Author: karenschneid
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Once Upon a Time…The Story of Ooh La La
Welcome to the world of Ooh La La. My name is Karen Schneid. For many years I had a flourishing commercial practice at the legal bar in South Africa as an advocate. I loved the law and my work as an advocate; the adrenaline of standing up in court, arguing a case and even sometimes…
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Down to the Hue of Blue: Saffron and Scarlett’s Mexico Party
Happy 2017! My intention was to share the world of my parties with you. In between managing my Ooh La La Business and being a mom, they don’t seem to be coming out as quickly as I had hoped. But it’s January and I am back to writing and I am so excited to share…
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Saffron’s Bat Mitzvah Part II
In my last blog, I started describing my daughter Saffron’s bat mitzvah and how it was so linked to the precious spice. But I realised I haven’t told you how I came to name her Saffron in the first place. You know how some things in life happen back to front? Well, I knew my daughter’s…
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Saffron’s Bat Mitzvah Part I
Now that you’ve got a little background about my passion for life-changing parties, you will understand why I was a little intimidated when my daughter’s bat mitzvah approached. How was her bat mitzvah going to stand out from her birthday party? After a lot of sleepless nights, of toiling over what we were going to…
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Parties with No Apologies
In celebration of my daughters’ lives and birthdays, I have dedicated myself to creating extraordinary birthday parties for them. When my daughter, Saffron, was five months old, I was involved in an armed robbery while she was sleeping. For those of you who don’t live here, South Africa is such a beautiful and dynamic country with…
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Matcha and Cherry Blossoms in Japan
Ooh La La has been really busy of late. We have just returned from exhibiting at an international food show in Japan called Foodex. Yip, Angelique and I set up a gorgeous little confectionery stand among the very, very best of Japanese culinary excellence and other international gourmet companies. This is us in our…
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Butternut & Apple Soup
An effortless balance between fresh apple flavour and the creamy comfort of butternut! Perfect for any occasion
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The BEST chicken you will ever taste
Equipment:• Half a meter of kitchen twine• A solid bottom roasting pan (I use a copper mauviel or a cast iron Le Creuset) Ingredients• The best whole chicken you can get (choose a nice, big chicken about 1kg in size)• 1 whole head of garlic• 1 small to medium lemon• A large handful of fresh…
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Pecan Pebble Ice-Cream Cake
Serves 10 to 12Preparation: 40 minutes, plus freezing time Ingredients: • 2 Cups – Thick cream• 1 x 385g tin – Condensed milk• 2 Tsp – Instant coffee, dissolved in a little hot water and cooled• 200 g – Ooh La La Pecan Pebbles, crushed (or Almond Pebbles if you prefer) Method: Beat 1 cup of…
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