Year-end party and fundraising raffle at the home of Stephen and Pat Flesch, 11 Peninsula Road, Zeekoevlei

Sunday, 27th November 2011 at 12h30

Our year-end party will again be a GENUINE WOOD FIRED LAMB SPIT BRAAI by Leon Patterson, with wonderful accompanying salads and desserts, prepared by Slow Food members.

Please bring plates, cutlery and glasses. Also, if there’s a South Easter blowing it may be chilly and you should bring a jersey or jacket. We’ll set up tables and chairs, so don’t worry about these.

We will once again have a raffle with many great prizes to be won. Members who have items which they would like to donate to be raffled are asked to contact Lorna to let her know what they will be donating and whether they will be bringing the items with them or require them to be collected. A list of prizes will be sent to you closer to the time.

We have chosen the Peninsula School Feeding Association as the recipient of the funds raised by the raffle this year.PSFA, a registered non-profit organisation established in 1958, provides nutritious cooked meals to 325,200 children in 743 schools every school day. A subsidy from the Department of Education provides meals for 90% of this total. The difference, amounting to R10m annually, is covered by PSFA, from funds that need to be raised.The aim is to reduce short term hunger, and increase school attendance through school feeding. Since 1958, with the support of generous donors and partners, PSFA has delivered over 1.3 billion meals to hungry children. For many pupils this is the only meal they receive for the day. Lunch is prepared and served daily at each school by volunteers in each community.

Here are some examples of the nutritious meals served: fish and lentil breyani with butternut, samp and beans with fresh fruit, or soya mince and rice with carrots. For schools in the most vulnerable areas, breakfast (maize meal porridge) is also served. The average cost per meal per day is only R1.90! Do go to the website for more information www.psfa.org.za.

Raffle tickets will be sold at R40 each or R100 for three. Even if you are unable to come to the picnic you could still buy tickets or simply make a donation.

The cost of the lunch, including wine, will be R150 each to members and their guests. There will be no charge for children under 12.

Please let Lorna know the number of members and guests attending the lunch, with the names of your guests, by Wednesday 23rd November.

To book your places, please deposit payment to Cape Town Slow Food at FNB, Grassy Park, code 203109, account number 62023929378. When doing this please put your name as a reference on the deposit slip. Payment will confirm your booking.

PLEASE DO NOT DEPOSIT CASH AS THIS COSTS US HEFTY CASH DEPOSIT FEES.

If you are not coming but would like to buy raffle tickets or make a donation (R40 each or R100 for three) please deposit payment into Cape Town Slow Food account. When doing this please put your name as a reference on the deposit slip.

Directions to no 11 Peninsula Road:
Head south on the M5, which becomes Prince George Drive alongside Royal Cape Golf Club. After crossing the railway bridge, turn left into Victoria Road at the third traffic light where there is a big sign for Grassy Park. Continue straight down Victoria Road through Grassy Park and at the end turn right into Peninsula Road. Continue along Peninsula Road past the ZV Environmental Centre to no 11, a double story house on the left. From Plumstead follow Victoria Road or from Constantia, Kendal Road to Prince George Drive.

Book with Lorna van Besouw (see below). Bookings will close on Wednesday 23rd November .

When booking please post your payment or deposit it to Cape Town Slow Food at FNB, Grassy Park, code 203109, account number 62023929378. When doing this please put your name as a reference on the deposit slip. Payment will confirm your booking.

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Slow Wine

We now only have supplies available of 2009 Nitida Petit Verdot, all at R300 per case of six bottles. If you would like to order supplies of this wine, make a deposit to our account and we will make arrangements to get the wine to you.

When ordering wine please post your payment or deposit it to Cape Town Slow Food at FNB, Grassy Park, code 203109, account number 62023929378. Please do not deposit cash. When doing this please put your name as a reference on the deposit slip. Payment will confirm your order.

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Dates for your Diary 2012

28 January 2012:
An outing to Graze Slow Food Café in Stanford.

February 2012:
Visit to Andreas Viestadt’s vegetable garden on Paul Cluver’s wine estate at Elgin.

17 March 17 2012:
Annual grape harvest and wine stomp at Marianne wine estate in Stellenbosch.

Also in the pipeline:
A herb-growing workshop with Bridget Kitley in Stellenbosch.

A visit to award winning Waverley Hills organic olive farm near Wolseley

Saturday, 22nd October 2011 at 11h00

Waverley Hills has become known for its outstanding organic wines, olives and olive based products, all made on the farm near Wolseley. The Waverley Hills farm focuses on bio-diversity and sustainable agriculture, has an eco centre for surrounding schools and a fynbos nursery. It is situated between Tulbach and Ceres, off the R46 road just outside of Wolseley, 150km from Cape Town.

