On Saturday I joined my fellow bloggers at the unassuming Bedouin Cafe & Deli situated in the heart of the artsy lower Woodstock area. I really enjoy strolling around this part of Woodstock, but the Saturday morning traffic is another story!
I sampled labneh (a creamy cheese made with strained yoghurt) for the first time, and simply loved it.   The stuffed peppadews were also absolutely divine and so were the stuffed vine leaves- a perfect mezze platter was served!

All the beautiful ladies, except Cupcake who took the photo 

It was my first Bloggers Who Bless (#BWB ladies) get together and I felt like I already knew the ladies seated around the table (even though for some it was our first face-to-face meeting). It is so special to be part of this bunch of women, whose sole aim is to inspire, uplift and motivate each other. I really feel honoured to be included in this forum, and the daily interactions and notes definitely inspire me to do better, and more importantly spread the love :-D

I look forward to many more, and need to make a special mention of Heather De Bruin, Fi Fitzpatrick and Leana Henke who run all the administration for our group and ensure that we are always on track. From the great venues, the buddy system to the always highly appreciated goodie bags! Much love to these beautiful women; and for going the extra mile to bring positivity to each day.

List of Sponsors:

Dermalogica - 

http://www.dermalogica.co.za

Bedouin Cafe & Deli - 

http://www.bedouinfoods.co.za

Hey Gorgeous - 

http://www.hey-gorgeous.co.za

Naturals Beauty -

http://www.naturalsbeauty.co.za

Ritzi's Chilli - 

http://www.ritzis.co.za

Blend box - 

http://www.blendbox.co.za

Rain - 

http://www.rainafrica.com

Original cocktails - 

http://www.originalcocktails.co.za

FreebeesPR/ Ralo Cosmetics - 

http://ralocosmetics.co.za

Oh So Heavenly - 

http://www.ohsoheavenly.co.za

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Saturday saw the second #BWB meeting.  #BWB stands for Blogger Who Bless and if you would like to read more, then you can click here.  We met up at the Bedouin Cafe & Deli in Woodstock.  Firstly, I got ridiculously lost.  I blame this on my ridiculous GPS navigation woman who clearly doesn’t understand that the venue is on Albert road and that when on Albert road one shouldn’t turn off Albert road.  Also, I probably shouldn’t have followed her stupid directions either.

Bedouin Cafe & Deli makes hand crafted Labneh right there on their premises, flat bread to order and absolutely amazing cappuccinos.

For those of you that aren’t 100% sure of what Labneh is (don’t worry, up until Saturday, I didn’t even know that it was a word), here is a little bit of info for you:

Strained yogurt, yogurt cheese, labneh (Arabic: لبنة‎ labanah), or Greek yogurt is yogurt which has been strained in a cloth or paper bag or filter to remove the whey, giving a consistency between that of yogurt and cheese, while preserving yogurt’s distinctive sour taste. Like many yogurts, strained yogurt is often made from milk which has been enriched by boiling off some of the water content, and sometimes by adding extra butterfat and powdered milk.

It was absolutely amazing catching up with the Cape Town ladies and honestly can’t wait until the next meeting to get to know some of the other ladies a little better.

Bedouin Cafe & Deli Goodness

Labneh Platter

Labneh Cheesecake (I can’t even tell you…)

Wall Art

I will be doing a few blog posts over the next couple of days to run through what we received in our awesome goodie bags.  Thank you so much to the sponsors:

Nimue

Dermalogica

Ralo Cosmetics

Rain Africa

Original Cocktails

Naturals Beauty

Oh So Heavenly

Hey Gorgeous

Ritzi’s Chilli

Blend Box

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