggs

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Caramel Cracker Ice cream Sandwiches

Well worth the effort

Ingredient:

100g cream crackers

115g butter

½ cup brown sugar

¼ tsp vanilla essence

225g chocolate

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Sweet Potato and Peanut Soup

An unusually delicious take on sweet potatoes

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp butter

1 onion diced

2 tsp crushed garlic

1 Tbsp fresh ginger chopped

750g sweet potato, peeled and diced

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Stockpiling!

Currently, with the national lockdown due to the Coronavirus, many people understandably went into a state of panic. This panic and anxiety precipitated a phenomenon known as ‘stockpiling’, where people rushed to supermarkets and grocery stores to stock up on all essential items.

Long life milk… Toilet paper… Bread… Canned food… Pasta… Frozen vegetables and meat… Medications… All these items – and more – suddenly came into high demand as people became housebound and realized that for the next 21 days, they would be restricted in exiting their homes.

The reality, however, is that the grocery stores are still open, and the shelves are still being restocked. Yet, despite this reassurance and the continued supply of essentials, our fear of the lockdown is so intense that we still hasten to stockpile, adopting the most extreme precautions to guarantee our survival in a time of uncertainty.

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Lemongrass Cooler

Ingredients:

15 lemongrass leaves

2 Iitres water

½ cup sugar

2 Tbsp lime cordial

green colouring

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