We will be entertained firstly by a talk about the olive growing, harvesting and production process, followed by a tasting of all the wines, olives and other products, which include tapenades, wine jellies and vinegars. You are welcome to buy some treats to take home. The day ends with a lunch, consisting of a 5 course wine and food pairing. For those who feel energetic after lunch, a lovely walk is set out through the fynbos, starting at the cellar.

Children are welcome, and the restaurant will prepare the following dishes for them:
Toasted Bacon/Cheese sandwich served with wedges @ R30.00
Cheese/mushroom and bacon pasta @ R45.00
Alternatively, there is a children’s menu available from which they can order on the day.

The cost of the lunch for adults, including wine, will be R210 per member and R230 for guests. Payment is not required ahead of time for children. Could you please just let us know how many will be coming along.

Book with Lorna van Besouw (see below). Bookings will close on Monday 17th October.

When booking please post your payment or deposit it to Cape Town Slow Food at FNB, Grassy Park, code 203109, account number 62023929378. When doing this please put your name as a reference on the deposit slip. Payment will confirm your booking.

PLEASE DO NOT DEPOSIT CASH AS THIS COSTS US HEFTY CASH DEPOSIT FEES.

Directions to the farm :

GPS Coordinates: 33° 24′ 19.92″S | 19° 14′ 20.24″E

Route 1 – via Hugenot tunnel (click HERE for printable map of this route)
Take the N1 towards Paarl, and go through the Hugenot tunnel and continue towards Worcester.
Just before Worcester you will see a Shell Ultra City on your left. Take the road to your left just before the garage; it will be sign posted Ceres R43.
Continue on this road for about 20 minutes. At the next T-junction just after Bergsig Kelder, you turn right towards Ceres (R301). Continue on the R301 until you get to another T-junction.
Here you will take a left towards Tulbagh on the R46. You will see the Waverley Hills sign and flags on your right after 4kms. Drive up the dirt road to get to cellar.

Route 2 – via Wellington (click HERE for printable map of this route)
Take the N1 Northbound, from Cape Town towards Paarl.
Turn left at the (R44) Wellington “Agter Paarl/Klapmuts” off ramp, heading towards Wellington. Continue on this road, until you cross over a four way stop. After about 5km’s turn left at a set of traffic lights into Distillery Road – this is a continuation of the R44. This road leads towards Hermon, Ceres and Porterville.
Continue on this road past the Malmesbury turn off, past Hermon and Porterville turn off. Drive through the scenic Nuwe Kloof Pass, and continue on this road until you get to stop sign and then turn right at towards Ceres (R46).
Continue straight on the R46, you will bypass the two entrances to Wolseley and after about 3kms you will see the Waverley Hills entrance on your left.

Cape Town Slow Food Convivium: Hon. Secretary Lorna van Besouw, 3 Lutgens Road, Rondebosch, 7700.
Fax: 021 685 1577 or E-mail: vbesouw@iafrica.com.

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Slow Wine

We now only have supplies available of 2009 Nitida Petit Verdot, all at R300 per case of six bottles. If you would like to order supplies of this wine, make a deposit to our account and we will make arrangements to get the wine to you.

When ordering wine please post your payment or deposit it to Cape Town Slow Food at FNB, Grassy Park, code 203109, account number 62023929378. Please do not deposit cash. When doing this please put your name as a reference on the deposit slip. Payment will confirm your order.

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Dates for your Diary

Sunday, November 27th:

Year-end party and fundraising raffle.
12h30 at the home of Stephen and Pat Flesch, 11 Peninsula Road, Zeekoevlei

Visit to Leo Foods followed by lunch at Casa Labia

Saturday, 27th August 2011 at 10h30

A visit to Leo Foods at Westlake Park followed by lunch at Casa Labia, Main Road, Muizenberg

Jackie Leone’s production team will be making Panforte, and you’ll be able to see the making of this traditional Italian cake or ‘strong bread’, as it’s been made since mediaeval times in Siena, Tuscany. There’ll be a tasting too, of the Panforte, as well as some of their other Italian products, and you are welcome to buy some treats to take home. Please bring cash, as there is no credit card facility at the factory.

Jackie says that she can accommodate groups of eight at a time, with the first group starting at 10h30. All visitors are required by the Food Safety Policy to complete a visitors’ form pertaining to your medical history, and will be supplied with a white coat and hairnet to wear while in the production and packing rooms. You will also need to remove all jewellery, including watches and rings, and no strong-smelling fragrance may be worn. Don’t be deterred by the above rather draconian-sounding restrictions – a fun and tasty time will be had by all who venture onto the factory floor! We will let you know the time you should be there once bookings have been made.

