I decided to write this book, not just to share with you the recipes I grew up with, and so my mother, grandmother and all of my family before me, but to give you an insight into South African lives. A history of where we come from, how we managed to become our own country, our own people, and our individual personality. Being South African means that, no matter where in the world you are, you will always be a South African, love your country with all that you are and remembering everything you grew up with, specially the food!! That, besides my mother, family and friends of course, must be what I miss most, living in another country. No one can cook like my mother!! I hope you enjoy this book as much as I do everyday...