The Lazy Makoti's Guide to the Kitchen

Mastering the kitchen can seem pretty intimidating, especially when confronted with Instagram and TV chefs who seem to do everything with ease while, at the same time, relating a cute anecdote on camera. The Lazy Makoti’s Guide the Kitchen was written and compiled with YOU in mind, and takes into consideration all the different occasions a South African kitchen might have to cater for. The recipes use simple ingredients that are probably already in your pantry or fridge, and if not, they’re readily available in all our favourite grocery stores.

The straightforward recipes take you through breakfast basics, show-stopper seven-colour Sunday lunches, heart-warming soups and stews, sweet cheats and even traditional African favourites, just like gogo used to make them. Oh, and how to whip up amazing meals from leftovers (shhh… don’t tell the family)! No more excuses – it’s time to step into those domestic goddess stilettos.

Reviews

The Lazy Makoti’s Guide to the Kitchen is one cookbook every aspiring home cook should have in her (or his) kitchen and keep on the kitchen counter for easy reference. The recipes are not only quick and easy but also unpretentious, and result in the ultimate comfort food!
– Dorah Sitole, chef, food writer and cookbook author

Brand South Africa, through its nationwide programme Play Your Part, celebrates The Lazy Makoti for reminding us of our culture and tradition – on which many South Africans were raised – and for the work she continuously does for women’s empowerment in rural and urban South Africa through cooking.
– Linda Magapatona-Sangaret – Brand South Africa Chief Marketing Officer