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A bi-annual part cookbook, part luxury lifestyle magazine and travelogue documenting Jan Hendrik’s travel and culinary explorations.
MY LATEST AT-HOME FAVOURITES
Mediterranean Chakalaka with Salmon
My answer to this old fave is a Mediterranean twist, with colours as vibrant and flavours as zesty as the Côte d’Azur.
Oat and Rosemary Biscuits
It always amazes me how the right wine pairing can turn a simple combination of ingredients …
Cashew Nut Caramel Tart
Step aside pecan! The cashew has been waiting in the wings for long enough. Cashew nuts are …
Ouma’s French Makeover
The concept of wrapping meatballs in leaves originated in ancient Greece, where they wrapped…
CRÈME BRÛLÉE DOUGHNUTS
Every year or two, I become an absolute sucker for punishment by enrolling myself in…
Tartelette À La Framboise
Paris is, quite simply, a foodie’s dream. From its seemingly endless array of top restaurants, cafés, …
STUFFED TOMATOES
What is it about the Mediterranean that produces such a fantastic array of dishes? While vacationing…
Chocolate Log
Almost everyone I know reacts with the same bewildered “What?!” when I mention that the Chocolate …
JAN'S PICKS
SPOTLIGHT
French Lessons, A Coming of Age
As a young girl growing up on the South African platteland, I had very little in the fashion stakes …
Washing our Guests’s hands at JAN (A Custom since 2016)
Something I’ve always found fascinating is how certain customs move in and out of …
When Tannie Poppie came to visit JAN
Something about the story of Poppie van As immediately captured my imagination.
Making the Cut
They say you can’t make an omelette without breaking a few eggs. Sticking with kitchen metaphors, I’d like to go so far to say…
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