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World Nutella Day : February 5, 2012

The 6th annual World Nutella Day, on February 5, 2012!

Check out the action at the World Nutella Day Fan Page on Facebook!
Follow our Twitter stream @nutelladay for updates and follow & use the Twitter hashtag #nutelladay to participate!
Get creative with more than 700 Nutella recipes
Drool at Nutella food p*rn in the World Nutella Day Flickr Pool
New to Nutella? Learn what the fuss is about

Sara from Ms. Adventures in Italy and Michelle from Bleeding Espresso

we at Nosy Rosy Salute you for bringing this incredible ambrosia to be recognised by all who have indulged and to those who are yet to be taken to heights of euphoria with their first taste bud never to be forgotten sensation.

Darling

West Coast

The Dormehl Property Group

Dormehl Property Group Darling is a real estate company situated in
Darling specialising in property
in the Western Cape.

Contact Ruth at Dormehyl Property Darling

Office 022 492 3453

Mobile 074 142 2861

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4x4 West Coast @Scheppie Saus

For those of you looking for that get out of town venue this is the place. Hiking, birding, camping or book a cabin, no matter what you drive Scheppie Saus offers peace and tranquillity within an hour and half from Cape Town. Hike into the valley and take a dip in the rock pools or walk along one of the 2 rivers or pic-nic at one of the 8 waterfalls or one of the two bridle falls.
For that corporate team building get away or planning a festival and looking for a venue contact Danie.
If 4x4 is what you are after, 4X4 West Coast @ Scheppie Saus offers two graded routes with different experiences depending on the season.

Danie
Mobile : 083 233 7772
Land line/Fax : 022 942 1848

Website; www.4x4westcoast.co.za

Nina's

Recipe for February

February, arguably the hottest month of the year!

I grew up in Ceres and man, does it get hot there! As a child however we spent more time in the river and the pools as we did elsewhere so we hardly ever noticed. What I do remember from my care free childhood, is when someone would complain about the heat, my father would always say: “Wag to Februarie, dan sien julle ‘n ding!” I never got to see “ ‘n ding”, but as a grown up, I have to agree, it is hot in February! The other day I caught myself telling my youngest exactly the same thing….wait till February!
My ammunition for complaining children and adults are simple ….. sorbets. Most probably the easiest form of ice-cream to make, it is like eating fresh fruit, just better. As a bonus, for the adults you can add a tipple or two, just what you need to get you through the hottest month of the year.
With strawberries still around, you simply have to try the

Strawberry and Basil sorbet

Ingredients

3 cups strawberries
1/2 cup cold water
1 cup sugar
4T. lemon juice
1 T. vodka
about 1 leaf of basil - you only want a subtle hint of basil!

Put the sugar, water and basil leaf in a pot and heat slowly to melt the sugar. Bring the syrup to a boil and boil for about 3 minutes. Remove the basil and cool the syrup. While the syrup is boiling, puree the strawberries in a blender and strain if you don't want the pips. I like the texture it gives to the end product. Combine the puree with the lemon juice and vodka, then stir in the sugar syrup. You can now transfer this mixture to your ice-cream maker and churn until ready or pour into a plastic container and freeze. Every hour just beat the mixture with a fork to break up the ice crystals. Place back in freezer.
Serve this delicious sorbet as an in-between-courses palate cleanser or as part of a Trio of sorbets....pear, granadilla and some kind of berry sorbet!!!

Watermelon Sorbet Funky Orange Sorbet

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Tune in every Thursday morning.
I will be sharing many easy and delicious recipes with the nation.
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If you like this recipe and many others on My Easy Cooking, please vote for me in the Eat In Awards. It will motivate us to keep going even in the wee hours of the morning when I normally work.

Just click on the picture below and follow the instructions.

Thank you Nina

Straw Bale Gardening

With the need to be more health conscience this year we started to look at extending our, as close to organic herb garden as we can get, to house more vegetables and salad leaves. This would mean new beds. Our soil on the farm around the house in summer is as hard as concrete, when we set about doing the original herb garden we built raised beds and filled the hollows with a mixture of the clay soil, river sand and pig manure from the free range pigs (they sleep in a barn where we have straw on the ground which we rake up every couple of months and dig in to the garden). From the pictures you will see that we put up shade cloth 40% for two reasons one for the harsh afternoon sun and the other protection from the wind. We have chickens that get lay the same egg three times. As we do not spray with any pesticides we do get a few snails and slugs so we let the geese in every now and then and they do the cleaning up for us.

With the temperatures in the 40° for the last couple of weeks the thought of building the beds pushed the idea onto the back burner for the winter. Last week while searching the internet for ideas on organic gardening (images, a throw back from my youth comics were the thing, no TV) I came across Straw bale gardening. A whole new world has opened up.. We will be starting to prepare our bales next week and will keep you informed as to how we are getting on.

