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A running log of what has most recently gone live on the site, newest first — so you can pick up exactly where you left off.
8 August 2026
The lángos boerie-roll, and my excited is excited
Journal · Entertaining · Recipes
Lángos is now Cass's favourite bread — a vetkoek's skinny cousin. Boerewors browned with onions the Italian way and finished in beef stock in the oven, piled onto lángos with lemony labneh and a chive-and-lemon-oil salad.
8 August 2026
An avocado pip, three toothpicks, and a whole lot of hope
Journal
Growing an avocado tree from a pip in a glass of water, the price of avos in South Africa, a flu that refuses to lift, and why Women's Day and Women's Month matter here.
7 August 2026
One hundred films, and a batch of lángos
Journal · Entertaining · Recipes
A hundred movies in one varsity year, why film noir and the auteur rubric are not for Cass, and why X-Men and Batman Begins are — plus Hungarian lángos: hand-stretched fried bread brushed with garlic water and piled with soured cream and cheese.
6 August 2026
Truffle hunting in Mzansi — Fernbank Farm
Entertaining
Black Périgord truffles farmed in Dullstroom, Mpumalanga, found by a Weimaraner under seven-year-old oaks. With thanks to Food & Home South Africa, November 2015.
6 August 2026
Bless you — Ntombi's flu, and the molotov cocktail
Journal · About FND
Sick with flu when getting sick isn't supposed to happen — plus plain-language explanations of Sjögren's, antiphospholipid syndrome, lupus, scleroderma and medically induced liver failure.
5 August 2026
Green and gold runs through me
Fashion
Cass's SA supporter uniform — khaki cargo trousers, gold chainmail top, gold glitter heels, orange bag and Elie Saab perfume. Boks, Proteas, Bafana Bafana… anyone.
4 August 2026
This is how I went to church
Fashion · Interiors
Burgundy cardigan, Freddy stretch jeans, Ralph Lauren spectacles and Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb — plus a before-and-after of the entrance wall, from soft French to New York edge with the gold hanging shades.
4 August 2026
Subtle for who?
Fashion
Cass's absolute favourite look — black organza-sleeve bodysuit, hot-pink tiered tulle skirt, pink mules, soft smoky make-up and Ted Baker Polly perfume.
4 August 2026
What was, and what will never be
Journal · FND Journey
The ugly truth — mourning past abilities, disbelief, blame, twenty-four miscarriages, and the loneliness at the core of the fight.
3 August 2026
Breads from Spain — eight loaves and a churro
Recipes · Entertaining
Molletes, rustic Spanish bread, torrijas, empanada gallega, flatbread, pan de horno, pan de leche and pan básico — plus churros con chocolate and a full Spanish topping table of cold meats, cheeses, fish and salads.
3 August 2026
The drinks trolley — ten party cocktails
Entertaining · Recipes
Gin sling, screwdriver, Harvey Wallbanger, Chi Chi, between the sheets, sidecar, tequila sunrise, Americano, B-52 and Boo Boo's special — with a full garnish tray guide.
3 August 2026
One year into the best day of my life
Journal · FND Journey
A watershed anniversary — twelve months with Gio, the man who helped Cass shower, walk, exercise and gain weight when doctors were confounded.
3 August 2026
Fifteen favourite vinaigrettes
Recipes · Entertaining
The dressing drawer — classic French, green goddess, Julia Child's, lemon garlic, honey-mustard lemon, herb and citrus, carrot-ginger, apple cider, lemon-shallot, basil, spicy coriander, balsamic, sumac, za'atar and pomegranate, each with a photograph and full recipe.
2 August 2026
Baked trout with fennel and capers — a lazy Saturday lunch
Recipes · Entertaining
A French trout tray bake with blanched asparagus, French potato salad and baguettes with truffle butter, plus South African trout farms and Spier and Paul Cluver wine notes.
2 August 2026
Provençal tart — sunshine on a rectangular plate
Recipes · Entertaining
A light, sunny tart for a crowd: roasted tomatoes, black olives, herbes de Provence and buttery pastry, with Provence wine pairings.
2 August 2026
Deep thought, pink leopard, and a new classic
Fashion
A casual anniversary-eve look — white tee, pink leopard leggings, clear mules, hummus and hope.
2 August 2026
Doc gave me my smile back
Journal · FND Journey
A full upper zirconia set of crowns after a year of work — and a thank you to the dentist who carried me through it.
2 August 2026
New SMA diagnosis — Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome
Journal · FND Journey · About FND
A raw, honest entry about the new rare diagnosis, plus a plain-language FAQ on what SMA is and how it is diagnosed.
30 July 2026
Sarah Jessica & Ntombi
Interiors
The Jack Russell is now Sarah Jessica everywhere, and her photo with Ntombi joined the pets gallery.
30 July 2026
Pet peeve Wednesday
Journal
A rant about people who smell their food before eating it. And slurpers. And gulpers.
29 July 2026
Shouting for the unheard
About FND
FND Today magazine, @fnd_revolution, and links to the free digital edition added to trusted sources.
29 July 2026
The face that stops men in their tracks
Fashion
New portrait, a fresh-yet-polished makeup guide, and a new welcome image on the home page.
29 July 2026
The big rebellion of beauty rituals
FND Journey
Why lipstick on a bad day is not vanity — it is defiance.
28 July 2026
Prized & beloved — white lace and denim boots
Fashion
The Young Designers Emporium lace dress, plus a guide to never bruising your perfume.
28 July 2026
Fresh flowers & green plumes
Interiors
The Queen Protea, green-on-green texture, and the lemons-in-the-vase trick.
28 July 2026
Concussion, bruised ribs, and a lost weekend
Journal · FND Journey
The fall, the blur, and the days that cannot be accounted for.
27 July 2026
Spring ladies' breakfast
Entertaining
Breakfast tart, enormous lemon and poppy seed muffins, and lemon marmalade as a gift.
26 July 2026
Seven million and two lemons
Recipes
Lemon and mint curd, and the lemon and mint meringue pie it becomes.
Newest entries always sit at the top of the Journal and FND Journey pages too.