To Market, To Market – The Portfolio Travel Blog

From: The Portfolio Travel Blog 27 November 2008 Fresh produce and organic food markets in Cape Town and the Winelands offer an increasingly popular way to spend a weekend morning. Porter Estate Market, Tokai Saturday morning. The air is peppermint-crisp, winter is over and the bare branches of a hundred trees scratch against the pale [...]

‘Farmstyle Brekkie’ And Award-Winning Hand-Crafted Balsamic Vinegars: My Latest Visit To The Porter Estate Produce Market

From MotherCityLiving, 16 April 2008 I love the Porter Estate Produce Market in Tokai. It’s perhaps not as big as the Stellenbosch Fresh Goods Market, but it’s a whole lot closer and there’s more than enough variety to keep me entertained (and stocked up). I also find it far less stressful than the Neighbour Goods [...]

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Breakfast is highly recommended in the form of grazing from stall to stall, all laid out on one of the rustic wooden benches or tree-trunk tables. Our faves include: moer koffie with condensed milk (served in tin cups), cherries/peaches/apricots/red peppers from the fruit and veg stall, chocolate macaroons (gluten-free) served in little pyramid packets, any pesto from [...]

Green Bean Stew – an SA fave!

Green bean stew is a firm family favorite not only in my home but in kitchens all over South Africa. It is comfort food at its best and just the kind of food for this time of the year when the temperature starts dropping. In summer when green beans are young and tender, I would [...]