Beetroot, Citrus & Ginger Juice

 

  

You know, I think everyone underestimated dear old Manto back in the day. Here we were thinking she was just a crazy woman spouting off about beetroot, but if you think about it, she probably just discovered my all-time favourite juice combo ahead of the pack. Clearly a woman of great wisdom... ;-)

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Candy Striped Beetroot, Avo & Olive Salad

"Summertime.... and the livin' is easy. Fish are jumping, and the cotton is high...."

Growing up, this was one of my dad's favourite tunes to strum (and sing along to) on the guitar. My dad likes to sing pretty loudly, probably harking from his days as lead singer in the band "Skonkie, Tommy & Ek" ("Ek" means "I" in Afrikaans). At least that was the title scribbled in pencil on the tape* that him and his two friends recorded one summer. Summertime featured twice on this tape (side A & side B) and was clearly a firm favourite of the wannabe musicians. Perhaps the temperatures were as high as their aspirations when they recorded it?

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Kumar's Beetroot Curry

Sometimes you have a special recipe bookmarked for weeks and you have to specifically plan your menu and shopping list to finally be able to make the recipe of your affections. Other times, well, you're faced with a glut of *insert vegetable of your choice here* and your mission is to find a recipe which will assist you in whittling down your stash of said vegetable.

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