After this visit we will go to Casa Labia in Muizenberg for lunch at 13h00. There is some parking available on the Main Road. The parking area near the station in Muizenberg is not far from the venue.

Menu

STARTERS

Freshly baked breads on the tables

Green leaf salad with cherry tomatoes, cucumber, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds and a Herb Dressing
or
Mini Antipasti Platter (Vegetarian Platter is available)
A selection of Italian cold meats, cheeses and vegetarian antipasti

MAINS

Spinach and ricotta pancake with a gorgonzola sauce and roasted pine nuts
or
Sicilian meatballs in a home-made tomato sauce and farfalle pasta

DESSERT

Lemon and almond cake with fresh cream
Americano/Espresso/Selection of Teas

The cost of the lunch, including wine, will be R220 per member and R240 for guests.

CHILDREN’S MENU

Spaghetti Bolognese
Vanilla bean ice cream with chocolate sauce .

The cost of the children’s menu is R60.

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Book with Lorna van Besouw (see below). Bookings will close on Monday 22nd August.

When booking please post your payment or deposit it to Cape Town Slow Food at FNB, Grassy Park, code 203109, account number 62023929378. When doing this please put your name as a reference on the deposit slip. Payment will confirm your booking.

PLEASE DO NOT DEPOSIT CASH AS THIS COSTS US HEFTY CASH DEPOSIT FEES.

Cape Town Slow Food Convivium: Hon. Secretary Lorna van Besouw, 3 Lutgens Road, Rondebosch, 7700.
Fax: 021 685 1577 or E-mail: vbesouw@iafrica.com.

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Slow Wine

We have supplies available of delicious Neethlingshof Pinotage 2008, as well as the 2009 Nitida Petit Verdot, all at R300 per case of six bottles. If you would like to order supplies of this wine, make a deposit to our account and we will make arrangements to get the wine to you.

When ordering wine please post your payment or deposit it to Cape Town Slow Food at FNB, Grassy Park, code 203109, account number 62023929378. Please do not deposit cash. When doing this please put your name as a reference on the deposit slip. Payment will confirm your order.

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Cape Town

Slow Food Snail Trail No 85, February 2011 OPEN DAY WITH LUNCH ON LELIEBLOM FARM IN THE DARLING AREA ON THE WEST COAST SATURDAY 26th  March 2011 10h00 for 10h30 We’ll  join Michael and Karen Basson on their farm Lelieblom to learn more about the boerbok ( or gourmet goat!)   Michael Basson will tell us about the special qualities of the boerbok, and we’ll be able to walk among these friendly and inquisitive animals whose champion qualities are taking the world by storm.We’ll then taste the world’s lowest cholesterol meat at a long table lunch in Karen Basson’s old barn restaurant on Lelieblom. For more information go to: http://www.lelieblom.co.za/ and  http://www.goodtaste.co.za/Special-Interest/Why-the-World-Loves-Our-Boerbokke.html Members are welcome to bring their bathing costumes for a swim in the pool, as the weather will probably be hot. MENU Freshly-baked farm bread, various goat’s meat dishes or chicken pie, vegetables, salad, dessert and coffee, and a complimentary taste of wine from Groote Post and Cloof. Members are welcome to bring their own wine, and the Slow Wine 2008 Neethlingshof Pinotage  will be available at R50 per bottle. The cost for the day is R130 ( R120 + service fee) for members and  guests. For each child under 12 the cost will be R80 ( R75 + service fee). NB:The deadline for bookings is Sunday 20th March, as Karen is holding places open for us until this date. When booking please post your payment or deposit it to Cape Town Slow Food at FNB, Grassy Park, code 203109, account number 62023929378.  When doing this please put your name as a reference on the deposit slip. Please do not deposit cash. Contact Lorna van Besouw (see below). Directions from Darling Drive down the main road, until you reach the 4way stop with Standard Bank on one corner. From Malmesbury/Cape Town turn right. From Yzerfontein/Langebaan turn left. Carry on for ± 15km (over a railway line, through the blue gum avenue – road becomes a dirt road).   After about 15km, look out for a right turn, marked by a big wooden cross on the side of the road.   Carry on down the road for 1,8km, until you reach Lelieblom Farm. GPS Coordinates 33°15?53.30? S  /  18°28?43.59? E Slow Wine We have supplies available of delicious Neethlingshof Pinotage 2008, as well as the 2009 Nitida Petit Verdot which we had for the first time on Saturday, all at  R300 per case of six bottles. If you would like to order supplies of this wine, make a deposit to our account and we will make arrangements to get the wine to you. When ordering wine please post your payment or deposit it to Cape Town Slow Food at FNB, Grassy Park, code 203109, account number 62023929378. Please do not deposit cash. When doing this please put your name as a reference on the deposit slip. Payment will confirm your order. Dates for your Diary: April – Friday 15th (provisional)  Dinner at Birds Boutique Cafe` in Cape Town May – Wednesday 11th – Annual General meeting at Silwood School of Cookery preceded by a talk  by Dr Nicky Allsop on wild mushrooms

