Jade de Waal is Wow! A Woman of Wonder!

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I love August! It really is the Woman's Month! In celebration of women, I am featuring three 

Women of Wonder and adding a little something to sweeten this deal!
Give away time!

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Yesterday I had the pleasure of celebrating two big occasions in this young lady's life! The first is Jade's  23rd birthday! And the second is the launch of Jade's cookbook, Food Jamming with Jade!

Image: Food Jamming with Jade

About Jade!

This is one impressive young woman! At 23, Jade has so many accolades to her name from being amongst the youngest participants on the first season of MasterChef in South Africa, to award-wining musician, an activist in the community and founder of Food Jams to name only a few!

Jade is well-known as a fresh, vibrant foodie! Her love for food began as a young girl with strong influences from her mom, grand mothers and aunt, Sonia Cabano! According to Jade's father she found the right balance of traditional and modern cuisine. This young woman has big dreams of studying under the tutelage of Jamie Oliver and home-grown, Ruben Riffel! Jade is currently working and gaining experience at The Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town and wants to eventually open her own cooking school!

Food Jams? What is a Food Jam?

It is a great time with friends or strangers, no alcohol required, or upon request! LOL A Food Jam is a gathering of people who cook together with music in the background and the emphasis is on FUN! Jade initially started Food Jamming with friends for fun and it grew from friends to strangers getting to know each other, to corporate team building and it is growing day by day!  Watch this video!

 

I had the pleasure of rubbing shoulders with seasoned foodie journos, bloggers and booksellers at Jade's parents' home where the Food Jams are hosted. Ahh, I am in love with that house and the kitchen... I was in culinary heaven! The food was delectable! It was a feast. With mini stoves, untensils, pots, pans, fresh ingredients and the desire for cooking... Jade nailed the perfect party for Food Lovers and closet-chefs like yours truly!

We cooked pork gourgette burgers, patatas bravas with the most amazing sauce, puff daddies and Sweet potato and prawn cakes which are so good... I swear, my tastebuds ascended to heaven for a few moments and then returned to its rightful place! WOW!

And on that note, I emplore you to get up and jam, food style! NB Publishers sponsored A Bunch of Mish-takes blog with two signed copies of Jade's cookbook for two lucky winners!

Enter this competition to win this fantastic book. It is so much fun, you might just find your other cookbooks jamming at all hours of the night when you add this one to your collection.