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How to Quick Pickle Veg.

I think the perfect salad has these five components: sweet, salty, sour, crunch and creamy.
This quick pickle is an easy way to elevate the sweet/sour component and is often what I use.
This is so simple and quick to do that there’s really no excuse not to add it to your salad 🥗 plus you’re adding more veg to your salad this way making it easy to eat the rainbow 🌈
Are you looking for the perfect salad ? 😜.
= = = RECIPE = = =

INGREDIENTS
Any hard veg thinly sliced (carrot, radish, cucumber etc)
1 part vinegar (I prefer red wine vinegar)
2 parts water
Honey or sweetener (maple, sugar etc)
METHOD
Mix the water and vinegar together and add the honey or sweetener to taste- make sure you have a nice sweet and tangy combination. Mix till your honey/sweetener is dissolved.
Thinly slice your veg and submerge in the sweet and tangy mixture.
Set aside for atleast 30 minutes but an hour or 2 is ideal.
Can be kept in the fridge for a few days.
Enjoy
LET ME KNOW IF YOU MAKE IT AND WHAT VEG YOU USED!

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My word (more like phrase) for 2018 was: SIMPLY SHOW UP.
I didn't put any pressure on myself to have to pump myself up and produce an extroverted Bernice or to be a happy, hand shaking, sales-y, lead the conversation person but to INSTEAD just say yes to life choices/things/events and attend them no matter whether I talk to people or not.

And boy was it a year of attending things and showing up for things!!!!

HOUSE RENOVATION: which included fetching and carrying painters, builders on-site meetings, planning, sorting and decision making of every kind from paint colours to window styles, cupboard and counter styles, and which walls to bash down etc...

GOOD FRIENDS WEDDING: Maid of honour which included bridal shower, wedding dress shopping, brides maids outfit shopping, shoes, hair, nails, make up, bride chats and advice, many car trips, and wedding day duties.

MOVING HOUSE: This happened a week or two before the above mentioned wedding and I couldn't have done it with out my sister in law and mom in law (they kept me sane)!!! Many many many boxes packed and carried, old house cleaning, pet safely relocated to new house and unpacking and sorting at the new place.

OVER SEAS TRIP: Many nights googling, searching and planning, ticket shopping, accommodation booking, paper work and visas and passports (passports and visas took much filling out, sorting and securing -sounds so easy but wasn't as quick as it takes to type this out).
Packing of clothes arranging of house sitter etc...
Showing up and trying to go with the flow on trip as much as possible (remember foreign place and introvert = a little stressed but everything worked out!)

WORK STUDIES: a slight change in work, still in social media but studied and became even more relevant in facebook advertising etc... (many hours of note taking and practice)

FUNERAL: My dad passed away this year. Many hospital visits, family meetings in hospital coffee shops and being present at a large funeral of people (and trying to keep myself together) easier said than done!

OUTCOME : AND HERE WE ARE!!! I showed up to all of this and so much more! There were little things ... (continued in the comments)

My word (more like phrase) for 2018 was: SIMPLY SHOW UP.
I didn't put any pressure on myself to have to pump myself up and produce an extroverted Bernice or to be a happy, hand shaking, sales-y, lead the conversation person but to INSTEAD just say yes to life choices/things/events and attend them no matter whether I talk to people or not.

And boy was it a year of attending things and showing up for things!!!!

HOUSE RENOVATION: which included fetching and carrying painters, builders on-site meetings, planning, sorting and decision making of every kind from paint colours to window styles, cupboard and counter styles, and which walls to bash down etc...

GOOD FRIENDS WEDDING: Maid of honour which included bridal shower, wedding dress shopping, brides maids outfit shopping, shoes, hair, nails, make up, bride chats and advice, many car trips, and wedding day duties.

MOVING HOUSE: This happened a week or two before the above mentioned wedding and I couldn't have done it with out my sister in law and mom in law (they kept me sane)!!! Many many many boxes packed and carried, old house cleaning, pet safely relocated to new house and unpacking and sorting at the new place.

OVER SEAS TRIP: Many nights googling, searching and planning, ticket shopping, accommodation booking, paper work and visas and passports (passports and visas took much filling out, sorting and securing -sounds so easy but wasn't as quick as it takes to type this out).
Packing of clothes arranging of house sitter etc...
Showing up and trying to go with the flow on trip as much as possible (remember foreign place and introvert = a little stressed but everything worked out!)

WORK STUDIES: a slight change in work, still in social media but studied and became even more relevant in facebook advertising etc... (many hours of note taking and practice)

FUNERAL: My dad passed away this year. Many hospital visits, family meetings in hospital coffee shops and being present at a large funeral of people (and trying to keep myself together) easier said than done!

