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Nou Gaan Ons Braai
South African Braai Classics
120 pages of braai favourites, potjies, marinades, sides, breads and recipes made for sharing around the fire.
Because a South African braai was never really just about the food.
It's the fire, the conversation, the waiting, the laughter and somehow always far too much food.
From braaibroodjies, roosterbrood and Lamb Sosaties to Snoek on the Braai, Oxtail Potjie, pap, salads, sauces and marinades, this collection celebrates everything that makes gathering around the coals feel like home.
120 pages | Braai classics, potjies, sides, breads, sauces & marinades
Sweet Traditions
Preserving South African Confections
70 pages of nostalgic sweet treats, homemade preserves, fudge, jams and much-loved favourites.
A collection inspired by pantry shelves, biscuit tins, homemade treats and the recipes that somehow manage to bring back a memory with the very first bite.
Discover Coconut Ice, Lamingtons, Amarula Fudge, Peppermint Crisp Fudge, homemade jams, preserves, brownies, Peanut Brittle and plenty more.
70 pages | Sweet treats, fudge, brownies, jams & preserves
Amarula Dreams and Malva Magic
Sweet Adventures, South African Flavours
92 pages of indulgent South African desserts, nostalgic favourites and a little bit of magic from home.
From Malva Pudding, Milk Tart and Koeksisters to Amarula treats, Peppermint Crisp Tart, Rooibos creations, ice creams and wonderfully indulgent puddings.
This is the sweet side of South Africa — comforting, nostalgic and very difficult to resist.
92 pages | More than 50 recipes
Some stories taste like home.
The Seed Story may be the newest chapter of my journey, but its roots go back much further.
Before seeds, there was The Baking Shop — my business in South Africa and a huge part of our family life for many years. As a qualified pastry chef, I spent years creating cakes, bakes and sweet treats, while my daughters grew up around flour-dusted worktops, cooling trays and the constant smell of something delicious coming from the oven.
When we moved from South Africa to the UK in 2021, I left the shop behind, but not the memories, the recipes or the part of me that had always found comfort in the kitchen.
Cooking and baking became one of the ways I stayed connected to home. Familiar recipes were adapted to ingredients available here in the UK, old favourites were rediscovered, and those flavours slowly became a way of preserving the places, people and moments I didn’t want to lose.
Over time, that journey became three recipe books: Amarula Dreams and Malva Magic, Sweet Traditions, and Nou Gaan Ons Braai.
And now they have found a natural home here at The Seed Story.
Because while this business began with unusual South African seeds, the story has always been about more than growing. It is about the memories we carry with us — the plants we recognise, the food we remember, the traditions we share and the little things that can take us straight back home.
The seeds tell one part of that story. These books tell another.