3 Lutgens Road, Rondebosch, 7700  |  Tel: 021 685 1197  |  Fax: 021 685 1577 Email: vbesouw@iafrica.com |  Website: www.slowfoodcapetown.co.za

Slow Food Snail Trail No 83, November 2010

Year-end party and fundraising raffle, Sunday November 28, 12h30 at the home of Stephen and Pat Flesch, 11 Peninsula Road, Zeekoevlei

Our year-end party will again be a GENUINE WOOD FIRED LAMB SPIT BRAAI by Leon Patterson, with wonderful accompanying salads and desserts, prepared by Slow Food members. You should bring rugs to sit on the lawn, or if you prefer, tables and chairs. You will also need plates, cutlery and glasses. Also if there is a South Easter blowing it may be chilly and you should bring a jersey or jacket.

We will once again have a raffle with many great prizes to be won. Members who have items which they would like to donate to be raffled are asked to contact Lorna to let her know what they will be donating and whether they will be bringing the items with them or require them to be collected. A list of prizes will be sent to you closer to the time.

The committee has chosen the Goegedacht Trust Path out of Poverty (POP) programme as the recipient of the funds raised by the raffle this year. POP is a holistic and integrated development programme which helps farm workers and their families escape the continuous cycles of poverty which have trapped them for so many generations. One of the projects ensures that children receive nourishing daily meals.
Cape Town Slow Food had a wonderful day on the farm in April 2007, where we were shown around the olive oil processing plant. We were treated to a hearty farm lunch after picking olives in the morning sun.
Do go to the website to read more about the farm’s activities: http://www.goedgedacht.org.za/

Raffle tickets will be sold at R40 each or R100 for three. Even if you are unable to come to the picnic you could still buy tickets or simply make a donation.

The cost of the lunch, including wine, will be R150 each to members and their guests. There will be no charge for children under 12.
To book your places, please deposit payment into the Cape Town Slow Food account (details below). Please do not deposit cash. When making payment please put your name as a reference on the deposit slip or EFT payment. Please send a message to Lorna to confirm your payment and booking : vbesouw@iafrica.com

Please let Lorna know the number of members and guests attending the lunch, with the names of your guests,
by Monday November 22nd.

If you are not coming but would like to buy raffle tickets or make a donation (R40 each or R100 for three) please deposit payment into Cape Town Slow Food account ( details below). When doing this please put your name as a reference on the deposit slip.

Bank details
Cape Town Slow Food
Bank: FNB, Grassy Park
Branch , code 203109,
Account number 62023929378.

Directions to no 11 Peninsula Road:
Head south on the M5, which becomes Prince George Drive alongside Royal Cape Golf Club. After crossing the railway bridge, turn left into Victoria Road at the third traffic light where there is a big sign for Grassy Park. Continue straight down Victoria Road through Grassy Park and at the end turn right into Peninsula Road. Continue along Peninsula Road past the ZV Environmental Centre to no 11, a double story house on the left. From Plumstead follow Victoria Road or from Constantia, Kendal Road to Prince George Drive.

Slow Wine

We still have supplies available of delicious Neethlingshof Pinotage 2008 at R300 per case of six bottles. If you would like to order supplies of this wine, which our members crushed two years ago, make a deposit to our account and we will make arrangements to get the wine to you. We also have a few bottles left of the Stellenzicht Shiraz which we made in 2007.

When ordering wine please post your payment or deposit it to Cape Town Slow Food at FNB, Grassy Park, code 203109, account number 62023929378. Please do not deposit cash. When doing this please put your name as a reference on the deposit slip. Payment will confirm your order.

Dates for your Diary, 2011:

February 19th or 26th : A “Heritage Meal” with Sonya Cabano.

March: Wine Harvest Date to be announced.

May 4th: Annual General Meeting

3 Lutgens Road, Rondebosch, 7700 | Tel: 021 685 1197 | Fax: 021 685 1577
Email: vbesouw@iafrica.com | Website: www.slowfoodcapetown.co.za

Click here for more images of Solms-Delta wine farm.

