TV Chef And Cookbook Author Grace Stevens Shares Her Valentine's Recipe Available To Download

Valentine’s Day - The Sweetest Love

Love is amongst the most treasured elements of the human experience. It fills us with joy and peace and can be as exhilarating as it is tranquil. Luckily, despite love sometimes being complicated, there are endless flavours through which we can express it. On this Valentine’s Day, we honour all forms of love. From the romance of first encounters accompanied by silky chocolate to the golden delight of love in our families and perhaps to the most valuable love of all is love for oneself. 

For the award-winning TV chef, cookbook author, marvellous mom and wonderful wife - Grace Stevens - creating delicious treats to share on Valentine’s Day offers an opportunity to play with how we express our love for those around us.

Here are her top scrumptious suggestions for this Valentine’s Day.

For the enamoured couples

After a challenging time, many who have managed to become a couple during the pandemic are understandably looking to explore the outside world through exhilarating new food experiences.  If you are a couple of social butterflies, signing up for a cooking or cocktail class to take together is a wonderful way to make a new memory and learn a lot - about both the food and your lover.

For those of us who appreciate the intimacy of our homes, making a special dinner together, or even just dessert, reminds us how attractive it is to have so much focus and attention paid to us by the ones we love. My favourite recipe for couples is my Mocha Coffee French Crullers. They are just fancy enough to be special but foolproof enough to make sure you stay focused on each other and not on stressing about the food. Add to this recipe a playlist full of special songs to cook to and things will heat up in your kitchen.

For the fabulous families

My favourite thing about celebrating Valentine's day with my husband and kids is we have witnessed each other’s lives and shared the triumphs, joys and lessons that only years together can teach. As a family, we love to make a cup of tea or coffee for each other and often send encouragement via WhatsApp during the day. I also write encouraging messages on my kids' mirrors with a marker to make sure they are reminded of how loved they are.

I love how my family will conspire with one another to make me happy. One year, after I’d seen a beautiful handbag while out shopping, my eldest told my husband and he surprised me with it as a gift. It was so thoughtful and proves that even in our pandemic bound ‘new reality’ it’s still the small things we do for each other that matter the most.

My older kids knocked it out of the park last year by cooking and serving us a meal in a mock restaurant fit for any food critic. This followed by a quiet family walk around the neighbourhood holding hands, chatting about our day, then a movie night on the couch with my delicious golden homemade caramel popcorn. It was one of the best evenings we have ever spent as a family.

For all the single lovelies

Oscar Wilde once said, "To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance." I think wining and dining yourself should never be underestimated. Celebrate love by baking some sweet treats for your friends. Surprise your best friend with a delicious Chocolate Oreo muffin coffee delivered first thing in the morning to tell her that you care.

Celebrating your Bromance or Galentine's day with dinner and a movie where all involved are allowed to shamelessly indulge in all the dessert and champagne they desire is surprisingly refreshing. 

No matter where you are, who you love or what stage of life you are at, food and flavour are some of the most powerful tools we have to express our love for one another. It is at once child’s play and adult joy. From the extravagant banquets of weddings to the simply toasted cheese sarmies at the end of a long day, food is love and love is food.

Recipes to download:
- Caramel Popcorn
- Chocolate Oreo Muffin Recipe
- Media biography
- Mocha Coffee French Crullers
- Sweetest Love

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January 2022 On HONEY | Kids Got Their Own Cook Show | Pastor Wives Is Back For Another Season | Continuing Shows And More

Below shows all form part of Quarter 4 (15 November 2021 – 11 February 2022)
Fresh Content Broadcast Break: 20 December 2021 – 9 January 2022

(As seen in the sneak peek)
Pastors’ Wives
Season 2
TX: Thursday 13 January 2022 – 7 April 2022
WAT 21:00 | CAT 22:00 | EAT 23:00 
13 Episodes  
PG13  
60 minutes  
Genre: Reality
Pastors are often in the spotlight, but in this show, we meet the charismatic women holding it all together in their religious households. We follow them and get to see how unconventionally they live their lives. We also get to witness the dramatic situations they may find themselves in when the pastors’ wives clash.

