Yippeee the sun is shining

I cant tell you how thrilled we are that the warmth of the sun has finally cut through those horrid bone cold days of our South African winter.

In celebration Prep'ed by Sasha and Pink Vanilla have teamed up with Roedean girls school and Mitchells brewery to bring you our 'favourite way of enjoying summer'....... Our Champagne garden with a difference.

If bubbly, salmon blinis, craft beer and freshly shucked oysters blow your hair back like they do ours you are gonna love it.

Bring your friends, family and kids to come say hello.

Working with some of the best.....

Last week [PS] had the pleasure of working with our very talented little Sis photographer -Mikasa Sonnenberg and her delightful designer colleague Kastine Heap on their Loerie awards campaign.

We cant reveal much but it was a four filled fun day of styling in the kitchen. here is wishing you luck and holding thumbs :-) watch this space....

Teddy bears, baby blue & a high tea

Think pretty little morsels, baby blue labels, tatty bears and a room full of excited ladies. In conjunction with Bianca Jenzen [organiser of everything baby] Prep'ed by Sasha catered for her clients baby shower/ High tea.

The menu was made up of egg mayo and whole grain mustard triangle sandwiches, cream cheese finger sandwiches wrapped in cucumber ribbons, parma ham and winter melon lollipops, firecracker prawns with 7 spice mayonnaise, beef, pesto & caramelised onion bruschetta, warm scones, mini fruit tartlets, raspberry meringues and decadent chocolate cupcakes decorated with Bianca's very cute labels.

 

 

Pretty in Pink 'Fake' Hens night.

Our Beautiful friend Dominique gave us a little surprise visit from the UK last week and because she is getting married in Portugal next year she had [PS] plan a little 'fake' or should we say 'pre' hens night for her while she was in Joeys.

Sugar highs were the name of the game and the table was gorgeously and deliciously decorated with all things pink - Chinese steamers filled with candy floss, mini Chinese take-out boxes filled with sugar coated pink gums, watermelon liquorice strips, jars of gummy lips, musk sweets and  marshmallows.

In between the feathers and pink poppies on each place setting was a scratch card that gave Dominique a list of dares to complete. Daniella from Pink Vanilla cc brought her chalk board along and each guest wrote a message to the bride to be which were photographed and sent to her for keep sakes. The evening was filled with good laughs, giggles and a very Pretty in pink bride to be....

 

Thank you for sharing your memorable evening with [PS] We wish you all the love, luck and happiness in the future with your lovely hubby to be.

A wind mill, bunting flags and a very beautiful wedding...

The lovely and creative Adri married her prince, Francois, at The Cow Shed in Lydenburg on the 2nd April and Prep'ed by Sasha was there to feed the  hungry tummies.

After a comfortable 3 hour drive The cow shed is a sight for sore eyes as you drive down their windy sand road, lined with tall grasses and see the welcoming farm house with its traditional stoop, corrugated iron red roof and its story telling big trees.

The weddings are held in the big shed which Ari decorated beautifully with bunting flags, veld flowers, old books and jam jar vases.

[PS] designed the menu around Adri's relaxed theme to look like a deli style table with little Delicious morsels in funky little spoons and bamboo boats.

Beginning with canapes served by our waiters [ wonton hearts with smoked salmon and wasabi caviar, warm pea soup and mini caprese skewers] which then proceeded onto the self service 'buffet' of mini tarts, fresh salads served in perspex cubes, Asian prawn skewers, lamb cutlets served on pea puree, mixed mushroom and springbok carpaccio bruschetta, Chinese boxes filled with tabbouleh and seared beef  and decadent cheese boards.

The day was brought to an end with a scoop of strawberry cheesecake ice cream. mmmm


Congratulations Adri and Francois [PS] wishes you all the happiness and love in the world.

Thank you to Di and her team at The cow shed for their helping hand at making this all such a great success.

Oh how time flies.....

In this case we are so happy that March has flown by because we are only a few days away from our next Goddess in the kitchen cooking class at Buddha ta.


As they say.... time flies when you are having fun and that is exactly what we had last month, to feed the curious cat inside you click here to view images from the last class.


Besides learning a few tricks to impress in the kitchen this month you get a chance to have your specially created cocktail put onto Buddha ta's menu until the next Goddess class. Each person is given a selection of ingredients to create there own cocktail and the best creation wins.

So to book your spot mail Daniella@pinkvanilla.co.za - R350 per person for a cocktail, meal and gift.

Classes are held on the second Tuesday of every month, this months is on the Tuesday 12th April and the menu has the following on it:
Fresh oysters
Vietnamese rice paper wraps
Asian fish cakes

Want to get your hands dirty and learn a few tricks to impress in the kitchen?

Prep'ed by Sasha is very excited to present our Cooking Experiences held at our beautiful new premises on Corlett drive.

We'll show you to cut, chop and dice professionally without butchering your finger tips, bake homemade bread from scratch, to making your very own rolled pasta! with a maximum of 8 cooks per class we have a intimate, hands on approach to not only learning the basics but how to implement them into a 3 course meal which you will get to tuck into after the session.

This month's schedule is below and will be changing throughout the year to include guest chefs and because we are dedicated to being as green and sustainable as possible we'll take into account the changing of the seasons and the produce available.

Each class costs R250p/p. For bookings contact Sasha on either 071 509 3131 or via e-mail on info@prepedbysasha.co.za
Aprons are provided so wear something with short or tight sleeves and comfortable closed shoes.

Soft drinks are provided however if you would like to chanel the likes of Rick Stein and have a glass of wine while you create you are welcome to bring your own.