OUTCOME : AND HERE WE ARE!!! I showed up to all of this and so much more! There were little things I showed up for too which are little blimps in the every day life, parent life, wife life, as well as daughter and friend etc... BOY am I glad to be on the other end of everything this year. I attended and SHOWED UP even when I didn't feel COMFORTABLE, even when I DIDNT WANT TO and even when it WASN'T EASY!

Whats next I haven't a clue but I know I can show up even when its hard and just stand there and be polite.

#2018

Ive been testing out what foods I can eat, for the longest time I’ve had to eliminate everything that was causing a reaction of some kind.
My food choices got smaller and smaller and I felt like I’d never be able to have even a teeny tiny / little bit of healthy foods that even the super healthy, clean eating people ate!!!
But I didn’t give up hope, I worked on myself, my gut, my mindset and my health from every angle.
It took time... there was no quick fix but finally theres been a change and I’ve been able to add in Eggs and Tomatoes!!! 🎉
So eating eggs may seem like a small thing to you but its an amazing deal to me!
Yay eggs!!!

I love shopping at Earth Fair Market every Saturday. I had the great fun walking around with my brother Joshua Roode from Cape Town is Awesome and chatting to some of the vendors.

This is Just a few of them that I get to interact with every Saturday:
Cure Deli
Tonyh - Artisan Chocolates

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Earth Fair Market in Tokai with Foodie Betty Bake - Cape Town is Awesome Markets in Cape Town are a part of the lifestyle and the Earth Fair Market in Tokai is a top quality market experience. Pasture reared meat, great atmosphere and fresh produce makes for a winning combination. You will change the way you shop! We visited the Earth Fair Market with regular organic foo...

I love shopping at Earth Fair Market every Saturday, and had great fun chatting to the vendors with my brother Joshua Roode from Cape Town is Awesome. Take a look at this video and consider popping in 1 Saturday morning.

A few of the vendors I shop at (not all are in the video):

Tonyh - Artisan Chocolates (for yummy chocolates)
Cure Deli (free-range, hormone-free Bacon & Sausage)
By Nature | natural & organic (nuts and dried fruit)
Metro Organics (organic fruit and veg)
Manic Organic (raw dog food that my dogs love)
Puresimple (cruelty-free, no bad ingredients soap)

Let me know which vendors you love to shop at.

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Earth Fair Market in Tokai with Foodie Betty Bake - Cape Town is Awesome Markets in Cape Town are a part of the lifestyle and the Earth Fair Market in Tokai is a top quality market experience. Pasture reared meat, great atmosphere and fresh produce makes for a winning combination. You will change the way you shop! We visited the Earth Fair Market with regular organic foo...

aren't these stunning? My brother made them -WOW!!!!

34 days on a natural supplement that helps with appetite and cravings, which can lead to weight loss... Most people only see results at 4 months! I can only attribute my success to my incredibly clean eating and these supplements! YES I am a represent for them - so let me know if you are interested. PS They ARE NOT cheap! BUT so worth it!!

Dear chameleon girl (and boy), didn’t you know that changing who you are for others is only going to exhaust you and confuse the people who follow you.
Yes try out new things but make sure you’re doing it for yourself (and only yourself). The world is a fickle place and you need to make room for the real people who love you and enjoy following you. Don’t worry if it’s just a handful for now- because they are more than likely your true fans and they also found you first. Keep on adding value and showing up and putting yourself out there- shine bright and the rest of your people (community) will show up. It may only be in ones or twos to begin with... but that’s how everything starts. You’re not responsible for the haters. Just be you, no one can ask for more.

Show up
Shine
Be real
Hugs
From a real person

Butternut is by far one of my favorite vegetables.
Here Im roasting/baking it with rosemary, olive oil and salt. It really is a winning combination.
HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR BUTTERNUT?

Facebook is only showing 2 - 4% of your Fanpages content to YOUR OWN fans!

This is pushing people with business/fanpages pages to focus and move more content to Instagram. But as more small business owners use Instagram, how will you be seen in the crowd of millions of users.
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Happy Women’s Day. Celebrate the woman you are! You Are Worth It!!!

Remembering back to our trip to Paris and how fun it was, all the beautiful snacks we found and the beautiful fresh produce France has to offer. The fruit and vegetables were really delicious and just so fresh! I can’t quite explain it- we eat organic produce here in South Africa but it just seems fresher and tastier in Paris - maybe it was because we were on holiday?
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