The Latin meaning for the word focus, the point at which all things come together, is fireplace.
Once upon a time only the leaves on a beet plant were eaten.
If applying the traditional definition of the noun ‘heirloom’: “a valuable object that has belonged to a family for several generations” to fruits and vegetables, the emphasis, I feel, should be
It was my mother who first made me aware of dulce de leche.
The seed for this recipe was sown by Chris after he asked me when I was going to make ravioli using Mongongo nuts.
Here in Livingstone we seldom have really cold days in our short winter. Early mornings are chilly, especially on our slab under the Mongongo tree where there are no doors and few windows.