Photo's no-dig/themobilehomewoman/RImonthly

The link below is very helpful for those of you who would like to do your own

Straw Bale Gardening

Limited space? No soil? Toxic or rocky ground? Spare corner? Edge of drive or yard? Here's bales of advice for you on the straw bale gardening way.
The links at the end of the page are with while taking a look at as an alternative to the straw bales.

www.no-dig-vegetablegarden.com/straw-bale-gardening.html

Thanx No–dig gardening for sharing.

If you have any ideas or information that you would like to share or know of successful straw bale gardeners let us know as we would like to start this as a self feed scheme in the small village communities around us.

You can contact Garry at

westcoast@nosyrosy.co.za

Property for Sale

The Owner

Velddrif

As neat as a pin low maintainance Lock up and Go

A salt and pepper facebrick 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom house with aluminium windows, glass fibre garage door and paving all around, making it a nearly maintenance-free property. Perfect for a newly married or pensioner couple.

Erf size 279m2 .

R720 000.00

Contact Owner; Gert on 022 713 4037/082 940 5002

Piketberg

Wolwekuil in samewerking met CANSA bied aan 'n aand met

Andries Vermeulen

DATUM: 25 Februarie 2012
TYD: 19h00 vir 20h00
PLEK: Wolwekuil, Piketberg

PRYS: R 100.00 per persoon (Ete ingesluit)

Kontantkroeg beskikbaar
Wynveiling ten bate van CANSA

KONTAK PERSOON:
Marina Liebenberg 072 399 5447

CHAIN was born when a group of animal lovers in Tulbagh decided to form an organization to help the animals in the Witzenberg area. By March 2010 CHAIN was registered as a Non Profit Organization (NPO 77158). We are based in Tulbagh but are also working hands-on in the communities of Ceres, Prince Alfred Hamlet, Wolseley and Gouda. Our vision is “To create an environment of animal well-being in the Boland”.

CHAIN provides temporary foster care for rescued and abused animals and then attempts to find suitable homes for them. We have foster homes in Tulbagh and in Prince Alfred Hamlet. At any given time there are between 8 and 15 dogs at each foster home and a similar number of cats (in Hamlet).

Apart from the regular clinics and work in the field treating and rescuing many sick animals, our small group of dedicated volunteers also does fundraising, arranges events, food collections and more. We have monthly spay days at our local veterinary practices in Tulbagh and Ceres to address the over-population problems in our Valley. In addition to this, in partnership with Vetsol, CHAIN has successfully arranged two Mass Sterilizations in the last year. Through these two mass sterilization projects alone, we have sterilized over 150 animals.

CHAIN Goals and Objectives for the future:

Our Mission has 5 areas of focus:

1. We shall manage the animal population through effective programmes of sterilization and necessary euthanasia;
2. We shall establish well managed foster homes;
3. We shall promote education through community involvement;
4. We shall strive to provide affordable veterinary services for the less privileged members of the community;
5. We shall establish effective fundraising programmes to create sustainable financial stability.

CHAIN needs and Wish List:

• Donations of food for the animals in foster care – this is our biggest ongoing need;
• Other practical items such as bowls (food/water), blankets, collars, kennels, transport cages and even toys are always in short supply;
• Our Foster Home in Tulbagh continues to be in desperate need of an upgrade to improve the living conditions of the dogs in foster care. We have the support of a builder to do the work but we require building materials such as cement, roof sheeting, fencing, nails, sand, staples, gates and shade-cloth;
• Monetary donations are VERY welcome and will be used towards running costs such as:
o Our large bill at our local veterinary clinics;
o Allow us to purchase basic and essential medical supplies;
o Cover some of the petrol and air time expenses of our field workers;
o Cover some of the running costs of our Foster Homes;
o Purchase food when necessary;
• Our big dream is to have our own vehicle (bakkie). Without our own dedicated vehicle, our work and ability to help animals in need, is greatly restricted.

CHAIN is totally reliant on donations and volunteers to continue its work. Any funds received enable us to help many more suffering animals!

Bank details are: CHAIN Boland, Standard Bank Tulbagh, Acc: 085 958 557 Branch: 050307.

Please join our group on Facebook (CHAIN Boland)

and visit our website (www.chain-boland.org).

Contact Details:
P O Box 215, Tulbagh, 6820
24hr Cell Phone: 072 609 1165
Website: www.chain-boland.org
Email: chain-boland@mweb.co.za

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated”
Mahatma Gandhi

Sign now! – ban sunbeds

CANSA is urging all South Africans to help them save lives by signing its petition to ban tanning beds, particularly with regards to the use of tanning beds by under 18 year olds. CANSA is aiming to collect 50 000 signatures and to present the petition to the Department of Health in February 2012. The International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organization, includes tanning devices on its list of the most dangerous cancer-causing agents – a list that includes plutonium and cigarettes. Nova Scotia recently became the first province in Canada to make tanning beds illegal for youth under 18 years old. Under the new Tanning Bed Act, tanning salon owners in violation can be fined up to R10 000 and have their business closed for up to two years. Get your family and friends involved - Click here to sign the petition now

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