"Lara's Durban Curry - Molony Style" - a podcast by Jess Tagg

“It reminds me of growing up in Durban…the heat…not just from the curry but from those hot summer days.  We spent all of our childhood outside.” 

My guest on this episode is Lara Pringle (née Molony) – a friend of mine of known for years and years as we both grew up in Durban South Africa. We recorded this during lockdown 2020, with me down in London and Lara up in Edinburgh where she lives with her husband Charlie and their cavapoo puppy, Winston who gets a few mentions in this episode. The dish that Lara shares with me is one that her dad used to rustle up for her family of 6 when they needed something quick and easy and delicious for dinner BUT she also chose it because it really represents Durban where we grew up – there is a lot of rich heritage and connection to the Durban curry which we slightly touch on but could have its own episode entirely dedicated to it.  Lara is a Life Coach and Well Being expert so somewhere between me burning the onions and what we’ve been drinking during lockdown – we do get on to some poignant topics such as how all aspects of our lives are connected and we shouldn’t  treat diet or work or health separately – and we also discuss how western society’s relationship with food has become quite clinical and can we just get back to celebrating food through moments shared with loved ones and enjoy food for what it is?  Hope you enjoy – this is Lara’s Durban Curry – Molony Style!

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