Vegetarian Braai Buddah Bowl

Have you ever tried a Braai Buddah Bowl, or did I just make that up? I joined a Go-To Family Recipe loop (check it out) with some other SA bloggers and had to think about what constitutes as a go to meal around these parts.

I decided on a braai buddah bowl because it’s a great way for me to still be involved in family braais despite having given up meat and because it uses up left over veggies (we can’t afford to be wasteful right now) and most importantly I have a version of it super often.

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Your child is not you 2.0

Your child is not you 2.0, Eleanor, this is what I try to remind myself all the time. My dad says, “ Be careful of putting your child in a jacket just because you felt the cold”. He is so right

The reason I am writing this is because I have found myself apologising for my son a lot lately and that’s not fair. Especially since the apology is often unsolicited and comes from my own childhood.

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