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By Sam | Published: Wednesday, 16 May, 2012

Behind the Scenes of the NoMU June Recipe Cards Shoot!

Last Friday we were once again plunged into the happy chaos that is the NoMU Recipe Cards shoot, with a flurry of cooking and children and dogs under foot, it’s always a busy atmosphere in the kitchen this time of the month! With family favourites the theme for June, we were delightedly tucking into sticky pork ribs, lamb knuckle stew with creamy mash and chocolate fondants with great gusto (everyone needs a little insulation padding for winter!).

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By Sam | Published: Tuesday, 15 May, 2012

Behind the Scenes of the NoMU SMEG Master Cllass with Neill Anthony!

Last week when the winter chill started to spread through Cape Town, we were lucky enough to be elbow to elbow with knowledgeable foodies, friends and food lovers alike watching Neill Anthony serve up his culinary skills at the NoMU SMEG Master Cllass in Cape Town! With a scrumptious menu of oak smoked trout, shaved pickled beetroot salad with horse radish chantilly and toasted brioche, slow cooked herb crusted beef fillet and market vegetables with prune and armagnac sponge and creme fraiche for dessert – plus lashings of wine courtesy of Andre Pentz there was no place better to be on a Wednesday night!

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By Paul | Published: Friday, 11 May, 2012

Uh oh. The SA Food Bloggers Indaba has asked me to do what?

I’m not sure at what point I did something right to score the honour of being asked to MC South Africa’s premiere (and definitely most loved) Food Blogger’s Indaba. It must have been all that Chicken FOND I have been bribing people with for the last two years. Who knows?

The fact is that the incredible and unswervingly sweet Colleen and Donald Grove have asked me to present the event as MC which will take place on Sunday, the 24th June in the PnP Head Office Conference Centre in Kenilworth, Cape Town.

My brief appears to be make a joke or two and try to avoid being too, um, ‘Roger Sterling’. This last part may be practically impossible. I have warned them but they appear to be undeterred. Can’t imagine what that must have been drinking when they thought I was a good idea…

(Walks over to drinks cabinet and pours a conspicuously heavy draft of whisky)

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By Sam | Published: Thursday, 10 May, 2012

Think Outside the Cube this Winter with NoMU FONDS Concentrated Liquid Stocks!

It’s that time of year again, where salads and sandwiches are out and hot comforting soups, stews and risottos are in! We all love these winter warmer favourites but what do all of these dishes need? A good stock. And let’s face it – life is just too short to make your own stock from scratch! So we’ve taken all the muss and fuss out of it to bring you FOUR delicious concentrated liquid Fonds that do all the work for you with the best quality results and incredible flavour.

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By Paul | Published: Wednesday, 9 May, 2012

Cherryflava ruins our Big Mac and fries, and we’re happy about it.

I just saw this on Cherryflava where a far more articulate opinion is presented overall. What we do want to add though is that, as parents, we find this sort of thing chilling. We can’t wait to make as many people as possible watch this. Here’s why…
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By Sam | Published: Monday, 7 May, 2012

WIN Tickets to the NoMU SMEG Master Cllass with Neill Anthony!

We’ve got a special treat for you this week – the next NoMU SMEG Master Class with Neill Anthony is taking place this Wednesday 9 May in the Mother City! It doesn’t get better than this with a mouth-watering menu of oak smoked trout, shaved pickled beetroot salad, horse radish chantilly and toasted brioche, slow cooked herb crusted beef fillet and market vegetables with prune and armagnac sponge and creme fraiche for dessert, with NoMU Hot Chocolate to top it all off!

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By Paul | Published: Thursday, 3 May, 2012

Another movie we won’t be comfortable watching: This is 40

So, here is a momentary interruption of your day to share yet another movie that will be coming out soon, proving again that all the funniest people in Hollywood must currently be in the utter depths of their own personal mid-life crisis.

And why not? I can tell you from my own, personal ‘depths’ of suburban bliss that this movie looks entirely too close to the bone. That’s notwithstanding (I’m thrilled to add) the last bit at the end, involving the tiny vanity mirror and the torch.

Oh no. Not quite gotten there yet. Besides, I’m only 37. Tracy is 32, or seems to have been, for about 8 years.

Shush you. Keep quiet. It’s better that way. Thanks.

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By Sam | Published: Monday, 30 April, 2012

NoMU Reviews: A Food Lover’s Pilgrimage to Santiago De Compostela by Dee Nolan

Our April featured cookbook was A Food Lover’s Pilgrimage to Santiago De Compostela by Dee Nolan and was somewhat of a different book to our usual pick. This is a stunningly beautiful book with incredible photography and the detailed journey of Dee Nolan through the through the rich farming lands of southern France and northern Spain.

Nolan’s own emotional journey along the route to De Santiago takes her back to the very heart of things: why we should care about what we eat and how it is produced, why we need escapes like the pilgrimage in our busy modern lives, and why she found herself, after a long career in publishing, back on her grandfather’s farm and connecting with the soil.

While the book itself is less of a recipe book and more about an incredible journey through some of the most memorable food experiences along the Camino, it’s definitely a book to be coveted. Whether you be a passionate foodie or an experienced traveller, you’ll certainly find inspiration in the culture and tradition of this thousand year old pilgrimage.

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By Sam | Published: Thursday, 26 April, 2012

NoMU Talks Daily Dietetics with Claire Julsing Strydom!

This month we chatted to Claire Julsing Strydom, RD (SA) about the latest trends and topics in the dietetics sphere and with more than her fair share of experience when it comes to separating the good from the bad and the ugly in the world of food, she was the perfect source of all the dietary gossip.

Apart from having completed her Master of Science degree in Dietetics which focused on the effects of antiretrovirals on nutritional status in HIV infected adults, Claire has extensive experience in corporate wellness and has presented nutrition intervention programs and nutrition presentations for various organisations as well as consulting to numerous magazines and news papers including ranging from Business Day and the Star to Shape, Men’s Health and Medical Chronical. Definitely a premium pedigree in the dietetics world! To make an appointment with Claire you can contact her on (011) 023 8051 or emailer her on claire@nutritionalsolutions.co.za.

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By Sam | Published: Wednesday, 25 April, 2012

Let’s Get Pinning: NoMU is Now on Pinterest!

We are very excited to announce that we now have our very own NoMU Pinterest Board! For those of you who are not up to date with the latest in social media gadgets and all round awesome things on the internet – Pinterest is a content sharing service that allows members to “pin” images, videos and other objects to their virtual pinboard.