BLACK BEAN, PEAR AND CARROT SALAD

*** 300g black beans, soaked overnight 3T lime juice 3T orange juice 2УгТ grated lime or lemon rind %t ground cumin 5T extra-virgin olive oil salt and black pepper
*** 2 large mielies, boiled (or braaied), kernels sliced from the husk 2 pears, peeled, cored and finely julienned 2 carrots, peeled and finely julienned 4 spring onions, finely sliced
*** 1/г cup fresh coriander, chopped V2 cup fresh basil, snipped
*** 1T chopped jalapeno peppers or a pinch of chilli, if desired Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil, and cook the black beans for 30 to 40 minutes, or until tender. Drain and rinse under cold running water, and set aside.

Debbie Hall

This Cape Town luxury bed/linen specialist is a trained chef whod love an AGA in her kitchen
Text Raphaella Frame-Tolmie Styling Lauren Gormley Pnotograpi Simon Scarboro
As the owner of Cape Town-based luxury bed and linen company The Hall Collection, Debbie Hall knows a thing or two about sleeping in style. However, she also makes one of the meanest cheesecakes around, a fact confirmed by all who have tried it.

Sarah

Each villa at La Clc dcs Montagncs has its own private pool and spacious patio. BELOW La Grange’s earthy palette, influenced by the colours of surrounding orchards, comes to life on its patio. OPPOSITE The living room of La Galerie has blasts of succulent colour and ornate furnishings.
Then French Huguenot farmer Pierre Jourdan bought land in Oliphantshoek, Western Cape, in the 1600s, he couldn't have known that the isolated town would flourish into one of South Africa's foremost getaway spots. And with over 70 hotels and guesthouses in what's now known as Franschhoek, you're not short on places to stay. But what if you’re looking for something a little different?

Building Change

Tthe Maboneng Precinct has revived a formerly blighted part of the Johannesburg inner city, bringing to it artists' studios, a colourful Sunday market, restaurants, retail space and urban apartments. But it's through the precinct's latest offering, The Main Change, that Joburg-based property developer Jonathan Liebmann is really pushing to bring business back into the city.

Qout and out winner

House and Leisure, in partnership with SA Home Loans, revealed the House of the Year 2012 winner at a dazzling event in Joburg
HOUSE AND LEISURE'S HOUSE OF THE YEAR AWARD has become a highly anticipated annual contest, and the event during which the grand winner is announced is a hot addition to Joburg's social calendar. This year guests gathered at the fabulous new rooftop venue at 3 Desmond Road, Kramerville, where they enjoyed a spectacular view of Sandton, while waiting to find out which of the finalists would walk away with the coveted title.

Design Architectural

Droof yet again that great design never ages, the simplicity of this dazzling glass-and-steel architectural home in Noordhoek, near Cape Town, harks back to the Forties yet is utterly contemporary. Located on the stretch between Chapman's Peak and the curving sweep of the area's famous 8km beach, the long, low, streamlined structure is also remarkable in its seamless blurring of the boundaries between indoors and outdoors.
It is a perfect setting for the Burns family, who spend as much time in the fynbos garden and the 15m lap pool as they do inside. 'It's a place you always want to come home to,1 says Kathy Burns, the clothing designer from Durban who lives here with her husband lain and two young children, Saxon, five, and Jemima, nine.

House Design

Droof yet again that great design never ages, the simplicity of this dazzling glass-and-steel architectural home in Noordhoek, near Cape Town, harks back to the Forties yet is utterly contemporary. Located on the stretch between Chapman's Peak and the curving sweep of the area's famous 8km beach, the long, low, streamlined structure is also remarkable in its seamless blurring of the boundaries between indoors and outdoors.
It is a perfect setting for the Burns family, who spend as much time in the fynbos garden and the 15m lap pool as they do inside. 'It's a place you always want to come home to,1 says Kathy Burns, the clothing designer from Durban who lives here with her husband lain and two young children, Saxon, five, and Jemima, nine.

Dicey House

The best thing about our home is that it changed our way of life. We became more aware of nature. We have the Drakenstein Mountains at the front and Paarl Rock at the back - what more could you want?

Bruce - Gina

You might expect the home of a pair of art directors to be stylistically sussed, with thoughtfully curated scenes and a collection of possessions that begs to be looked at - and you'd be right. The Emmarentia, Johannesburg, house belonging to Gina and Bruce Anderson captures the spirit of summer, breathing light from its very core.