
Wearing my heart on my sleeve- the story continues…

Anna-Karien's Books, Cooks and Curiosities
A collection of my writings
When I was small
I drew a jug full of crystalline rainwater
and muttered a make-believe spell
an incantation:
an accidental blessing
Continue reading “A prayer and a spell (for leaving Grahamstown)”
There have been three fundamental culinary influences in my life. All of them have been women but not all of them are matriarchs, despite my mother being among them! Continue reading “Lynn’s Taverna”
I am always the first to admit that I am prone to exaggeration, but sometimes hyperbole is called for. Every single person who has ever had the pleasure of meeting Hilde Kretzmann has never forgotten her. Continue reading “Cheesecake for Hilde”
There is a room in a house somewhere/
i once lived Continue reading “Red room”