Chicken, chorizo, prawn & pepper paella

So easy to make and you can swap the ingredients to suit your taste – mussels and calamari would be great additions.

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Banana cake with granadilla icing

So this is what you can make with overripe bananas… so good you’ll want to put extra in your shopping trolley!

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28 ways to feel full of beans

Feel frazzled, flaked out and got no get-up-and-go? Well, before the slog starts again, we’ve got plenty to rev up your engines and rediscover your zest…

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‘I chose to rise above it all’

Carla Verster, 29, from Germiston, has faced many challenges in life but, wow, has she triumphed! She tells us how one small decision evolved into her realising a dream…

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CRUISE TO… Bazaruto Island

The MSC Sinfonia is the biggest and most modern vessel to operate in South African waters and offers all the facilities you would expect from a luxe liner. essentials and MSC Starlight Cruises are inviting you to take the trip of a lifetime – and save 40% on the usual cost!

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Those summer nights…

Whether you want to wow him at a Valentine’s dinner, or get glam for a weekend do, these gorgeous outfits will fit the bill…

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6 little trends anyone can wear

Sheree Huthinson, 30, a PR consultant, was a real star on our cover shoot day. Here she shows off summer’s best romantic look…

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Falling in love, again

Feeling deflated after a painful divorce, 30-year-old Kathryn Potter turned to Facebook to search for old friends, and changed her life for ever

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100 amazing beauty buys TRIED & TRUSTED BY YOU!

Yes that’s right – the beauty buys have been tried and tested by our four fab judges: Highveld Stereo presenter Bailey Schneider, 28; health and beauty editor Tessa Passmore, 25; and our real reader judges, Leigh Dean, 42, and Karen van Heerden, 31. Plus, one lucky reader stands to win the whole lot!

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Clever kitchen

Some kitchen gadgets are just too gadgety – but some, like these, really do make our lives easier – and one lucky reader can win them all!

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