Day 11: You don't get better than South Africa.

Neighbour Goods: one of the most feel-good places in South Africa; a place I'm really going to miss when I leave Johannesburg because I don't think you can find such places so essentially South African anywhere else. There are all sorts of people there, and you cannot believe a place so hidden away would be so full of diversity. Filled with all sorts of delicious food from all around the world (except the Ethiopian food - don't try that), snacks, desserts, smoothies, a few small stores with clothes, accessories and bags, and our favourite - the alcoholic beverages.

On this particular day, Busang's 18th birthday, we did not hesitate to consume copious amounts of daquiri - as you can see and even, at one point, went on to order a jug of it. We also tried a jug of Pimm's which I thought was delicious but, alas, I was alone on that - except for the fact it was left all to me. We ordered our drinks and kept them coming.

If you are ever looking for a cultural place to spend a Saturday and fill your tummy, Neighbour Goods is more than perfect. You don't get better than a South African vibe.

Day 10: Creativity is Contagious. So is the making of Yummy Food and Painting.

I have two bookmark folders on my iPad: Recipes to Try and Yummy Recipes. (Super nerdy - I know.) It happens like this: I find a recipe and I save it to the first bookmark folder. When I find time, I go on a baking-spree - yeah, this happens. This is one of the recipes my cousin and I tried. Bitches loved it. It is called Dulce Le Leche Cheesecake. Hashtag going French.

(Credit to the following blog: http://www.brandysbaking.com/2011/03/dulce-de-leche-cheesecake-bars.html)

Note: instead of Graham Crackers I used Marie Buscuits because THIS IS SOUTH AFRICA. Instead of Dulce Le Leche I used caramel sauce which, I know, kind of defeats the title of the dessert, so it should be called Caramel Cheesecake - but whatever. I also used normal cream over heavy cream/chocolate liqueur because I couldn't find either options because THIS IS SOUTH AFRICA. Just kidding. I probably didn't look very hard.

The final result was delicious.
So this is what you do - open up that tab, make this dessert and put it in your pie hole.

And then, as my creative juices were on a roll; a painting session with mom. As you can see, I painted a mug for my boyfriend, and as you can or can't see, mom painted a heart to hang on her heart wall. (That's a real thing in my household except we don't call it that. I just made it up.)

You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. - Maya Angelou