Talk With Toke Makinwa
Season 1  
TX: Friday 19 November 2021 – 4 March 2022
WAT 21:00 | CAT 22:00 | EAT 23:00 
13 Episodes  
PG13  
30 minutes  
Genre: Talk 
In this tell-all talk show hosted by Nigerian media personality, Toke Makinwa, we see stars reveal the most intimate parts of their lives. She takes over as host for a sit-down with Africa’s most well-known and intriguing personalities, from your favourite influential actresses and musicians to DJ’s and models.

Kids Kitchen Relay
Season 1  
TX: Monday 10 January 2022 – 4 April 2022
WAT 15:30 | CAT 16:30 | EAT 18:30 
13 Episodes  
PG13  
30 minutes  
Genre: Reality
Two teams of three kids each, go head-to-head in a relay cooking competition. The teams are given a theme and must cook one dish as a team in three rounds without any communication between team members. They must overcome various challenges, ingredients and cooking requirements to be crowned as the winner and walk away with a prize. Hlonela Mrwetyana and Thato Rampedi host the show, with Chef Zanele Van Zyl as the judge.
  
OTHER FRESH CONTENT 
Will He Say Yes?
Season 1
TX: Monday 15 November – 28 February 2022
WAT - 17:30|CAT - 18:30 | EAT - 19:30
13 Episodes
30 minutes
PG13
Genre: Reality
After waiting for longer than expected, women take the bull by the horns and propose to their boyfriends. Hosted by Pam Mtanga and Karabo Nsthweng, each woman gets the opportunity to plan an authentic proposal, with the advice and guidance of two celebrity hosts. The big question is, will he say yes?

My Naija Plate 
Season 2
TX: Tuesday 17 December 2021 – 1 April 2022
WAT 19:30 | CAT 20:30 | EAT 21:30
13 Episodes
30 minutes
Genre: Cooking
We explore West African food in this upbeat cooking show hosted by food blogger Winifred Nwania. She explores the most exciting recipes made with ingredients that are simple and accessible no matter where you are. From the famous Nigerian jollof rice to plantain and egusi, Winifred goes on a culinary whirlwind. Viewers get all the thrilling tips and tricks on the key to West African cuisine.

Room Reno
Season 2  
TX: Monday 15 November 2021 – 28 February 2022
WAT 15:00 | CAT - 16:00 | EAT - 17:00 
13 episodes  
30 minutes 
PG13 
Genre: Lifestyle 
Two housemates – whether siblings, lovers or friends – who are frustrated with a shared living space have a chance to fix it. A coin toss will determine which one of them will be given the opportunity to make over the disputed space with the help of a team of experts. In the space of a day and a small budget, the space is transformed to work for both housemates.

Wawu, That’s My Dress: Kenya
Season 2
TX: Tuesday 16 November 2021 – 2 April 2022
WAT 16:00 | CAT 17:00 | EAT 18:00
13 Episodes
PG13
30 minutes
Genre: Lifestyle
A Kenyan boutique is the hotspot for a bride who is looking for the perfect dress for her wedding day. Wawu, That’s My Dress follows all the activity at this Kenyan boutique. Brides and their loved ones swing by the boutique where the in-house team is ready to help them find the perfect wedding dress.

OPW: The Remix 
Season 1 
TX: Wednesday 18 August 2021
WAT 18:00 |CAT 19:00|EAT 20:00 
100 Episodes 
PG13 
30 minutes 
Genre: Lifestyle 
An in-studio host reflects on this epic series’ highlights thematically. The show will be reedited in a fast-paced manner. It will follow themes such as the mother-in-law, the catering dilemma, the Bridezillas, and everything else that makes weddings so much fun. 