Slow Food Snail Trail No 81, August 2010 Solms-Delta Wine Farm visit Saturday, 11th September at 11h00 A walk through the Dik Delta Fynbos Culinary Gardens and then lunch at the Fyndraai Restaurant on the Solms-Delta  farm Solms-Delta farm is a wine estate located 15km outside the village of Franschhoek. In addition to producing fine wines on the farm, the owners and farm workers have established a working culinary  veldkos garden. The lives of the Cape’s first settlers, the Khoi, revolved around some 400 plant species that nourished them and cured their ailments. Most are now under threat of extinction. When Fyndraai Restaurant opened on the estate, its brief was to draw from the Cape’s food traditions. Afrikaner boerekos (18th Century Old Cape fare influenced by Dutch, French, German and Slave practices), was mixed with ingredients first used by the Khoi nomads who settled in the Franschhoek valley 2000 years ago. The need to preserve this veldkos was the genesis for the Veldfood Garden. The 2-hectare garden is a small but productive land parcel that, over the past 320 years, has been used for grazing, fruit production, and most recently, as a dumping ground. It is now planted with many of the edible veldkos plants. We will be taken on a walk through the garden, and will be able to smell and taste the indigenous plants and herbs, and see the fat-tailed sheep and Sanga cattle, animals that Khoi people would have herded. The well-known food writer and Slow Food member, Renata Coetzee, was part of the planning team for the garden, and a team of Solms-Delta gardeners is responsible for the garden’s design and maintenance . Renata will be with the Solms -Delta team to take us on our walk through the garden. The walk will take about an hour and 30 mins. It’s a level walk, and there are benches for those who would like to rest along the way. The Museum van de Caab, which documents the archaeological history of the farm is also worth a visit. For more details on the farm’s activities go to www.solms-delta.co.za Menu Main course Cape line-fish, pan-fried local salami and veldkoolslaai (a salad made of greens from the garden ) on raaptol en witwortelpap ( turnip and parsnip puree), accompanied by a citrus boegoe (buchu) butter sauce or Rich ostrich pie, sweet potato roast, broccoli and waterblommetjie tart and a cider emulsion or Wild mushroom and truffle risotto, creamed cheese and parmesan Seasonal vegetables will be served with all main course dishes Desserts Caramelised baked custard with traditional koeksister and vanilla ice cream or Cape brandy pudding served with nutty ice cream and creamy brandy sauce There is a special children’s menu available (attached to this message for you to see), and bookings are not needed. Orders will be taken on the day, and the cost will be for members’ own accounts. The cost of the walk and lunch will be R230 each for members and R250 for guests. There is no charge for children for the walk. Coffee and wine will be for members’ own accounts. PLEASE NOTE: Book with  Adrian Rademeyer, e-mail: adrad@mweb.co.za Tel: 021 6741417 (NB. Lorna will be away and will not be taking bookings for this visit, and she will not have access to her messages). To book your places, please  make cheque deposit  or EFT (electronic fund transfer) payments into the Cape Town Slow Food account at FNB, Grassy Park, code 203109, account number 62023929378.  When making payment please put your name as a reference on the deposit slip or EFT payment. Payment will confirm your booking. Please do not deposit cash as this costs us R17.50 per deposit, but if you must deposit cash, add R17.50 to the amount to be deposited Please let Adrian know the number of members and guests attending the lunch by Monday September 6th. Slow Wine Dates for your Diary

3 Lutgens Road, Rondebosch, 7700  |  Tel: 021 685 1197  |  Fax: 021 685 1577 Email: vbesouw@iafrica.com |  Website: www.slowfoodcapetown.co.za

Hay boxes are so called because hay or straw were the commonly used insulators. Pots of food would be brought to the boil and then placed in a box filled with hay or straw. Additional hay or straw would be added around and on top of the pot. Campers and hikers have used variations of hay boxes for years, heating their food in the morning and then storing the heated pot in a sleeping bag  or backpack. In this way a hot meal is available for eating at the end of the day.

Hay boxes today consist of two fabric cushions stuffed with insulating material such as small polystyrene balls.

They can be bought from:

Sue Ogterop ( cost: R150)

Tel.: 021 761 8756

e-mail: ogterop@telkomsa.net

and

Kwalapa Organic Wholefood Store ( cost: R220)

Contact Emily: Tel: 021 687 9314
email: emily@kwalapa.com

31 Newlands Avenue,
Montebello Design Estate,
Newlands
Cape Town,
South Africa

For more interesting information go to http://www.mothercityliving.co.za/10-really-good-reasons-to-get-a-hay-box-or-make-your-own/