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SNEAK PEEK: Some Of The Content Coming To MultiChoice Showcase Including Reality, Lifestyle, Movies, Series And Kid Shows

Showmax/M-Net:

Crime And Justice - Detectives Makena and Silas from Kenya's Directorate of Criminal Investigations investigate different crimes, some dealing with social or political impact.

Glasshouse (movie) - confined to their glasshouse, a family survives The Shred, a toxin that erases memory. Until the sisters are seduced by a Stranger who shatters their peace and stirs a past best left buried.

Gossip Girl - eight years after the original website went dark, a new generation of New York private school teenagers are introduced to the social surveillance of Gossip Girl.

Palm Springs (movie) - stuck in a time loop, two wedding guests develop a budding romance while living the same day over and over again.

Succession S1 - S3 - the Logan family is known for controlling the biggest media and entertainment company in the world. However, their world changes when their father steps down from the company.

Ghana Jollof - is the first Showmax Original comedy series in West Africa and is shot in Lagos and Accra.

Via:

Sjefhuis - take eight young, ambitious chefs hungry for their big break and set them up in a villa where they will duke it out to land an apprenticeship with the master chef Bertus Basson — and just let the cameras roll around the clock.

HONEY:

Pastors’ Wives
Season 2
TX: Thursday 13 January 2022 – 7 April 2022
WAT 21:00 | CAT 22:00 | EAT 23:00 
13 Episodes  
PG13  
60 minutes  
Genre: Reality
Pastors are often in the spotlight, but in this show, we meet the charismatic women holding it all together in their religious households. We follow them and get to see how unconventionally they live their lives. We also get to witness the dramatic situations they may find themselves in when the pastors’ wives clash.

Kids Kitchen Relay
Season 1  
TX: Monday 10 January 2022 – 4 April 2022
WAT 15:30 | CAT 16:30 | EAT 18:30 
13 Episodes  
PG13  
30 minutes  
Genre: Reality
Two teams of three kids each, go head-to-head in a relay cooking competition. The teams are given a theme and must cook one dish as a team in three rounds without any communication between team members. They must overcome various challenges, ingredients and cooking requirements to be crowned as the winner and walk away with a prize. Hlonela Mrwetyana and Thato Rampedi host the show, with Chef Zanele Van Zyl as the judge.

Cartoon Network:

Big Blue - sibling adventurers Lettie and Lemo lead a quirky submarine crew to unravel the mysterious secrets of an underwater universe. Along with a magical fairy stowaway named Bacon Berry they must explore and protect their vast ocean-covered planet.

Coach Me If You Can - Daniel Sissou has a secret: his soccer ball is none other than the world's greatest soccer player Erico Platana, transformed by a mad sorcerer. In order to change back, Erico has to deflate his ego and help Daniel become a champ.

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What To Expect On Media24's New Pan-African Lifestyle Channel For DStv (UPDATED)

In November 2020, MultiChoice unveiled a new lifestyle channel for DStv customers called Honey. The channel is owned by Media24 the brains behind the Afrikaans lifestyle channel, VIA.

Honey is set to launch February 12 for DStv Compact, Compact+ and Premium customers.

It looks like the channel with only start with 5 programs however there's more content in the pipeline from various companies including Zambia's Media 365 Productions, South Africa's Media Club Productions and Nigeria's Rucksack Productionz.

The following shows will be available on the channel at launch:

African Farming (South Africa)
Genre: Lifestyle
A show that highlights successful black farmers in South Africa, and educates new entrants to agriculture.

Hoot, Cook, Go (Nigeria)
Genre: Cooking
Three teams have an hour to prepare a meal that shows who they are, When they hear the hooter, it's time to go off the next setting. A ton of exploration of Africa's diverse food culture and relationships.

Love Swap Africa (Nigeria)
Genre: Romance
Two couples who don't know each other meet up: While making a healthy meal, they swap partners for an intimate view of each other's relationships. The kitchen gets hot - and we aren't talking about the oven.

Pastor's Wives
Genre: Reality
We meet the women who keep it together in well-known religious households. This reality show reveals all the opulence, difficulties and drama that you are wondering about.

Yes! Ndio! Beeni!: Kenya
Genre: Reality
A top team of event planners help a man propose to the love of his life.

Other programs which have yet to be confirmed, please note this is note the complete list:

MEDIA CLUB PRODUCTIONS
Untitled wedding show
The show will uncover the story behind the love story through the eyes of the couple as well as their family and friends.

MEDIA 365 PRODUCTIONS (ZAMBIA)
The Perfect Plate (title is subjected to change)
Mother and Daughter-In-Law have to prepare a meal for man of the household.

Ehe! It's A Match: Zambia

One person gets a chance to introduce their two single friends to each other. While the host plays chef and Cupid.

Matchmaking (title is subjected to change)
In this one, random people go on a blind date to find their perfect match.

Untitled home show
In this show, people will be giving your house or flat a makeover.

Untitled food program
Make a meal in 1 hour and also judge your contestants food.

Untitled wedding show
In this show, someone is trying to purpose marriage on someone else.

Husband Vs. Father (title is subjected to change)
Men put their cooking skills to use.

Email regarding content: honey@mediaclubproductions.co.za (South Africa), production@media365.co.zm (Zambia), info@rucksackproductionz.com (Nigeria), info@nusu-nusu.com (Kenya) and info@burntonion.co.za (South Africa)

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New Channel Alert: Honey Coming Soon To DStv

As part of our ongoing effort to enhance our customers’ viewing experience and delight them with content, MultiChoice is thrilled to bring this latest venture in African storytelling.

HONEY is a bold, unscripted lifestyle TV channel for interrogative and connected Africans. The channel is about celebrating and exploring African lives and loves, and the content is focused on lifestyle, fashion, food, weddings, dating, as well as reality.

MultiChoice CEO of General Entertainment, Yolisa Phahle, says the move follows consistent, upward lifestyle-viewership trends on the continent. “DStv is thrilled to launch HONEY. The channel is part of our commitment to keep bringing fresh, authentic and local content to our African subscribers. For many years, we’ve seen lifestyle is a popular genre on the continent; and now our subscribers will see their own talent, food, celebrations, and their families as the well-deserved hero.”

The channel will be broadcast in all key African regions including Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Namibia, Botswana, Malawi, Zambia, Angola, Mozambique, Tanzania, DRC, Cameroon and South Africa. Keeping with the continent’s effervescent energy and vibrancy, the channel will be a tapestry of African producers with exciting storylines and cross-continental casting, making HONEY, a go-to channel for authentic African storytelling.

Head of Content at MultiChoice, Aletta Alberts says: “Africa’s dynamism and way of life is the perfect ingredient for this exciting channel. HONEY is going to add sweet and sticky flavour to our subscriber offering. Lifestyle content is the ideal vehicle to reflect the continent’s diversity and sameness. Everyone who is curious about food, style, and weddings is in for a treat.”

The MultiChoice channel is packaged by Media24’s television unit which is also responsible for Afrikaans lifestyle channel, VIA (DStv channel 147).

Izelle Venter, HONEY’s Channel Head says: “Media24 is delighted to collaborate with MultiChoice on this new adventure. The goal is to combine both companies’ best qualities, experiences, and knowledge to serve DStv subscribers with a new channel that is familiar, unique and entertaining.”

The key ingredient to HONEY is the channel’s focus on authentic African storytelling. In a ground-breaking content creation model, the channel has partnered with producers from all corners of the continent to create hundreds of fresh hours of exciting African shows, ensuring that HONEY is indeed the place where all Africans feel at home.

“We are working with producers across the continent to ensure the lifestyle stories we tell are real and relevant,” says Zinzi Velelo, HONEY’s Head of Content. “Our goal is to showcase the characters, talent and dynamics of everyday African life as never before.”

HONEY will be available for Compact, Compact Plus and Premium customers from Friday, 12 February 2021.

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